"I made my own way ... and I suddenly saw the heavens, unfastened and open." -- Pablo Neruda; this is a view from his house | Credit: Beatrice Murch
"If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul." -- Alphonse de Lamartine | Credit: Atilla Kefeli
"Reaching [Suzhou] you will see/ People’s houses pillowed on the rivers." -- Tang Dynasty poet Du Xunhe | Credit: Virgil Chang
"Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth." -- Prince Charles | Credit: Aldas Kirvaitis
Lhasa means "Land of the Gods." | Credit: Dennis Jarvis
"Philadelphia really intrigued me ... It's a very nice mélange of the beautiful and the bizarre." -- Terry Gilliam | Credit: Ahd Photography
"More than any other city, Tokyo demonstrates that 'city' is a verb and not a noun." -- Mori Toshiko | Credit: Matt Henry
"Berlin is poor, but sexy." -- Klaus Wowereit, governing mayor, 2004 | Credit: Axel Kuhlmann
"The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it." -- Christopher Columbus | Credit: J. A. Alcaide
"In Kyoto,/ hearing the cuckoo, / I long for Kyoto." -- Bashō, poet of the Edo period | Credit: Miguel Michan

Ten more great walking cities [SLIDESHOW]

By Grist staff on May 27, 2011

A few months back, we published a slideshow on the world’s top 10 walking cities, as determined by a vote of Lonely Planet readers. Some of you, dear friends of Grist, thought that list omitted some gems. So let’s have another round of great walking cities — this time, from your nominations.