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Pulsing nightlife #16 (permalink) Thu Mar 02, 2006 20:04 pm   Pulsing nightlife
 

You have clearly not been to Spain yet, have you, Missanja? Or at least not to Madrid. The city is always alive and throbbing – it never sleeps, that’s for sure. The Spanish are definitely nocturnal creatures. Why do you think the siesta is so popular here (not that everybody can indulge in such a luxury)?

Also, cities like Paris, London or Munich (Munich’s nocturnal life is the one I’ve enjoyed most!) must have changed a lot since I last visited them if they are now ‘dead’ at night. Ibiza's endless parties are also quite famous.

Anyway, with or without a nightlife, every place around the world has something distinctive to offer and we often don’t fully appreciate it because we keep on making comparisons or expecting things to be like back home. I hope for you that, after having visited all these countries, you have also kept a few good memories and not only remember their non-existing nightlife.
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Pulsing nightlife #17 (permalink) Thu Mar 02, 2006 20:44 pm   Pulsing nightlife
 

Conchita wrote:
Anyway, with or without a nightlife, every place around the world has something distinctive to offer and we often don’t fully appreciate it because we keep on making comparisons or expecting things to be like back home. I hope for you that, after having visited all these countries, you have also kept a few good memories and not only remember their non-existing nightlife.

There are Czech towns that do not have enough to occupy a visitor for more than four hours, but they are definitely worth visiting.

Add Toronto to the list of towns that never shuts down. Chicago too.

I thought it was interesting that Missanja said it's capitalist towns that shut down at 7 p.m. I seem to remember that in Prague and Bucurest under communism the nightlife didn't last as far into the night as in Detroit, and I was aggravated by the fact that I couldn't just walk out at any time of night and get things I needed.
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What's the best novel in your language? #18 (permalink) Fri Mar 03, 2006 0:26 am   What's the best novel in your language?
 

hey people i didn't mean that night life is the important part of the citylife... i just said that like an example... of course, every city has its landmarks and its advantages....

if you come to BG you will see what I said (between lines)...

@Conchita - Ibiza is an island... i was talking about cities...
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