Viewfinder competition: win a £200 hotel voucher

Don’t be put off by US baloney or freak bad weather … Photograph: Alamy

… this city, red by ideology and architecture, punches above its weight in science, gastronomy and music. Photograph: Alamy

Avoid resembling its nickname by exploring its towers and arcades on foot or municipal bike, then partying with students at a club scene as radical as its politics. Name the city. Photograph: Alamy

This week’s winner will receive a £200 voucher from Hotels.com, which can be used at more than 200,000 places to stay across the world, from quirky B&Bs and family boltholes to boutique hotels. Hotels.com customers can get a night free for every 10 stayed with its Welcome Rewards scheme.
Email your answer by 16 May to viewfinder@observer.co.uk or send a postcard, with address and phone number, to Viewfinder, The Observer, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.
■ Last week’s answer was Kingston, Jamaica. The winner was Rich Etteridge, from Cambridge. Photograph: Alamy