Saturday night. Home alone.

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SoulCurry

12-May-2007 08:03
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Saturday night. Home alone.

Tell me something nice about your town or city. A picture link would be nice too.

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stapaulova

12-May-2007 08:08
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Leafy green trees. scroll down a bit.

Tulipana

12-May-2007 08:10
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Oh, I always love these posts.

I live in Utrecht. The 3rd city of Holland, right in the centre of the country. It's a very old city, there are remains of the romans underneath it. The center of Utrecht can is between de Oudegracht (old canal) and it's a web of small streets with cobble (sp) stones that lead you from one little square or canal to another.

Utrechts most famous building is the Dom tower wich is seperated from the Dom church due to a tornado in the late 1500's.

Utrecht gave birth to one of the most famous and adorable childrens cartoons: Nijntje (Miffy in English)

The city is one of the most popular student cities in Holland and is therefor full with great restaurants and pubs, but the overpopulation also results in housing prices going through the roof.

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saichah

12-May-2007 08:17
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It's 7pm and insects are singing outside. The bats are not far away. For the picture, none of them are posted on the net but I can send them by mail if you want.

fly1ngkiwi

12-May-2007 08:22
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I went to the market this morning and bought fresh herbs, fresh flowers, fruit and vegetables,

I've got a big bunch of fat pink peonies in my living room.

Tulpje on Psychology: Freud would have a great field trip in WT.

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squamous

12-May-2007 08:27
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Warwick
Warwick Castle
Leamington - the building on the right (behind queen victoria) is where I worked last week scanning votes for the election.

They are both nice places (both right next to each other), not the most exciting in the world though...

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But I'm just saying, I don't think you're special. I mean...I think you're special, but you fall within a bell curve.

squamous

12-May-2007 08:28
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Oh I didn't tell you anything nice oops, I showed you some nice pictures though!

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But I'm just saying, I don't think you're special. I mean...I think you're special, but you fall within a bell curve.

Tulipana

12-May-2007 08:41
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Thanx Squa!! You brought back great childhood memories for me. I heart Warwick.

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waterdog

12-May-2007 08:54
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I can't find any good photos of my town on-line

I now have something to do today, I'm going to take photos of our town

valley_boy

12-May-2007 08:57
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I like the cold sunny winter days, the beautiful islands in the river and watching the change of the seasons.

Photos of Oulu

"If you're not going to have your canapes served by snow leopards then why are you even bothering?"

JenPat

12-May-2007 09:29
Posts: 8,205

A the moment I'm in Bristol, home of Wallace and Gromit, Banksy, Clifton Suspension Bridge, and I live very close to St Mary Redcliffe.

But in 2 weeks I'll be back in Brisbane, the home of The Gabba, the suburb I live in, the brewery where they couldn't spell beer, a distinctive form of architecture and the gaol my great-grandfather helped build.

Strangelove

12-May-2007 09:29
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madrid. a hard city to summarise, as it doesnt really have a focal point. but its got a special atmosphere. for me, this place is special - its a converted church, which is now a beautiful library where the students study. on the roof is a beautiful cafe, lovely views of the roofs of madrid while you have a coffee...

gaudeamus

SoulCurry

12-May-2007 09:33
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Oh, thank you, thank you. This is almost as good as being there! LA, Warwick, Amsterdam, Oulu. wow!

Saichah, check pm.

Waterdog, I'll be looking out for your pictures.

Gallimaufry: My Blog On Shimla.

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saichah

12-May-2007 09:39
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Soulcurry, je te fais une fleur, I uploaded a picture of my valley that I took not long ago. Pailles

SoulCurry

12-May-2007 09:40
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Thanks, Jen. Lovely - UK & Oz. Love St. Mary Redcliffe & hope to see a match at Gabba someday :)

Wow, strangelove. Amazing place!

Gallimaufry: My Blog On Shimla.

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SoulCurry

12-May-2007 09:55
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The best restaurant in my town has only one type of pizza on its menu. It has two bookshops which would rather sell stationery, four temples (each one claims to fulfill your fondest wish), seven hills (Elysium, Inverarm, Jakhoo, Bantony, Prospect Hill, Summer Hill & Observatory Hill), 103 railway tunnels leading up to it and the friendliest populace ever.

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ANITAROSE

12-May-2007 10:57
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I live on the outskirts of Buffalo, NY...but in a little village called Williamsville. But today we have hockey playoffs between Buffalo and Ottawa.

Buffalo is cold in the winter but very lovely in the spring and summertime. Lots of festivals and one of the biggest county fairs in the country. (Erie County Fair)
Buffalo

ANITAROSE

12-May-2007 10:58
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Sorry link not working will try to find another one

ANITAROSE

12-May-2007 10:59
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here

clichy

12-May-2007 11:22
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One of my favorite aspects of living in Paris (applicable to anywhere in France, really) - great food and produce.

oracle

12-May-2007 12:36
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currently in london. Well we've all heard tales of the place if we haven't visited it, but i can honestly say that until i lived here i'd never appreciated it. Being a tourist here i've concluded must be horrid. So hard to discover the wonderful stuff in a few days.

Wonderful stuff like these huts from the old London Bridge that are in the park near my house.

The odd australian memorials you happen across. Like this one in St Mary le Bow's (yes the church in the nursery rhyme). This church also has one of the nicest crosses above the altar. its really unusual, sorry i can't find a picture of it.

she comes home when she's happy, she comes home when she's blue

oracle

12-May-2007 12:39
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ooo i forgot. The confusion of all the motorists a couple of weeks ago at 5.30am on ANZAC Day at hyde park corner when they were held up for our 2 minutes silence in commeration of those that have died in wars. Hyde park corners where the aussie/kiwi war memorial is.

Its always fascinating going to memorials in foreign countries.

she comes home when she's happy, she comes home when she's blue

oracle

12-May-2007 12:48
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ok so i'm over posting here, but at least one thing about my home town has to get a mention!

sculpture by the sea, in sydney. heres an article with some pics of last years exhibition. And at the bottom a picture from a cemetery in some of the primest real estate in sydney, and burial place of the poet henry lawson.

she comes home when she's happy, she comes home when she's blue

missalaska

12-May-2007 12:53
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this is the most amazing thing in my city

need i go on????

CakeMonkey

12-May-2007 13:01
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I live in London. I live in North East London. Famous for Murder Mile (if you read the right-wing Evening Standard) and the place that Blair once lived. We have the lovely Columbia Road flower market on Sundays, which I just love browsing and walking through. We also have the most beautiful and awe-inspiring Hackney Empire theatre - you'll need to scroll down for the photo of it. It's an old music hall and I cannot help but fall in love every time I go and see a show there. We also have some fantastic parks.

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oracle

12-May-2007 13:10
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ah cakemonkey is round the corner from me.

We also have some nice (shut) old victorian swimming pools (Haggerston), a canal, some awful suicide towers and some thieving scum living in them (stil sore about being robbed twice this year).

she comes home when she's happy, she comes home when she's blue

CakeMonkey

12-May-2007 13:12
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ah-ha Ms marple aka oracle! Where are the suicide towers?! I've lived here all my life and have never heard of them!

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CakeMonkey

12-May-2007 13:15
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Oracle this pool is open. It looks lovely and I think it'll be perfect in the summer months.

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oracle

12-May-2007 13:24
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oh yeah some are open. there's also ironmonger row, and york hall.

Suicide towers. what i call some of the grimmer highrise council housing. comes from previously living across the road from this in sydney.

Realise they're not really that bad, and some of the original council housing is amazing. I used to live in an ex-council flat that was stunning (and heritage listed). The 60's developments however can't really be called 'stunning' can they?

she comes home when she's happy, she comes home when she's blue

DutchCookie

12-May-2007 13:27
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my home town

I love it here!

my neighbourhood

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CakeMonkey

12-May-2007 13:34
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Oracle, you're right. Some of it is a hideous.

Cookie - your home town looks so, so cute!

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DutchCookie

12-May-2007 13:40
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CakeMonkey, it is even more cute in real life. I have never, ever in my entire life felt so at home somewhere (and I've moved quite a bit!)

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DutchCookie

12-May-2007 13:44
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this is how we are located
few facts:
Rembrandt was born here
It is a real university city and has one of the oldest universities (founded in 1575)
The city was the home of many of the Pilgrims for about 10 years before they embarked (1620) for America
The city has a 10th-century fortress; two old churches, the Pieterskerk (14th cent.) and the Hooglandsche Kerk (15th cent.); several museums; and many 17th-century houses.

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avalon

12-May-2007 14:55
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I live in Carlsbad, California.
Carlsbad
Carlsbad

I grew up here.

avalon

12-May-2007 15:05
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Opps. I forgot to say something nice.
Carlsbad has beautiful beaches.

Catalina is just lovely. I wish I were home right now.

JenPat

12-May-2007 15:13
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That looks gorgeous avalon. I'm hanging out for a beach right now.

avalon

12-May-2007 15:21
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Yes, I feel very fortunate, JenPat.

Dinkee

12-May-2007 15:46
Posts: 319

Wexford, Ireland is my home town

Apart from the people :) we have miles of
sandy beaches, beautiful quaint fishing villages, a world famous opera festival

And then there is the food, night life, craic, etc, etc,

Shanna

12-May-2007 17:31
Posts: 2,625

I live in San Diego (see Avalon's posting for the general pics!). I know I'm supposed to say something nice about it, but I think it is over-rated.

I used to live in Buffalo Anitarose!! I didn't know there were Buffalo-ish posters on here! I wish I was going to the game tonight- I used to go to a lot of games because I lived in Allentown- right down the street from the Arena, and the nosebleeds were pretty cheap ($15)!

This thread is making me want to move.

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Cocodrilo

12-May-2007 20:35
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We have a lot of streets left over from the Edo era with gorgeous traditional style homes. I just love it!

Cambo by Moto

daycat

12-May-2007 20:51
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www.adelaide.sa.gov.au

City council website of the city I live in, in South Aust.

That cute grey thing in my avatar, is not me, nor does the grey thing belong to me!

Pyrrha

12-May-2007 21:05
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This is my city

And yes, it is gorgeous, if a bit boring!

blondeinkorea

12-May-2007 21:16
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My home town's beach. Paradise!

The brave are simply those with the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike and, notwithstanding, go out to meet it.

sandyfootprints

12-May-2007 21:17
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western australia

Perth has beautiful beaches which often display breathtaking sunsets over the Indian Ocean, it also has a fabulous cafe culture and great local wineries and breweries.

The best thing and the worst thing is its isolation.

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Aussielover

13-May-2007 01:32
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I live in Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales. We're at the gateway to the Southern Highlands. All of the towns here are small country towns set amongst rolling hills. Sydney's a fair way off, but people do commute to the city regularly. This is practically in my back yard. So is this.

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A_Nonny_Mouse

13-May-2007 23:01
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I live in Mumbai, India!

This is the view from my office

I am sitting looking out there right now.. big monsoon clouds are building up (one month to go) and casting shadows on the ocean. the winds are whipping up the orange and yellow flags of the fishing boats.

I wish I was outside in the heat instead of inside in aircon.

SoulCurry

13-May-2007 23:07
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Maker Chambers or thereabouts, A_Nonny_Mouse? Drat. Now i'm homesick.

Gallimaufry: My Blog On Shimla.

I shudder at the thought of men.../ I'm due to fall in love again"

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A_Nonny_Mouse

14-May-2007 00:10
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yup, well.. one building away.

how long have you been in Shimla now?

SoulCurry

14-May-2007 00:13
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2.5 months. Love this place to bits - almost as much as Bombay.
But Bombay merry hai!

Gallimaufry: My Blog On Shimla.

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skye_jaq

14-May-2007 00:42
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my hometown: Calgary, Canada.. The building in front is the Saddledome (shaped like a saddle), it's the ice hockey arena. In the background you can see the Calgary Tower, which has a glass-floor observation deck and a rotating restuarant at the top. The tower was the shape of the torch for the 1988 Winter Olympics, and lights on fire for special events.

Calgary is the gateway to the Rocky Mountains, which has great skiing, camping, rafting, hiking trails etc.

The city is also host to the Calgary Stampede, a HUGE 10 day summer festival that takes over the whole city. People dress like cowboys and have huge parties....there are free pancake breakfasts all over the city, and tons of events. Rodeo, midway, casino, concerts, fireworks....tons of chaos, and fun!

Pyrrha

14-May-2007 12:30
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Wow, those pics of Bombay make ME homesick, and I've never even lived there....gorgeous.

FluffyGoat

14-May-2007 12:39
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Strangelove, you may be right about Madrid not having a focal point, but the Puerta de Alcalá is the traditional spot that you have to visit when you come back to town, and the Puerta del Sol looks pretty much like the center to me.

Here in Washington, D.C., there is a lot to hate (the present government, for example), but everybody likes the Smithsonian Museums, especially the Air and Space Museum. And Union Station? "Why are we going to a train station?" asked somebody on the Metro. Well, because it's not like any other train station anywhere. Not only is it a gorgeous Beaux Arts structure, it has shops and restaurants and movies.

I don't have pictures, but I'm sure they are readily available on the web.

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