Long Walks
I like long walks. They allow you to discover places and move through streets and alleys very slowly. You absorb the texture of the city-the clothes hanging on the balcony, the shopkeepers sitting idle and the subtle differences in the architecture of the buildings. As you pass through streets you notice the smell from the shops and outlets, and the stink of sewers. The smells get connected to the memories of the place you crossed. You listen to all the different sounds for a while until they fade into the distance. You keep markers of the points you just passed, helping you map the city and understand it much better, more closely. Instead of just going to that place for fun and recreation (in a car or bus), the whole journey to that location becomes recreational in itself if you walk to it.
Long walks also help you to open up. Well-thought, open-ended questions play an important part in such walks. You begin first with those small talks as usual for first half (unless you have already decided to talk on something together). Then there is a silence. Then comes the first open-ended question that makes the other person think for a while and thus move the discussion to a more meaningful direction. It helps you to connect more sincerely with the person.