Carnival of Cities for 2 July 2008

Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cities! Thanks very much to last week’s host, Pam at Nerd’s Eye View, for hosting, and to next week’s host as well; Wendy at Escape from New York.

If your blog would like to host this carnival, I have openings July 16, July 23 ~~and July 30~~,(the 30th is now taken) so email me at sheila “at” sheilascarborough “dot” com.

Off we go; this week has a decidedly thrifty slant….

Cities in the Americas

Washington, DC, USA Elizabeth helps your budget with The Cheapest Lunch in Washington, DC posted at Go Green Travel Green. Have a half smoke!

Oakland, California, USA CatSynth presents Garden of Memory 2008 posted at catsynth.com mp3 kitty cat synthesizer music, saying, “We are across the bay in Oakland, for an interesting musical event this past weekend.”

Waikiki, Hawaii, USA Silicon Valley Blogger presents Cutting Food Costs: Consumers Switch To Spam posted at The Digerati Life. It’s all about the Spam festival in Waikiki, Hawaii!

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Jason sends a quirky look at a Midwest town with 1959: Charles Starkweather, Nebraska spree killer posted at Executed Today, saying, “The terror of Lincoln, Nebraska …”

Asheville, North Carolina, USA Stephanie tells us how to be Fun and Frugal in Western North Carolina posted at Stop the Ride!, saying, “Frugal family fun in Asheville, NC.”

New York, New York, USA sarah has a whole Directory of NYC museum free/pay-what-you-wish days posted at SARAHSPY.

Branson, Missouri, USA Jeff Sullivan presents Cheap and Free Things To Do In Branson posted at Branson Travel Attractions.

Baltimore, Maryland, USA Jon Rochetti presents Body Worlds 2 in Baltimore posted at The DC Traveler saying, “Just a short drive from Washington, DC is an interesting exhibit in Baltimore - Body Worlds 2.”

San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA BW presents 48 Hours in San Juan posted at Visit The Coqui, saying, “If you only have a couple of days to spend in Puerto Rico, you want to make the most of your time here. With just 48 hours in San Juan, what should you do?”

Cities in Europe

Brussels, Belgium 2008 is your lucky year; it’s almost time for the biannual colorful Carpet of Flowers in the gorgeous Grand Place in central Brussels. I posted this at the Perceptive Travel blog.

Cities in Asia

Hong Kong, China Wendy says that Hong Kong’s Commuter Escalator Is Also A Cultural Tour, posted at the Escape From New York blog. I agree; for a great view of the city’s back streets, all you have to do is jump on this escalator that runs up a hill.

That concludes this edition of the Carnival of Cities.

Please submit your (one, non-spammy) blog post to the next edition (9 July, due by noon on Tuesday, 8 July) using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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