CityScapes Blog

Welcome to the Goethe-Institut CityScapes Blog.

12 cities
36 artists
12 themes

From January through December 2011, these were the parameters for a playground of diverse, fascinating, vibrant tales: Responding individually to a collective impetus, a host of hand-picked young bloggers uploaded photos, texts, and multimedia. Every month, they were given a new theme. Step by step, they created a kaleidoscope of impressions, opinions, ideas and… plain fun.

This project has now ended. If you like what you see, you may want to check out the brand new
CityTales Comic Blog.

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Thursday, April 28. 2011

Hanoi: Cleanliness and Confused cashiers

Hanoi is clean. Yes, it really is. You don’t believe me? Because Vietnam is a "developing country"? Because the thousands and thousands of scooters on the streets alone make such a messy impression? Because of the growing mountains of garbage on the rice fields outside the city? Yes, all true. Still, Hanoi is clean. Relatively. OK, let’s start at the beginning ... Continue reading "Hanoi: Cleanliness and Confused cashiers" »

Posted by

David Frogier de Ponlevoy

in Hanoi at 05:51 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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Theme of the Month

DEC: Rites & Rituals

NOV: Jam it!

OCT: High Heels & Tight Jeans

SEP: Cents & Sensibilities

AUG: Green Issues

JUL: Culture and my City

JUN: Us and Them

MAY: Built up?

APR: Bin it!

MAR: Sex in my City

FEB: Going Local!

JAN: My Year in the City

CityScapes @ APUF

In June 2011, a selection of CityScapes bloggers attended the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF) in Bangkok, reporting live for the UN through CityScapes.

CLICK HERE to read, see, and watch what was happening behind the scenes at this conference.