I was walking in Glasgow, everything felt grey, bland and depressive.
At some point I realized they have zero trees in the streets. Also means no bird sounds in the background, no green leaves adding some colors to the concrete, no blossoming in the spring.
Being in a city where every street is filled with trees I realized how big of an impact it is.
It is however not "easy", the old big trees you want, destroy your streets, branches fall in storms, sometimes even whole trees fall over.
This is similar to the feeling I get when I travel from London to Manchester.
While I know London isn't everyone's cup of tea, it has a ton of parks, trees and nature compared to many other cities, and it's usually quick to dip away from the bustle into a relatively quiet oasis. You're rarely more than a 5 minute walk away from a small park.
Sydney takes this to another level, being lots of parks and lots of suburbia (which unfortunately means more car reliance, but there is a lot of green space). Even lots of beaches and a national park!
I imagine a lot of it is “topographically forced” by the harbour / rivers intruding everywhere.
At some point I realized they have zero trees in the streets. Also means no bird sounds in the background, no green leaves adding some colors to the concrete, no blossoming in the spring.
Being in a city where every street is filled with trees I realized how big of an impact it is.
It is however not "easy", the old big trees you want, destroy your streets, branches fall in storms, sometimes even whole trees fall over.