Alphabet Cities Game

N1_2888 · May 13, 2009, 06:32:59 PM

Breaking the two post rule and making the "Q" hoping that this may revive this game:

Quend, Picardie, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quend

DebussyMan · May 13, 2009, 07:57:38 PM

Rimini, Italy

KoV Liberty · June 05, 2009, 03:05:39 PM

San Francisco, California.

cogeo · June 05, 2009, 03:15:12 PM

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Home city! Lost my turn more than 6 times, but finally did it!

Nardo69 · June 05, 2009, 04:09:04 PM

@cogeo: The ancestors of my wife came from Thessaloniki (or Selanik which is the Turkish name). We wanted to go there several times as it isn't that far away from Istanbul but there has been always something that kept us from going there ...

Ulm, Germany.

Interesting Thing:
Ulm belongs to Baden-Württemberg, whereas Neu Um (New Ulm) just on the opposite side of the Danuvbe belongs to Bayern.

German Wiki - Englisch Wiki

The Tower of the "Ulmer Münster" - cathedral of Ulm - with 161,53m the highest church tower of the world:

KoV Liberty · June 07, 2009, 11:23:50 AM

Valdez, Alaska

joelyboy911 · June 11, 2009, 02:09:35 AM

Wanganui, North Island New Zealand.

Home to my beloved Nana and Grandad. Of late the maori (native inhabitants of New Zealand) have been lobbying the "New Zealand Geographical Board" to change the name to "Whanganui", claiming it has no meaning spelled the other way (It supposedly means harbour "Whanga" big "nui" so, Big Harbour). The mayor of Wanganui, Michael Laws says he will never let this come to pass. The river has had its official name changed to include the "H" already, but the majority of people either don't care or don't want it to change. Unfortunately the city has a terrible problem with gangs, and recently introduced a by-law forbidding gang patches in public places.

I hope this hasn't already been done!

N1_2888 · June 11, 2009, 08:10:09 AM

Xaintrailles, Aquitaine, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xaintrailles

KoV Liberty · June 11, 2009, 06:09:43 PM

Yakutat, Alaska.

Nardo69 · June 12, 2009, 01:21:25 AM

Zwingenberg

Baden-Württemberg, Germany

German Wiki and the three rows in the English Wiki

View from Castle Zwingenberg over the river Neckar to Zwinkenberg

Castle Zwingenberg

KoV Liberty · June 16, 2009, 01:00:45 PM

Atlanta, Georgia.

Nardo69 · June 16, 2009, 01:11:29 PM

Baden-Baden
Germany

Rather old town with Roman Roots. Famous for its therman springs and baths (that's where the name comes from it means bath/bathe). Also famous for its Casino ... $:-\$

The city is really nice as it wasn't destroyed in WWII. Administration center of the french occupation zone after the German capitulation on May 8th 1945. Nowadays a lot of the expensive vitrines show russian letter.

The rather big German radio SWR is located here, too

Car plate sign is BAD.

German Wiki - English Wiki

Baden-Baden in 1643, seen by Merian

Stiftskirche

bob56 · June 16, 2009, 01:23:57 PM

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

My hometown, This city of 120,000 was struck with massive flooding last June. We havn't fully recovered.

Here's a comparison between normal downtown and flooded downtown

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We are also home to the National Czech and Slovak Museum.

which was flooded...

This is a great city, still trying to rebuild after a horrible disaster.

art128 · June 16, 2009, 01:35:44 PM

Daytona Beach, Florida

N1_2888 · June 16, 2009, 04:13:14 PM

Eye, East of England, United Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye,_Suffolk

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beutelschlurf · June 25, 2009, 02:31:36 PM

moin guys,

freiburg, germany, europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiberg,_Saxony

KoV Liberty · June 25, 2009, 03:20:16 PM

Great Malvern, UK.

Nardo69 · July 22, 2009, 03:55:35 PM

Homburg (Saar)

Michaelskirche.

German Wiki - [url0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homburg_(Saar)]Englisch Wiki[/url] (the English one is rather empty, though.

part of the Saarland (french: Sarre) which had been under the administration of the League Of Nations between 1920 and 1935 and was autonome area from 1947 to 1955. there.

Homburg is home of the Karlsberg Brewery (German Wiki, English Wiki) which should not be mistaken with the Danish Carlsberg Brewery (English Wiki)

N1_2888 · July 22, 2009, 05:34:32 PM

Iaşi, Iaşi County, Romania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ia%C5%9Fi

Metropolitan Cathedral

In Romanian cities you can find a lot of "second hand" trams - this one comes from Augsburg (Germany).
Picture source: http://www.lars-p.de/iasi.htm

KoV Liberty · July 23, 2009, 06:21:21 AM

Jacksonville, Florida

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