All that, and the food :) And the people, and the hundred little pockets and enclaves that can take you to a whole different world in the space of a few blocks, and the almost organic way the mood changes with the weather and the time of day.

And then there are Cities - New York, Bombay, London - where you can go out into the street and *feel* the pulse beat all around you, and feel more alive just for being immersed in it. Where the phrase "city of dreams" suddenly ceases to be a meaningless cliche, and the very air is pregnant with possibility.

Yay cities! indeed.