Explore the World’s Most Exciting Cities
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/real_cities/previous_episodes/default.stm)
The BBC World News has launched a website to showcase different sides to some of the world’s great cities. For each city, three local celebrities highlight sites that most tourists never get to see.
Featured Cities (click on the city’s name to go directly to its website):
Beirut: One of the Middle East’s most exciting and diverse cities
Cairo: One of the few truly 24-hour cities in the world
Hanoi: A hectic and boisterous Asian metropolis
Hong Kong: East meets West and old meets new in this metropolis
Milan: An international capital for fashion, style and design
New York: They don’t call it “the capital of the world” for nothing
Paris: One of the world’s great centers of style and culture
Rio de Janeiro: One of the world’s most energetic and vibrant cities
Rome: A fascinating history and a modern outlook
San Francisco: Anything goes in the United States’ most liberal city
Stockholm: Grand architecture, green parks and waterways
Sydney: Australia’s largest city is both relaxed and energetic
Tokyo: A fast-paced, tech-savvy, smartly styled metropolis
Washington DC: There’s more than just politics to the U.S. capital