Speech of the pope in Regensburg (German)

I hate it to build prejudices only on what I get cited in the news. Here's the "long text" for all those interested in what Joseph Ratzinger really said in Regensburg - in German, of course:

Papst Benedikt XVI. in Regensburg am 12.09.2006 Begegnung mit Wissenschaftlern in der Aula der Universität Regensburg - Rede des Heiligen Vaters

The red list - endangered cities you have to visit as long as they are

There is the book "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" by Patricia Schultz. But - my main focus of travelling is and was never what oh-how-cute I could do and which "neat and exciting" experience I could miss. So if you're looking for an "In" and hip travel tip, go to the next blog.

The aim of this list is rather, to preserve endangered cities from changing so much that you can't recognize them anymore and that the quality of life in them diminishes. Or, even worse, that they're in danger of extinction.

The "Red List of Endangered Cities" is an appeal to save them. Visit them to see how people actually live. Bring money there and attention.

I'm gonna add to this list whenever I hear about a city which is "endangered" in my very subjective criteria. City Number One is gonna be revealed on Monday.

Appendix:
I don't care about buildings and architecture, at least not in the first line. This is about the socio-structures and way of life that make the character of a city, the people that build and change it - and which are gonna be affected by the circumstances of urban life.
So in short: This is about the people that make a city what it is.