by bintangkecil on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 | Entertainment, News, World | No Comments

Since the movie “2012″ is out, Yahoo puts out a list of the worst cities in the world to live in from the cinematic point of view.

Here are the top 10 worst cities in the world to reside in:

1: TOKYO, JAPAN

THREATS: Constant plague of giant rubbery monsters.

MOVIES: Godzilla, Gamera, Rodan, Godzilla vs. Smog Monster, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Destroy All Monsters, etc.

Tokyo is, hands down, the most dangerous city to live in according to disaster movies. If you live anywhere near the center of town, just expect that your house will be flattened every few years by one of the numerous massive creatures that have vowed vengeance on Japan. For a city that prides itself on its cutting edge technology, you’d think they would have developed a giant anti-monster gun.

2: LOS ANGELES, USA

THREATS: Fire, water, earth, air.

MOVIES: Volcano, Dragon Wars, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, Earthquake (1974), The Omega Man, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Miracle Mile, Escape from L.A., War of the Worlds (1953), Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Aside from the smog, traffic, and ridiculous real-estate prices, Angelenos also have to contend with basically every catastrophe that the sick minds of Hollywood can think up. Cataclysmic earthquakes? Check. Tornadoes? Check. Volcanoes? Check. Aliens? Yup. Zombies. Sure. Killer tomatoes. You betcha. On the other hand, you can wear short sleeves here in February. People really will put up with a lot for decent weather.

3: NEW YORK CITY, USA

THREATS: Bad weather, killer aliens, monsters, corporate mascots.

MOVIES: Independence Day, I Am Legend, The Day After Tomorrow, Deep Impact, Ghostbusters, Cloverfield

The Big Apple has certainly seen its fair share of cinematic calamities, but they seem to only ever hit Manhattan. Tidal waves never engulf Queens, aliens never trash Staten Island, and 50-story marshmallow monsters never stroll through the Bronx. So if you’re living in NYC and you find yourself in a disaster movie, our suggestion is move to the outer boroughs.

4: WASHINGTON, D.C., USA

THREATS: Aliens, floods, and more aliens.

MOVIES: Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, Deep Impact, Mars Attacks!, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Earth vs. The Flying Saucers

The District of Columbia is simply THE destination for any self-respecting alien invader. The Washington Mall makes a great stage to awe the locals with your technical superiority and there are dozens of iconic buildings to wreck.

5: PARIS, FRANCE

THREATS: Falling objects from space.

MOVIES: Armageddon, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

In the 1850s and 1860s, Baron Georges-Eugene Hausmann transformed Paris into its current grandeur, full of broad boulevards, beautiful monuments, and museums. In the 1990s and 2000s, Michael Bay also dabbled in Parisian urban design by pelting the City of the Light with massive meteors and robots.

6: SAN FRANCISCO, USA

THREATS: Rampant sea critters, mutants, and magnetism.

MOVIES: It Came From Beneath the Sea, The Core, X-Men: The Last Stand, Monsters vs. Aliens

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the world’s great engineering marvels. So it’s no surprise that it is also a magnet for mayhem, especially from rubbery tentacles from the deep.

7: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

THREATS: Dragons, zombies, nuclear disasters.

MOVIES: Reign of Fire, 28 Days Later, The Day the Earth Caught Fire

London has many things going for it. Great parks, good pubs, and buildings that ooze with history. One downside is the possibility that when St. George slayed the dragon back in the day, he didn’t completely finish the job. We suggest fireproofing the house and keeping the chainmail handy.

8: LAS VEGAS, USA

THREATS: Zombies (not the ones parked in front of slot machines).

MOVIE: Resident Evil: Extinction

In the 1950s, gangster Bugsy Siegel decided to build a city in the desert, and soon the neon-drenched spectacle we call Vegas was born. Yet for the place to work, it must pipe in water, generate electricity, and import acrobats and impressionists. Without all that stuff, Vegas is pretty dull and sandy. And blood-thirsty, freaked-out zombies aren’t that entertaining to watch.

9: ROME, ITALY

THREATS: Freakish lightning storms, Visigoths

MOVIE: The Core

Rome has had a pretty good run in spite of barbarian invasions, the plague, and the odd World War. Yet an enormous lightning storm caused by the slowing of the Earth’s molten core would reduce the Eternal City into just a pile of rocks.

10: BALTIMORE, USA

THREATS: Nuclear terrorism, bad crab cakes.

MOVIE: The Sum of All Fears

The ruined buildings, the flaming cars, the stunned citizens shuffling aimlessly down the street. And then a nuclear bomb went off…

Source: Yahoo

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by wildcherry on Monday, September 14th, 2009 | Attraction, Places to Visit, Travel | No Comments

From the Eiffel Tower to the Mona Lisa, from the bustling Champs Elysées to the winding streets of Montmartre, you’ll find magic, romance, and history as you sip a café au lait, stroll manicured parks, and watch the sun set over the Seine.

Here are some places that you must visits while you are visiting Paris,France.

Eiffel Tower

Originally built as a temporary exhibition for the 1889 World’s Fair, today there’s no other monument that symbolizes Paris better than Gustave Eiffel’s world-famous Iron Lady. It’s breathtaking, whether you see it sparkling from your hotel window after dark or join the millions of annual visitors to brave the glass-bottom elevator trip to the top.

Notre-Dame

It took almost 200 years to finish this 12th-century Gothic masterpiece immortalized by Victor Hugo and his fictional hunchback. Climb the spiral staircase of the bell towers for a close-up gander at the gargoyles, or have a peek at relics such as the Crown of Thorns in the cathedral treasury.

Jardin du Luxembourg

This is one of the prime leisure spots on the Left Bank for urban-weary Parisians. Relax in a reclining park chair with a picnic lunch or a book, watch a game of boules while the kids enjoy a marionette show, or visit an exhibition at the Musée Luxembourg in a wing of the 17th century Palais de Luxembourg, which is now home to the Paris Senate.

Jardin des Tuileries

The 17th-century formal French landscape of these gardens behind the Louvre is punctuated by contemporary sculptures, a café, and two noteworthy museums: the Musée du Jeu de Paume and the Musée de l’Orangerie. In summer there’s a small amusement park and Ferris wheel.

Arc de Triomphe

The 164-foot-tall Arc de Triomphe has served as the backdrop to official military parades since its completion in 1836. Use the underground passageway to reach the monument, where you can visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the arch or climb the stairs for amazing panoramic views of the city.

Musée d’Orsay

After a stunted lifespan as a train station constructed for the 1900 World’s Fair, this beautiful Belle Époque building is filled with Art Nouveau objects, Impressionist paintings, vintage photography, and realist sculptures. Don’t miss the scale model of the Opéra Garnier or the views of the Seine from the grand ballroom now housing the museum’s restaurant.

Opéra Garnier

Opulent, stunning, and magnificently over-the-top, Charles Garnier’s opera house is one of the outstanding jewels of the Second Empire. Its illustrious marble staircase and ruby-red box seats have been featured in films from Dangerous Liaisons to Marie-Antoinette, and its backstage corridors are famously haunted by the Phantom of the Opera.

Centre Georges Pompidou

The Pompidou Centre’s groundbreaking “inside-out” design is still visually shocking (it opened in 1977) and is also the top destination for modern-art lovers in Paris.

Sacré-Coeur

This wedding-cake white basilica dominates Montmartre’s hilltop. Most visitors are content with the views overlooking the city from the basilica stairs, but ambitious sight seekers can climb to the bell tower for an even higher vantage point.

Musée du Louvre

The grandest museum in the world was just a humble fortress in the 12th century, but grew in size and prestige as a sumptuous royal palace until the French Revolution gave it a new lease on life as home to the Republic’s art collection. Don’t miss the big three—Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, and Venus de Milo.

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