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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
One thing that bugs me about my city are the parks. You might imagine that in a big city in a hot climate, people would value a green and shady place. Whether they do or not, they don't get it; the local council almost always go for something like this:-
Things like trees and grass are treated like troublesome elements that interrupt their glorious array of gratuitous concrete. Instead of being a respite from the sidewalks, many parks are actually worse, and when the midday sun hammers down, they are consciously avoided. |
Concrete pavement and hot summer days are a bad combo.
I'm fortunate that I live about a 10 minute walk from some really nice, big parks and lakes, even though I live in the 4th largest city in my country.
The view from my apartment is even of a mix of house rooftops and foliage.
Can't complain.
Would just like to point out that the idea of having palm trees (like in your pic) anywhere near where I live seems really exotic to me.