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City triangles, city squares, city circles, rhombuses, diamonds, trapezoids, octagons, hexagons, rectangles… that’s gonna be the whole post btw. Henceforth, I’m changing this into a Geometry Blog 😁 Nah, but in all seriousness, town squares I feel are underrated by many Americans like me yet they’re absolute treasures when you stumble upon them. Avast ye matey as we set sail to roll our six-sided die, landing face to face with some of the Squarey Greats!! It’s all in my personal opinion of course and based on relentless prejudice and hatred of the highest degree 😉
1. Red Square, Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺
Red Square is an example of a travel destination truly living up to the hype. I was lucky to stay in a hostel situated so I could easily walk over. Despite this, I first bore witness to it from across the Moskva River as I crossed a bridge. In the river’s breeze, it glistened, shining a brilliant aesthetic display into the night’s darkness, immediately drawing me in. Visiting Red Square often, I discovered new things to appreciate each time. Of course, Saint Basil’s Cathedral is by far the most iconic visual representation of not only Red Square but Russia, Onion dome churches and Basil as well. But, don’t sleep on the Kremlin and GUM though cuz the latter be looking especially spiffy at night all lit up and getting ya boi hot and bothered 😏
2. Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷
Sultanahmet Square made me a believer in miracles and I still don’t know how magnets work!! 😭 Imagine referencing the Insane Clown Posse whilst talking about the Hagia Sophia. That’s why the Roman Empire fell. So, this square istself is not as famous as the buildings that make up its undeniable highlights, the world-famous Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia which sit at opposite ends of the square. In between, you can also visit hammams and witness traditional architecture that’s to architect for! Arch you kidding me!?… yeah… I remember standing in the middle of it one night, the grandeur of history sinking in upon my visit. Like, you could say the buildings grew up there and took care of the city, kinda like baby-sitters!! Get it!? Hold on, I came back to this post to edit and I don’t even get the joke.
3. Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain 🇪🇸
This place got me falling in love with Seville and forever using its Spanish name Sevilla as an endorsement of indigenous name supremacy. Really more like a half circle, it forms a ring with tremendous towers, colorful mosaics, and little canals that can-al but have my children if you ask me. Should I stop with these jokes? Should I have put the ñ in Spanish? Tune in next time to find out! Nevertheless, it’s not that huge so it’s an easy walk and close to other sights in the city. Plus I casually got to see a few Flamenco dancers for the first time. Still, really the huge and colorful scope of the architecture is what will do it for you, so sayeth I! While It doesn’t have the same openness as other city squares, I’ve heard it’s undergoing therapy and spilling its heart into those canals. Best of luck!
4. Place Royale, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
So you know I try to remove personal bias from these posts… well actually not really. I do what I want! I’m a board certified big boi!! Anyways, my Canadian excursion was a weird one. I remember I was conflicted, misusing my influence full of resentment (that is to say I was kinda depressed but in the midst of the undeniable beauty of Quebec City) but I remember trudging through snow when I stumbled upon this small, quaint yet enchanting little square. While yeah, in terms of sheer scope, it can’t really *flail* with some of the heavy hitters on this list, this area, capped in snow and decked with a large Christmas tree was the closest thing to a Winter Wonderland I’d ever seen. Upon seeing it, I sold my soul to the gram as life became about one thing: taking the perfect pic. Mama forgive me!!
I’ve decided to use the word flail instead of Fuck in order to curse less and appeal to the youth.
Jesus
5. Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco 🇲🇦
Djemaa el Fna, the beating heart of old Marrakech, seemed to represent everything I viewed as customarily Moroccan. My trip there was full of intrigue and nervous ticks as the first country I visited outside of the US and Western Europe. All of that was captured here: the chaos of unfamiliar sounds and smells, the vivid hustle of local culture, the sense of danger in the mix of such unyielding crowds, and above all the feeling of adventurous exoticism, knowing how far away from home you are (or at least I was). Additionally, there are snake charmers, fireworks, vendors upon vendors, and much much more here. Contrary to the other city squares, it’s the people that make this one special. Plus, I remember walking through here at 2 am high as hell off hashish and it was still as lively as ever 😁
There you have it, a bunch of squares like we playing Tetris!! So yeah checkmate! Mate! Man, I’m lame at these outros!! Anyways, I have other city squares in mind too but didn’t want to make this post too long so if you love two-dimensional shapes, let me know and I will be sending squares your way like uh uh a square shooter guy? Square delivery boy? Goodnight
