The 'smelliest' cities on the planet (2)

7. Mumbai 孟买

I have no patience for the whiny American fear of strong smells. Suck it up. Otherwise you'll miss out on Mumbai, which is one of the most intense and rewarding olfactory experiences on Earth. It's kind of like Avatar for your nose. Everywhere you turn, the thick, penetrating scent of unfiltered motor exhaust and water in gutters lingers. There's the salty smell of ocean mixed with tropical rot, air conditioning, and frying palm oil. And, it's India, so your nose also picks up on incense and every spice imaginable—cinnamon, cardamom, clove. It's the smell of a vibrant city on the move.

我非常不理解美国人对浓烈味道的抱怨.用力呼吸,否则你就会错过在地球上气味最浓烈的嗅觉之旅目的地——孟买.就像鼻子的化身.无论去往何处,扑面而来的都是未经过滤的发动机废气和废水的厚重又极具穿透性的气息.海水的咸味混合着热带腐朽的味道,还有空调、煎炸棕榈油的气味.而且,这里是印度,所以你的鼻子同时闻得到焚香味道,以及任何穷极想象的香料——肉桂,豆蔻,丁香等.这是一个充满活力的移动城市特有的气息.

6. Bogotá 波哥大

Latin America smells of the 1950s; for instance, stroll around the Recoleta in Buenos Aires, and it's like time travel. (For the record, though, I wasn't alive then). Along with that mid-twentieth century smell, Bogotá's aroma is like a new car, concrete, and aftershave—a product of the bustling downtown business district. It's strange but you can also detect the altitude—8,612 feet above sea level—because of the exotic wind, rain, and greenery that rises from the Andes in the East.

拉丁美洲的气味与二十世纪五十年代十分相似；比如在布宜诺斯艾利斯的雷克莱塔漫步时,就如同一场时光旅行.（当然,那时我还没出生）.波哥大充斥着二十世纪中期的气息,就像新车、混凝土、须后水的混杂气味,非常奇异.但是由于遥远的东方安第斯山脉带来的风雨和植物,你还可以感受到8612英尺海拔的高度.

5. Rome 罗马

I don't know of any other city as redolent of the Old World as Rome. Not Milan, not Madrid, not Budapest. Not even Naples, perhaps just because Naples has the ocean air to purify its notorious fragrance (salt water cleans everything from wounds to smells). Invisible Rome is gorgeous. Like the classic Italian masculine colognes of the 1950s, it's a particular style, and you have to like it, but if you do, the act of breathing is a real trip. The ancient walls give off a slightly dirty, sometimes greasy smell full of cedar and car and bus exhaust. Most concisely, it smells like L.A., but with 2,000-year-old stone and 500-year-old palazzi, peeling paint, and espresso-spiked decadence.

我不知道还有没有其他城市像罗马一样散发着旧世界的气息.米兰、马德里、布达佩斯,甚至连那不勒斯也没有,或许只是因为那不勒斯的海洋气息净化了它声名狼藉的空气（盐水能够清洗伤口,也能够清洗气味）.罗马的气息是一个用眼看不到的世界,如同20世纪50年代经典的意大利男性古龙水,是一种独特的风格,而且你必须喜欢它,但是如果你真的喜欢它,呼吸便成为一场真正的旅行.古老的城墙散发出一种带有些许尘土的气息,有时还有油腻味十足的雪松和汽车废气的气味.更简单的说,它闻起来像洛杉矶,但是还混杂着拥有2000年历史的石头和500年历史的宫殿、剥落的油漆以及浓烈的意大利特浓咖啡的颓废气息.