Favorite Walks Contest
What are your 3 favorite city walks? Let us know. Enter to win a pair of Kuru shoes.
We (obviously) love to walk around a city, any city. We’ve made audio tours of some of our favorites – but these amount to a mere drop in the bucket of all the great walks in all the great cities in the world. So let’s hear about some more!
Enter our “Favorite Walks” contest and you can win a pair of Kuru shoes. (If you don’t know Kuru, you should. They make super comfortable shoes that are great for walking and traveling.) All you need to do is send us an email listing your top 3 Favorite Walks – along with a little explanation. We’ll publish the highlights in an upcoming blog. And one lucky entrant will be chosen at random to win any pair of Kuru shoes. Let us know which Kuru shoe you’d pick, too.
There’s no catch. Just send us some ideas about your favorite walks. And, as a thanks, we’ll pick one lucky winner to pick any pair of Kuru shoes they like. So, what are you waiting for?
We’ll get the ball rolling here:
Exploring Central Park – OK, sure, we had to choose something in New York – but, honestly, I never grow tired of a walk in Central Park. An oasis of manmade nature nested in the heart of the urban jungle always brings with it a few surprises.
Hiking up to the Acropolis, Athens – Walking from the city streets up to the Acropolis is like a walk through time. A truly inspiring journey. Despite the volume of tourists, this walk and the Parthenon itself are very conducive to a deep, personal connection with the past.
As for the third, plop me down in the South of France – Arles or Aix en Provence or a little town like Carpentras – and I’ll be thrilled to explore the winding streets, happen upon a farmers market or age-old structure before stumbling upon a surprisingly delicious little café.
(Though, ask me tomorrow and I may have 3 different answers for you.)
HOW TO ENTER:
Send an email to Contest@CityListen.com –with your answer to the following question: What are your top 3 favorite walks in any city in the world? In addition to your answer, please include your name and city of residence. One contestant, selected at random, will win a pair of Kuru Footwear shoes of their choice. Give it a shot. And have fun with it.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To be eligible, entries must be completed and received by September 6th, 2009 11:59pm EDT. Contestants must reside (and accept shipping of prize) in US or Canada.
1. The winner of the contest will be determined by random drawing. To be eligible, contestants must submit an answer to the contest question. Each entry must also include the contestant’s full name, email address and city of residence. Multiple entries are permitted. 2.The prize is not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded. Decisions of the contest judges are final - no substitutions will be available. 3. Employees of CityListen Audio Tours and Kuru Footwear and their respective affiliates, agencies and associates are excluded from this contest. 4. By claiming the prize, the winner authorizes the use, without additional compensation, of his or her first name and city of residence for promotion and/or advertising purposes in any manner and in any medium which CityListen Audio Tours may deem appropriate. 5. Fulfillment of the prize will be handled by Kuru Footwear. Winner will be able to choose one pair of Kuru shoes from any in the Kuru catalog. Approximate value of prizes range from $80-$100.6. In accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges that CityListen Audio Tours may not be held liable for any loss, damages or injury associated with using this prize. 7. All entries shall become the property of CityListen Audio Tours. CityListen Audio Tours is not responsible for lost, misdirected or delayed entries.
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August 25th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I love cities and have enjoyed many around the world. I have chosen 3 European cities to highlight.
1. Vienna, Austria. Walking the Ringstrasse encircles most of the city. All the sights are too numerous to mention so  I will highlight a few.
We walk past the State Opera House to the Hotel Sacher and make plans to stop for a piece of the famour Sacher Torte later in the day. Kartner Strasse is a pedestrian walk lined with high end stores. Shopping is not my thing but we continue through this area until we come upon the Spanish Riding School, home of the Lippizzaner horses. No walk through Vienna would be complete without stepping inside the regal Schonbrunn Palace.
2. Budapest, Hungary. This city is divided by the Danube River in to Buda and Pest. This Capial city has special meaning to me because my parents come from Hungary. We start our walk at He ros Square, then off to the grand Parliament building for a tour of the inside chambers.¬† Crossing the Danube we ascend Castle Hill for a look at the Royal Palace and take in the view from the Fisherman’s Bastion.
3. Prague, Czech Republic.¬† Lots of hills in this city. We strolled up and down the medieval lanes of the Old Tow n to Wenceslas Square which is Prague’s cosmopolitan heart. Then we crossed the Charles Bridge for a breathtaking view of the city. The Old Town Square is filled with cafes, a fountain, and crowds of people enjoying this beautiful city.
Helen
Hatfield, PA (outside of Philadelphia
August 25th, 2009 at 10:17 am
My favorite walks in the world are:
Pismo Beach Pier (CA)
Champs-Elysees
Brooklyn Bridge
Ann
Seattle, WA
August 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
My three favorite city walks would have to be, in no particular order:
1. Munich, Germany, especially through the Englisher Garten with a
stop at the Pagoda for “ein Mass Bier”.
2. Chicago, Illinois, start at Lincoln Park Zoo, cross over at North
Avenue to the Lakefront and enjoy a phenomenal view of the skyline,
then down past Oak Street Beach and continue on toward Water Tower and
along Michigan Avenue and the view of the Tribune Tower and Wrigley
Buildings in the evening from the Michigan Avenue Bridge are another
highlight.
3. Rome, Italy. This was one of my all-time favorites, especially
because of the historical significance of the city. One can’t walk
more than a few feet without seeing something from the Bible or the
amazing fountains, churches, and architecture. An espresso at an
outdoor cafe will top off the day’s journey, or start it.
Thanks.
By the way, I’d choose a pair of Men’s Halcyon’s, size 10.5!
Enjoy the Kuru tweets and this brought back some memories of good
times when I lived in Europe as a student and my ten years in Chicago.
Good luck with the entries.
Sincerely,
Roland
August 28th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
1. Walking around Oxford University, England. To any Anglophile or Medieval history buff, walking around and through the various colleges and chapels is heavenly. I did it in 1985, long before Harry Potter made some of the interiors recognizable to millions of moviegoers.
2. Walking the hills, and the wharf district of San Francisco. The topography gives these streets a charm (and challenge) that few other cities can match. Add the subcultures and it is a veritable cultural feast.
3. Hoboken, NJ, yes Hoboken (Sinatra’s birthplace). Not only have the magnificent views of the Hudson, it has vibrant Washington Street and sidestreets that still maintain the charm of cobblestone streets, brownstones and many small shops, eateries and stores that give it a unique character that cries out to “Walk My Square Mile.”
Thomas
Roseland, NJ
August 28th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Dear CityListen:
Put a bridge in front of me and I’ll walk it.
1. Brooklyn Bridge
In NYC I’ve walked all the bridges that are walkable. My favorite — well, probably everyone’s favorite — is the Brooklyn Bridge. Anytime, in any weather. Look down through the wooden pedestrian planks, straight to the water. See the cars go by below you — noisy but removed. Like the city, the
bridge never sleeps — it’s always alive with pedestrians, bikers, joggers, taxis.
2. Golden Gate Bridge
On a perfect day on the Bay, look back at the city and look ahead to the scenery. Look below at the surfers and relax into their rhythms. It truly bridges the distance from the urban jungle to the different worlds of the suburbs, historical areas, wine country, redwoods.
3. Michigan Avenue Bridge
The best part: It bounces! Well, it’s more stable now. But especially before the 1992 mishap where half the bridge popped into the air, you’d bounce along as the buses drove past. Chicago’s unique because you can be right on
Michigan Avenue, right in the heart of the city, and still have a perspective of the skyline and architecture.
Thanks for letting me play!
Laura
August 31st, 2009 at 8:40 am
My top 3:
San Francisco — walking those hills is great exercise, and going from one cultural section to the next is like a trip around the globe.
Washington DC — gorgeous, laid out like Paris, with such a blend of past, present, and future!
Catskill Mountains in upstate NY … simply breathtaking.
Patti
Joshua, TX