New game: Guess what city I'm thinking!! - Page 4

AlexinhoBcn · March 19th, 2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Knitemplar

in the summer, it becomes the "Unofficial capital" of that country.

Thanks for this hint (cause I didn't know this city before). Its' Baguio, Philippines.

Knitemplar · March 19th, 2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexinhoBcn

Thanks for this hint (cause I didn't know this city before). Its' Baguio, Philippines.

That's the one! The core of downtown Baguio was laid out by noted American architect Daniel Burnham sometime in the 1910s when the USA had taken over from Spain. The American governor-general then needed a cooler place to stay in the summer than Manila, so they picked this small town in the mountains about 4 hours north of Manila to be the "Summer Capital."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham

The legacy of those days includes a "Summer White House," Camp John Hay (where American military officials used to go to for R&R) and the downtown park called Burnham Park.

AlexinhoBcn · March 19th, 2012, 08:20 PM

Thanks for info

Well, I've just found a city to think of...Nice cathedral, nice opera house, a lot of shops, especially fashion shops...well I've said too much.

Knitemplar · March 19th, 2012, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexinhoBcn

Thanks for info

Well, I've just found a city to think of...Nice cathedral, nice opera house, a lot of shops, especially fashion shops...well I've said too much.

Nice, France, mon ami!!

AlexinhoBcn · March 20th, 2012, 12:18 AM

Even if it's a nice city with nice buildings, nice shops, nice cathedral, nice opera (and I can also add nice football stadium), I'm not thinking of Nice

Knitemplar · March 20th, 2012, 02:20 AM

How nice is "nice"? That's a relative term.

Paris? New York City? Barcelona?

matt_12 · March 20th, 2012, 02:52 AM

Milan?

AlexinhoBcn · March 20th, 2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by matt_12

Milan?

Yep, I was thinking of Milan. Your turn to think about another city

AlexinhoBcn · March 20th, 2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Knitemplar

How nice is "nice"? That's a relative term.

All this thread is relative my fav knight ! For instance look at the first city you posted, we didn't have any hint until some guesses...not easy to find one city with nothing

Well next time I'll say "big" instead of "nice" ;-)

Knitemplar · March 20th, 2012, 12:15 PM

I think Il Duomo of Milan is actually an ugly cathedral; and I wouldn't rate their stadium among the 10 "nicest" of Europe. Many other bldgs in Milan (especially La Sforza Castle) are also quite ugly in my opinion. La Scala is more famous than "nice." It's actually very cramped inside.

Anyway...

AlexinhoBcn · March 20th, 2012, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knitemplar

I think Il Duomo of Milan is actually an ugly cathedral; and I wouldn't rate their stadium among the 10 "nicest" of Europe. Many other bldgs in Milan (especially La Sforza Castle) are also quite ugly in my opinion. La Scala is more famous than "nice." It's actually very cramped inside.

Anyway...

Yep, I agree with some points. Well next time I will think a lot before thinking of a city and what I can say about

matt_12 · March 20th, 2012, 06:24 PM

I have a city in mind...

matt_12 · March 20th, 2012, 06:25 PM

expensive city

AlexinhoBcn · March 20th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Cool !

Moscow, Tokyo, Genève ?

***christos-greece*** · March 20th, 2012, 07:43 PM

Zurich, Toronto, Sydney?

matt_12 · March 20th, 2012, 08:37 PM

Zurich it is

perhaps too easy :P

***christos-greece*** · March 21st, 2012, 07:39 PM

Lucky guess

Now guess which city i have on my mind...

Knitemplar · March 21st, 2012, 08:43 PM

Bujumbura!

AlexinhoBcn · March 21st, 2012, 09:08 PM

Tegucigalpa, Phnom Penh, Melbourne ?

shree711 · March 22nd, 2012, 06:24 AM

Taipei? Hong Kong? New Delhi? Give us some sort of clue.

March 20th, 2012, 02:20 AM	#66
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March 20th, 2012, 07:43 PM	#75
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March 19th, 2012, 08:20 PM	#63
AlexinhoBcn Beware of snake ! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 10,190 Likes (Received): 646	Thanks for info Well, I've just found a city to think of...Nice cathedral, nice opera house, a lot of shops, especially fashion shops...well I've said too much.

March 20th, 2012, 12:18 AM	#65
AlexinhoBcn Beware of snake ! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 10,190 Likes (Received): 646	Even if it's a nice city with nice buildings, nice shops, nice cathedral, nice opera (and I can also add nice football stadium), I'm not thinking of Nice

March 20th, 2012, 02:52 AM	#67
matt_12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rotterdam/Hong Kong Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	Milan?

March 20th, 2012, 12:15 PM	#70
Knitemplar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,128 Likes (Received): 20	I think Il Duomo of Milan is actually an ugly cathedral; and I wouldn't rate their stadium among the 10 "nicest" of Europe. Many other bldgs in Milan (especially La Sforza Castle) are also quite ugly in my opinion. La Scala is more famous than "nice." It's actually very cramped inside. Anyway...

March 20th, 2012, 06:24 PM	#72
matt_12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rotterdam/Hong Kong Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	I have a city in mind...

March 20th, 2012, 06:25 PM	#73
matt_12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rotterdam/Hong Kong Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	expensive city

March 20th, 2012, 06:31 PM	#74
AlexinhoBcn Beware of snake ! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 10,190 Likes (Received): 646	Cool ! Moscow, Tokyo, Genève ?

March 20th, 2012, 08:37 PM	#76
matt_12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rotterdam/Hong Kong Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	Zurich it is perhaps too easy :P

March 21st, 2012, 08:43 PM	#78
Knitemplar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,128 Likes (Received): 20	Bujumbura!

March 21st, 2012, 09:08 PM	#79
AlexinhoBcn Beware of snake ! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 10,190 Likes (Received): 646	Tegucigalpa, Phnom Penh, Melbourne ?

March 22nd, 2012, 06:24 AM	#80
shree711 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,590 Likes (Received): 9	Taipei? Hong Kong? New Delhi? Give us some sort of clue.