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Coastal just on the Westcoast though. River, Idk ,there's a risk of flooding and overflowing, Lake, Mos def only if the Laker was in a Mountain range! Inland yes, only in the winter, It's too Hot in the Inland Empire! Looks like a fun thread!
Coastal just on the Westcoast though. River, Idk ,there's a risk of flooding and overflowing, Lake, Mos def only if the Laker was in a Mountain range! Inland yes, only in the winter, It's too Hot in the Inland Empire! Looks like a fun thread!
West coast is beautiful. My favorite coast in the U.S.
My favorite coast in the world would be the Australian coast or the Meditteranean (sorry I can't spell) coast.
coasts are obvi the best. Everyone loves water views and beaches. Mountain views are also gorgeous. If its not on/near the ocean it should be by a lake like chicago, minneapolis, salt lake city.
Which do you prefer? You can include cities from around the world.
I prefer the coastal cities in the U.S. but I prefer the inland cities when you expand the choices around the world.
Favorite coastal cities:
New York City
Los Angeles
Miami
Honk Kong
Vancouver
Amsterdam
Favorite river cities:
Paris
Favorite Lake side cities:
Chicago
Favorite inland cities:
Las Vegas
Austin
Denver
Moscow
I like New Orleans but I'm not sure what category to place it in.
Also, the cities should be well known for the category they are placed in since most cities have rivers and such.
Interesting list, but I wouldn't catagorize Paris as a river city, particularly since you have Moscow as an inland city even though both cities are located on comparable, small, largely ornamental rivers.
New Orleans would definitely be a river city. New Orleans wasn't just built along a river; the river is the lifeblood of the city. Whereas Paris would still be Paris even if the Seine were to dry up, New Orleans would cease to exist of the Mississippi were to disappear.
My favorite river city would probably be Montreal.
I chose river city, but really I like most any city with a green waterfront public space of decent size. I've done the beach thing, I've lived in Atlantic Florida and I've lived in Gulf coast Alabama (day trips to gulf coast Florida). After a while, sand and sea became sand and sea. It became a thing where ok, here's the sand, here's the ocean, been there, done that, it's beautiful, don't need to see it every day, ok with seeing it once a year kind of thing.
But I never get tired of a good riverwalk like San Antonio's or a good lakewalk like Chicago's, especially with Navy Pier and the Aquarium and all. Actually my favorite part of Miami Beach wasn't the beach but rather the Lincoln Road Mall. Nice quaint happening spots like that is what I can't get enough of, as opposed to sitting out in the sun with sand in my toes. Plus often those types of spots are more conducive to kayaking.
My favorite city in the world is Paris, but the city I'd most like to live in is Marseilles, which is obviously coastal, but mediterranean coastal, which is more than just sand and sea. I love Amsterdam too, which is coastal but which, because of its seemingly endless canals, mimics a river city, as if a lot of small rivers are flowing through the city. San Francisco is my favorite US city, with Denver a very very close second. So obviously I'm not a river-only kind of person, but the things that make me love places like San Francisco and Marseilles have nothing to do with sand, and in fact if there were no sand there but only green grass before you get to the water, I'd still love them exactly the same, maybe even more.
I remember reading that one reason people in crowded urban areas like living on a coast (or a great lake) is because it gives wide open undeveloped views. Deep inside our brains (supposedly) urbanites need natural landscapes or seascapes to look at. For instance the ocean for the most part cannot be paved over.
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