"I made my own way ... and I suddenly saw the heavens, unfastened and open." -- Pablo Neruda; this is a view from his house Beatrice Murch

"I made my own way ... and I suddenly saw the heavens, unfastened and open." -- Pablo Neruda; this is a view from his house Beatrice Murch
"If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul." -- Alphonse de Lamartine Atilla Kefeli

"If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul." -- Alphonse de Lamartine Atilla Kefeli
"Reaching [Suzhou] you will see/ People’s houses pillowed on the rivers." -- Tang Dynasty poet Du Xunhe Virgil Chang

"Reaching [Suzhou] you will see/ People’s houses pillowed on the rivers." -- Tang Dynasty poet Du Xunhe Virgil Chang
"Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth." -- Prince Charles Aldas Kirvaitis

"Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth." -- Prince Charles Aldas Kirvaitis
Lhasa means "Land of the Gods." Dennis Jarvis

Lhasa means "Land of the Gods." Dennis Jarvis
"Philadelphia really intrigued me ... It's a very nice mélange of the beautiful and the bizarre." -- Terry Gilliam Ahd Photography

"Philadelphia really intrigued me ... It's a very nice mélange of the beautiful and the bizarre." -- Terry Gilliam Ahd Photography
"More than any other city, Tokyo demonstrates that 'city' is a verb and not a noun." -- Mori Toshiko Matt Henry

"More than any other city, Tokyo demonstrates that 'city' is a verb and not a noun." -- Mori Toshiko Matt Henry
"Berlin is poor, but sexy." -- Klaus Wowereit, governing mayor, 2004 Axel Kuhlmann

"Berlin is poor, but sexy." -- Klaus Wowereit, governing mayor, 2004 Axel Kuhlmann
"The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it." -- Christopher Columbus J. A. Alcaide

"The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it." -- Christopher Columbus J. A. Alcaide
"In Kyoto,/ hearing the cuckoo, / I long for Kyoto." -- Bashō, poet of the Edo period Miguel Michan

"In Kyoto,/ hearing the cuckoo, / I long for Kyoto." -- Bashō, poet of the Edo period 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.