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Chicago is one of the major metropolitan areas in the United States.  It is located in the northern mid-west of the US on the lower west side of Lake Michigan.  Chicago is a flat sprawling city that is known as the birthplace of American architecture.  The architecture is one of the reasons why this is one of my favorite cities in America.

Pittsburgh is a great city.  I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and love its beautiful architecture, elegant bridges and three rivers.  Pittsburgh used to be one of the best cities in America to raise a family.  I haven't checked the rankings recently, but I am sure it is still an amazing place for families.

Pittsburgh Skyline image taken from Mount Washington by Filipe Fortes, August 23, 2008 (Wikimedia Commons)

Oslo city is the Capitol of Norway. With the surrounding area there are approximately 1 million people living there. So it is not a big city. Oslo is located in the south of Norway at the end of a fjord, Oslofjorden. Oslo city is surrounded by beautiful hills and forests, a large nature area for recreation as hiking, swimming and skiing.

I add a link to a video about Norway in addition to the picture of Oslo the capital. I love my country, it is so beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEIPkcCHwe0

North Richmond is a semi-rural suburb of Richmond in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

67 Kilometres north-west of Sydney central business district.  The local government area is called the Hawkesbury.  The Hawkesbury river is 5 minutes walk and the Blue Mountains are 45 minutes drive north.

I love it here because of the silence, the green grasses and the seeing the horses and cattle.  

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Surprising, last week the World Polo Championships were were held just across the road.

I posted this Monday 27th November 2017 at 9:34pm Eastern Standard Time

North Richmond is a semi-rural suburb of Richmond in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

67 Kilometres north-west of Sydney central business district.  The local government area is called the Hawkesbury.  The Hawkesbury river is 5 minutes walk and the Blue Mountains are 45 minutes drive north.

I love it here because of the silence, the green grasses and the seeing the horses and cattle.  

264-terrace-road-north-richmond-nsw-2754-real-estate-photo-2-large-11017569.jpg

Surprising, last week the World Polo Championships were were held just across the road.

I posted this Monday 27th November 2017 at 9:34pm Eastern Standard Time

El Paso, TX is a very large city.  It's situated in the western corner of Texas and is separated from Juarez, Mexico by the Rio Grande River. El Paso is also on the border between Texas and New Mexico.  The Franklin Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountains, are beautiful and keep us safe from tornadoes!  

Oshawa, the city I was born in, is located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario a 30 min drive east of Toronto. Its about 40 miles across across the lake from Upstate New York.   Oshawa is the home of General Motors of Canada and several other automotive related manufacturers.   It is also home to three institutes of higher learning, Durham College, Trent University and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.   It is grown to a population if about 160,000 people.  

Los Angeles or the City of Angels is the largest city in California, United States.  A metropolitan city of approximately 4 million people.  It has a pleasant weather and it is known for its entertainment industry.  I live in a little town north of Los Angeles and away from its sprawling suburbs.

Leamington Spa, or Royal Leamington Spa to give it its full name, is a small town in Warwickshire, England and is about a 15 minute drive from Stratford-on Avon.  It's a friendly place, where I lived for just over 25 years and is noted for its Regency architecture.  Apparently, Queen Victoria spent a night in Leamington when her train broke down at the local station, after which it was allowed to call itself "Royal".  It's also the site of an old spa, which reputedly had healing properties, but which has long since been discontinued.