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Rome, the eternal city
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Paris, the city of love
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May 23, 2003, 10:02
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Paris.
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May 23, 2003, 10:03
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Paris.
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May 23, 2003, 10:04
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there you go. youjust have to expose them and they fall in line.
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May 23, 2003, 10:23
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Rome.
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May 23, 2003, 11:59
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How can any sane person prefer Paris over Rome?
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May 23, 2003, 12:05
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I voted Paris because i already speak french, but that's a very tough choice.
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What?
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May 23, 2003, 12:08
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How ?
Well, it could be when all unsane person are already in Rome, or all hotel rooms are booked in the eternal city.
Hope this is of any help. 
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May 23, 2003, 12:09
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How can any sane person prefer Rome over Paris?
The phrase there's something rotten in denmark wasnt an accident.
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May 23, 2003, 12:59
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hi ,
Paris , no boubt 
then you can visit the statue of liberty also
have a nice day
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May 23, 2003, 13:01
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paiktis is getting kick-backs from France. 
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May 23, 2003, 13:04
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Rome, without a doubt.
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May 23, 2003, 13:20
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If you're interested in history: Rome.
If you're interested in commercial entertainment: Paris
If you're interested in street life: Rome
If you're interested in museums: Paris
If you like to listen to classical music: Vienna, London, Berlin, Cologne ...
(Sorry, no idea about pop music)
If you like to go shopping: Probably Paris (is not my world)
If you like megalomania: Both!!!!
If you're interested in architecture:
Hm. depends.
Roman: Rome (nothing in Paris)
Early medieval(<800): Rome
Late medieval/Romanesque: Cologne. Yay!
Gothic: Paris (nothing in Rome)
Renaissance: Rome
Baroque: Both
Later: Paris
I'd go to Rome (probably not. Rather to Dresden, Amsterdam or Prague. But that was not your question)
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May 23, 2003, 13:23
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Oh, and I forgot: Only after my annual trip to Venice 
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May 23, 2003, 13:25
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Don't know about Paris, but I can heartily recommend Rome. Spent three weeks there and could have spent two months.
But I guess it depends a whole lot on what y'all are in to. Or more precisely, what your wife's in to. 
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May 23, 2003, 16:56
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DanS pretty much summed it all up in the last sentence 
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May 23, 2003, 16:58
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Prince
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Rome (trust me, I live in France)
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May 23, 2003, 17:01
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Adalbertus: You recommend Koln for architecture?  But it only has one nice building!
I do agree, though, that Venice is nicer than either of Paris or Rome (although it can get a bit smelly in the summer)
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May 23, 2003, 17:24
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Florence?
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Originally posted by Ted Striker:Go Serb ! :doitnow!:
Originally posted by Pekka:If it was possible to capture the essentials of Sepultura in a dildo, I'd attach it to a bicycle and ride it up your azzes.
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May 23, 2003, 17:28
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Florence is a treat. Pick up some Italian-cut men's shirts and business shoes while you're there. Rome sells the same, except it's about 25% more expensive in Rome. I don't have much of a sense of the market for women's clothes or jewelry.
Visit il duomo. A couple of museums. Food, food, food.
2-4 days.
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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May 23, 2003, 17:33
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Ask the wife. you have to live (and go )with her.
I would glady go to both. Which comes out cheaper, counting all the costs?
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May 23, 2003, 17:39
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Been to neither. My gut choice is Rome, my intellectual choice is Paris (more to see).
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May 23, 2003, 17:40
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Rome's history is unmatched.
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May 23, 2003, 17:41
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Get a map, make a streight line from Rome to Paris, and pic a city that that line crosses near the middle!
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May 23, 2003, 18:21
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Pretty much every city I visited in Italy was a wonderful experience. I can't wait till I finally visit france. Paris or Rome, they're both great in my opinion, although I KNOW I loved Rome.
Siena is great for its mideival atmosphere
Florence is great for its city design, style and DaVinci museum
Venice is great because, well, you know...
Put alot of planning into the trip.... you won't regret it!
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May 23, 2003, 18:30
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We are going to Paris in July; I voted for Vilnius, but the wife vetoed. 
Actually London, Paris, then Stockholm.
Losing your job has some benefits!!
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May 23, 2003, 18:34
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Stockholm is gorgeous.
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May 23, 2003, 18:48
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Adalbertus: You recommend Koln for architecture? But it only has one nice building!
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Rogan, certainly, a lot has been destroyed during the war, but there are 12 Romanesque churches which are also worth a visit, as well as parts of the Town Hall. Not as splendid as they used to be, but still they are. And I'm quite sure that both Paris and Rome offer less architecture between 800 and 1200 AC.
OK, there is no good architecture after 1920 and Cologne has been destroyed 90% in the centre ...
PS: I was utterly disappointed by Florence. All colours converge to grey there.
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May 23, 2003, 18:52
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Give me a break, Florence is great! That's just ludicrous.
You've obviously never been to Toronto.
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May 23, 2003, 18:56
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Roma is THE city and la bella Italia is Paradise.
Roma is one of the few cities in the world I would like to live in for six months or longer. (generally I do not like travelling)
On the other hand, after having visited Roma, Paris will be a great disappointment.
So when intending to visit both cities, start with Paris!
And -as monolith said- : '...every city I visited in Italy was a wonderful experience'. This is true indeed!
(I love Firenze too, but avoid it in July! -too hot and too crowded)
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May 23, 2003, 19:01
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I've not only not been to Toronto, but also not to Moscow, Tokyo, Melbourne, Naples, Tromso, Chester, Ouagadougou, Capetown, Buenos Aires, Magdeburg, New York, Helsinki, Supru, Tampere, Helsingfors, Tikkakoski, and please spare me to list all the other places I haven't been to. I just compare those places I've visited and I know that there's no need for me to visit Florence again.
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