Lose oneself

I got lost in Hamburg once, wandering the streets and looking. I tried the same in Jerusalem but there were so many people trying to help that it was impossible! Glasgow was like that as well - I ended up in a woman's house talking about football and the history of Burma - strange people in Glasgow! Washington DC was strange - every second person seemed to be a policeman with a gun. Moscow was OK - the people were friendly.
Best way to discover the soul of a city is to walk, get lost and see what happens.