He was walking home one night, he said, through the quiet streets of the old town center.
Further south of downtown, affluent Maadi is one of the most sought-after suburbs for its quiet streets and less-crowded feel.
The party scene and the change it will bring to quiet streets have made some residents oppose the escalators.
Before retiring, guests often walk around the grounds in their robes and geta--old wooden shoes that go clack-clack through the quiet streets where ryokan are usually located.
At some point in Hong Kong, no matter how careful you are to keep to quiet streets, the density of the city will start to close in.
The second son of Nelle and Jack Reagan first knew the world as a place of open plains, quiet streets, gaslit rooms and carriages drawn by horse.
Two normally quiet streets will become a bustling community hub, featuring performances by Hong Kong indie bands, outdoor fashion shows by local emerging designers, as well as Sun Street Markets, a one day pop-up bazaar of sustainable and organic food, drink and lifestyle products from Hong Kong artisans.
It took him along quiet, residential streets with little pedestrian or vehicle traffic.
Vientiane, as I had heard, was beautiful and romantic ten years ago, a mix of French Colonial architecture and temples with quiet, leafy streets.
"Here in the city now, the big guns are quiet, the streets are lit, many (in the) diaspora are coming back, new construction is going on, business is booming, " he said.
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The rhythm of life here is set by the Jewish calendar from the crowds in supermarkets before the Sabbath and holidays, to the quiet on the streets, to the picnics in the park and the sanctity of synagogues, to the clubs and restaurants that may be open.
Even from several blocks away, I was beginning to see a growing throng of people gathered outside rare for the usually quiet, cobble-stoned streets of SoHo.
In fact, the streets were distressfully quiet and dimly lit.
When we left at 04:00, desperate to catch the first plane out of Istanbul - direct flights to the UK were full so we had to go via Paris - the streets were eerily quiet.
Of course, finding the rhythm in Vienna can also mean a quiet stroll through the Baroque streets at night, a meander along the banks of the Danube or just stirring a cup of coffee in a cafe.
The rumour on Brazzaville's quiet and tree-lined streets is that the fighting in Pool has somehow been orchestrated by bigger men than Mr Ntoumi, who want a place at the trough, and don't mind sparking mayhem to remind the president that they can do worse if denied their cut.
The mood Monday on the streets in Basra was quiet, said al-Askari, the prime minister's spokesman.
There was no dancing in the streets of Hawick - simply quiet pride and respect.
Since then, many Cameroonians, usually a quiet lot, have taken to the streets.
It is best to follow a Greenway -- quiet routes through Royal Parks and back streets or meandering along tree-lined canal paths.
In Manhattan, streets normally bustling after midnight, were quiet Saturday but for the hum of snow blowers, the scrape of shovels and the laughter from late night revelers who braved the snow.
But on the streets, actually it's been surprisingly quiet so far.
It's quiet and comfortable, and brings to mind lonely walks down cobbled streets, or a large feather bed on a rainy afternoon, or maybe a long-distance phone commercial.
Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished, and always safe from harm.
Yet the day before the holiday, the streets around Kuala Lumpur's Chow Kit market were strangely quiet.
Despite the thousands on the streets of cities, a survey earlier this week had suggested many people were planning a quiet evening in.
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