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Our visitor Joanne Mack sent us these pictures and says “Made me very grateful to be an Australian – you may feel the same after viewing these”. Thanks for the great photos, Joanne.
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This is beautiful photo journey of some of the most scenic cities worldwide.
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These images show the cities of the world with the most high-rise buildings. Do you know which city packs in the most high-rises?
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A collection of beautiful photos of cities around the world. I wish I could visit some of them.
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The lights went out in cities all over the world, from 8:30PM to 9:30PM in honor of Earth Hour. Some cities turned off more lights than others but the number of cities that did participate is amazing.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
These are some amazing satellite photos captured by NASA of cities that show how quickly they are expanding. Cities are expanding in the US and all over the world at rate that has never been seen before in history.
LAS VEGAS, USA, 1984
Here’s a collection of some cities that were captured on photos by a fleet of GeoEye satellites. There is Venice, Versailles, Beijing, and many others.
Well, see for yourself :)The Pearl, Qatar
Tokyo, Japan
Those pictures are just wow!
Check them out…
The pics were taken by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. At first, the pics were not interesting because all of them were blurred, but techniques and devices evolved over the years and now, you can have beautiful clear photos.
One interesting thing is that Tokyo seen by night is rather green while other cities are more orange/yellow. In fact, the majority of the urban area in Tokyo has light green mercury vapour lamps instead of orange sodium vapour lamps.
You will see pictures by night of London, Madrid, Athens, Cairo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and lots more.
Inside the post you will see the ten best and ten worst cities of our planet, according to Mercer's 2009 Quality of Living survey.
Let's start with the best cities. So, the tenth place is going to Sydney, Australia.10. Sydney, Australia
Australia's largest city, with a population of nearly four and a half million, Sydney's beaches, beautiful harbour and cultural attractions - including the Sydney Opera House - are its big draws, although, according to Mercer, it is the world's 15th most expensive city.