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It’s near enough the big city that I can go do fun things when I want, but it’s quiet here and not a lot of traffic.
Same for mine! I have multiple big cities around me to choose from without having to live in a big city. I also have access to the airports in those big cities, which is also a big plus.
That you’re never far from the ocean. Also it’s very safe and clean, and highly walkable and cyclable.
You can walk eveywhere in a short amount of time. I have and outdoor market, a buchers’ market, a greengrocer, and at least 3 supermarkets, 3 corner stores, 2 confectioneries/ice cream shops, multiple flower shops, hairdressers, etc. within a 3-4 minute walk. It’s not any sort of major metropolis, it’s a town of ~17 000 people with no building taller than 5 stories.
That sounds 😍 amazing
Probably one of the safest cities to be in during an earthquake, all the buildings that were going to fall down already have done (Christchurch NZ).
laughs in Santiago.
^2010, 8,8, Very strong laws, seismic culture.^
Nice climate. Walkable (and safe). Good transit. World famous for weird lefty politics, science, free software, and psychedelia.
Walkable city and good transit are pretty awesome. Safe bike paths would be cool too.
That chunk of Hopkins is trouble either way, it seems to me.
The food.
The city is gorgeous! There are big lakes right in the middle of everything. Some of the residential areas are covered with forest, despite the houses. There’s a lot of interesting architecture. Bike paths that are separate from the roads run throughout town and get plowed in the winter.
People are friendly and helpful. Weirdness is seen as a good thing. Local politics run far left and activist, which suits me. The winters are real, but beautiful. I love it here all year round.
Is this Bergen? It sounds like Bergen.
I’m in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, but Bergen is now on my list of places I need to see. :-)
Just about everything - by the water, friendly neighbours, short walk to my favourite activity, half hour bus ride to a wonderful city.
I used to live in said city and travel to my town fairly often, and I remember walking along my street and saying, “those houses look like they’d be nice to live in”. I’ve been living in one of those houses for over 20 years now and yes, it is very nice.
That I’m leaving
Great big city with a “small-town feel”. You can also find restaurants that are pretty good to replicate most culinary backgrounds.
I live in Flensburg, Germany at the border to denmark. Everything here has a scandinavian flair. Nice, old buildings. Beautiful little streets. Beaches. People are really nice…
Yeah. I like living here.
Some Pictures I took in recent Years
We have more or less everything you’d want (pool, cinema, library, shopping, restaurants, a small theather, parties/events, decent public transportation, i think some sports too (i don’t care), some nice rewilded spots, walkable/cyclable dimensions) but it’s still pretty quiet.
I grew up in a typical suburb, but I moved for a job to one of the largest cities in the world. I love it here. I’m in walking distance of a metro station on the main line through town. On the way there I pass a lot of small shops selling everything I would ever need. Above the station there’s a 5-story mall with a movie theater, restaurants, everything really. There’s so much to do here, every weekend there’s something new to discover.
That being said, I’m considering a move to Tokyo in the next few years because I enjoy large cities so much.
I get left alone for the most part. Not many people.
My closest neighbor is almost 1000’ away.
