Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8863943)

There's not that much greenery though compared to London. It has that mostly yellowish look to it with a bit of grey from the river.

You know cockyness isn't a sign of rightness or smartness?

http://shirishart.tripod.com/travel/...ffelTower4.jpg

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8863943)

There's not that much greenery though compared to London. It has that mostly yellowish look to it with a bit of grey from the river.

You know cockyness isn't a sign of rightness or smartness?

http://shirishart.tripod.com/travel/...ffelTower4.jpg

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864180)

Image missing?

http://images.france-for-visitors.co...ffel-tower.jpg

London looks pretty good by night.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl...ight/img/1.jpg

Melbourne's 'buzzing' suburbs anybody. :)

http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/ind...ile=f&divid=RK

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864207)

Paris anytime:thumbup:

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864217)

Melbourne is twice the size of Paris, but with only half the population... and its still growing.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864180)

Image missing?

http://images.france-for-visitors.co...ffel-tower.jpg

London looks pretty good by night.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl...ight/img/1.jpg

Melbourne's 'buzzing' suburbs anybody. :)

http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/ind...ile=f&divid=RK

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864241)

Mmmm AND:confused:

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864217)

Melbourne is twice the size of Paris, but with only half the population... and its still growing.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864180)

Image missing?

http://images.france-for-visitors.co...ffel-tower.jpg

London looks pretty good by night.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl...ight/img/1.jpg

Melbourne's 'buzzing' suburbs anybody. :)

http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/ind...ile=f&divid=RK

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8864248)

How can you see that from the top of the Eiffel Tower?

Sorry but you're missing my point.

And I can't be arsed with people trying to score points rather than understand my point.

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8864254)

Not sure how that works out. Melbourne is 4 times the size of London and London is bigger than Paris.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8864255)

You're just jealous.

I bet you don't have any of these

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=474630

...in Shellharbour!

:D

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864253)

and that's not a good thing, at least in my view. Melbourne is huge already and growing ever outwards.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864292)

yeah, dead right. :) Total lack of skyscrapers.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ykTh_vxNDW...ellharbour.bmp

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864295)

I'll be a bigger town when i get there;)

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864302)

Moving to the Leprechaun District?

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864300)

Oh nice,i think i'll move there and me and you can be bested pals:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864278)

I think if you look back at your post you will see the image is missing.. all I did is post the first aerial photo of Paris when I googled it.

If you have a point its what? ..that Paris looks monochrome?. OK fine, most cities I have ever seen do when you get high enough.

As for scoring points... Why should I care enough, of what you think of the rooftops of Paris compared to Melbourne, to start trying to "score points" :confused:

I don't live in either Melbourne or Sydney and really don't care one jot about the rivalry between the two.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864285)

tell ya what... have a look at Melbourne's council site. That's where I got the info from.

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8864315)

The image is there. And it's in the quote in your reply. Maybe a timing problem.

Sorry. I forgot that I'm not allowed to express an opinion on here.

Who compared Paris to Melbourne? Not me.

I don't care about the rivalry either. They're both great cities.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864336)

Still can't see it.

Originally Posted by JackTheLad (Post 8860916)

Well if you will insist on going to eastern Poland for your holidays:rolleyes:. But try Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam, Nice. In no way can they be described as 'grey'. I think 'stunning' is the more appropriate word.

And while I'm here, I'll share my theory.... which Mrs JTL thinks is bollox:o. New buildings in australian CBDs are all built of reflective glass so that the sunlight bounces down to street level. Thats how they get planning permission for tall buildings. They make them reflective, therefore the streets aren't so dark, sunlight bounces around.

Or else, why are all new tall builings reflective these days? They're not attractive, but they are reflective.

JTL

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864307)

Just hiding behind the trees in the center of the piccie, overlooking the harbour, is the Ocean Beach pub. I'll meet ya there. :)

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 8863272)

I thought Berlin was pretty grey and drab - but that was part of its appeal considering it's history.
Brussels IS a dump any which way you look at it.
All the rest I'd agree with you. We were in Salzburg recently and thought is was stunningly beautiful.

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864354)

Sorted,july 2nd 2011 at 1600 hrs.:thumbup:

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8864346)

I can. I wonder if anyone else can.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8864365)

I see the tripod.

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864406)

You would,you naughty boy:sneaky:

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8864336)

Still can't see it.

Originally Posted by Hutch (Post 8860365)

Well now. For many years now I've read all these posts from people in Melbourne going on about the place and saying how superior it is to Sydney. Well I'm just back from my first trip to the place and I have to say, Melbourne people - you've been talking out of your arses.

Now obviously I've got no idea what it's like to live in the joint, but then I suspect most of you have no idea what it's like to live in Sydney, so hey ho. But if you're honestly trying to tell me that the port location of the city is in any way better than the natural harbour of Sydney then you need your head checking. The CBD was nice enough, but there are numerous parts of Sydney that beat it into a cocked hat. St Kilda was big, 'meh' - load of run-down hotels, kebab shops and some iffy bars. I especially liked the way the city planners stuck a siding over that bridge to the airport so you don't have to look at those four rank awful tower blocks.

Sorry if Melbourne is the apple of your eye, but my own very personal opinion is that Sydney is far and away the superior city by just about any metric you care to choose. All that anti-Sydney guff that emanated from Victoria has now been clearly revealed to me as little more than tall poppy syndrome. I suspect that the only reason your population is growing so fast is that it's marginally cheaper to buy property there.

You can keep that four-seasons-in-a-day shit too.

Originally Posted by Margaret3 (Post 8864425)

yep totally agree, most of them are talking out thier arses:)

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864440)

So you gonny find me a nice wee area to live:wub:

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8864450)

Do they have a suburb for leprechauns or do they let you mix with the rest of the community? :p

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864456)

I will be hanging out with my muslims brothers,hunting down that infidel codenamed 'The plank';)

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864456)

I will be hanging out with my muslims brothers,hunting down that infidel codenamed 'The plank';)

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8864460)

I'm not sure Melbourne is ready for you, Brisbane is still recovering! :lol:

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864468)

bcworld is going to tell me all the best places to mmm HANG OUT:D

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864440)

So you gonny find me a nice wee area to live:wub:

Originally Posted by Margaret3 (Post 8864480)

looks like you'll be living in the north of the city, which is where i wish we had landed:)

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8864487)

You can always pop round for a wee cuppa tea and a good yarn:D