The tourist website www.minneapolis.org uses the slogan "City by Nature". I think "An infinitely more glamorous Frankfurt" would be an improvement. [RS> ] If you prefer a globally dysfunctional airport and a city run by bankers ..then yes its potentially more 'glamorous'. Granted they do have a world class Christmas Market in season. If you want the center of Europe .. Munchen. You could think about Berlin but then you have a totally non existent disfunctional airport. Wait a few years out and you can rethink Washington DC. A totally functional 5 runway international airport .. a full metro rail from the airport to the city and all of Washington's many nonexistent charms. . On Aug 10, 2012, at 10:01 PM, Richard Shockey wrote: > Minneapolis is infinitely more glamorous Frankfurt .. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Tim Bray > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:30 PM > To: Geoff Mulligan > Cc: Dave Crocker; ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? > > Frankfurt as the Minneapolis of Europe: central, well-connected, cold, > unglamorous. -T