Chronicling the Seamier Side of Europe's Hottest Cities

By artappraiser on Wed, 08/07/2013 - 12:28am |

By Feargus O'Sullivan, The Atlantic Cities, Aug. 6, 2013

European capitals may draw tourists like moths to a candle, but people who arrive in London, Paris or Berlin expecting only flawless cityscapes of ancient monuments and sidewalk cafés not uncommonly end up in a state of disappointed shock. Even beautiful Paris has its bad skyscrapers and beltway from hell, while striking Berlin can still recall a gorgeous smile with half the teeth knocked out and historic London sometimes does a passable impression of Dubai on Thames. That’s not to deny any of these cities their great charm – but it does help to explain the current popularity of websites that record the seamier, more humdrum side of European city life [....]

Continues with links to and reviews of several such sites.

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http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/08/chronicling-seamier-side-europes-hottest-cities/6426/