Where do you all live…show us a picture….

[vkm91941]

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[YaadPyar]

Chicago is a wonderful city, and I am a city girl for sure.  Even traveling to the suburbs gives me a bit of the creeps!  The city sits on Lake Michigan, which is the size of a small ocean, and the Chicago River runs through it, with drawbridges that actually work and disrupt traffic at the most inopportune timse.  Come visit, and I'll give you the official tour.


Welcome to my neighborhood!




This is the very famous Buckingham Fountain.  It's in the opening credits of "Married With Children"

Maybe you can tell, but Illinois is FLAAAAAAAAAAAT!


This is the skyline at night, taken from the Planetarium which sits out in Lake Michigan.  It's quite stunning.


This is Millenium Park, designed by world -renowned architect Frank Gehry, and about 2 blocks from where I live.

I live in the "Loop", the commercial heart of the city, surrounded by trains and big buildings and about 4 blocks from the lakefront.

[j.U.d.E.]

Brussels is pretty (in places) and not too big (probably even a bit small), but veeery international! It's fun, especially in the months of May to August - plenty of concerts, events, festivals!


Gallerie


Main square


Manneken Pis..


Gate


The Atomium


Brussels

~ j U d E

[ednbarby]

Boca Raton, Florida:

The view from my bedroom window (hardy har har):




The five-star Boca Raton Hotel and Resort, where the bold and the beautiful stay when they visit here  :




Mizner Park, open-air shopping center with Rolex and other shoppes you have to ring a bell to enter:




Where someone with infinitely more money than I will ever have gets to live:

[Sheyne]

Well, here is glorious Brisbane. Home to a couple of million people (I think we're up to 2 now  )  Home to some of the most beautiful weather you'll see in the whole country. Its not a terribly "happening" town, Sydney is more exciting, as is Melbourne.  But its home to me and Ray ... 


The Storey Bridge and Brisbane River.


River again. Some of the city skyline.


Another view of the bridge and skyline. As you can see, not a heck of a lot of town we got here.


River, skyline, hot air balloon.

And for good measure, a photo taken from my bedroom window.  Yes, my actual bedroom window. 

[MaineWriter]

Some scenes from Maine:

Nice view of the city of Portland, looking west. Notice all the red brick--two-thirds of the city burned down in 1866 and they didn't want that to happen again, hence the brick buildings..



Portland Head Light, commissioned by President George Washington. Once of the most photographed spots in the US.




Scenic coastal view



Penosbscot Bay, a little further downeast from Portland



Iconic lobster boat shot, had to have one of those!

[Front-Ranger]

Great pics, Sheyne! Beautiful view! A few years ago, my company wanted to transfer me to Brisbane but I wouldn't go because they did not have ice hockey there   No, actually the reason is because I could never leave the Rocky Mountains. I'll rustle up some photos of it soon...

[slayers_creek_oth]

Salt Lake City - nice, safe and boring place...


At least its pretty....


This is the town that I work in...(the big building is the LDS Temple)


But here's my hometown...

[Penthesilea]

I'm from Heidelberg, Germany. Heidelberg has about 140 000 inhabitants. Since 8 years I live 40 kilometers away from Heidelberg, in a rural area called Palatinate.

This is the famous Heidelberger Schloss (Heidelberg Castel):




Antoher view with castle and pittoresque Old Town. The River is called Neckar:




Palatinate is a rural area in south-west Germany with a low mountain range called "Pfälzerwald" (=forest of Palatinate). It's a well-known winegrowing area. So here's a picture from a vineyard:




The following are pictures from the village I live now. It has 2000 inhabitants.
The first is the view I enjoy every day when walking my dog. Plenty of market gardening here, especially onions. Often you can smell the onions throughout the whole village.



Another view of the surrounding nature. My dog likes to take a bath here:



And a last one from the village itself. As I said: very rural

[serious crayons]

I want to move to all of the places on this thread.

[Becky]

I want to move to all of the places on this thread.

And then there came Bedford! LOL

Aww you all live in such beautiful places, I almost feel ashamed to post stuff about my teeny little town. Well I can't really find that many single photos but I did find this website that kind of explains what it is all about and stuff: http://www.beds.co.uk/town/pictures_of_bedford/index.html

There are also some inteseting facts and people that I had never heard about before:
http://www.beds.co.uk/index.html(and click on "famous Bedfordians"). It's a pretty good site overall, feel free to flick around and stuff.
The only thing it doesn't mention is all the Chavs and Goths that crowd the highstreets. It is also only 11 degrees C here at the moment and it is raining cats and dogs. What the hell happened to May, I don't know.

[vkm91941]

And then there came Bedford! LOL

Aww you all live in such beautiful places, I almost feel ashamed to post stuff about my teeny little town. Well I can't really find that many single photos but I did find this website that kind of explains what it is all about and stuff: http://www.beds.co.uk/town/pictures_of_bedford/index.html

There are also some inteseting facts and people that I had never heard about before:
[ur]http://www.beds.co.uk/index.html[/url](and click on "famous Bedfordians"). It's a pretty good site overall, feel free to flick around and stuff.
The only thing it doesn't mention is all the Chavs and Goths that crowd the highstreets. It is also only 11 degrees C here at the moment and it is raining cats and dogs. What the hell happened to May, I don't know.

Aw Becky Bedford is lovely!... I'm going to be staying in Crawley for 2 days  on my Trip to Greece in October. I know the Inn is nice I can only hope the Town is as lovely ad Beford

[Kelda]

I want to move to all of the places on this thread.

ME TOO!! My hometown of Irvine is not quite(!) as exciting but I will try to rustle up some pics.

EDIT: Bah! Google Images is obvioulsy playing funny buggers with me!! I've just put the links to the sites in now where there was emant to be a picture before!

You can read about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine%2C_Scotland

Aerial View of Irvine Harbourside


Irvine Harbourside


This is before my time.. there is no longer this bridge here, it was replaced by a shopping centre over the water as the bridge.. not the prettiest of landmarks I have to say!
 http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/photochroms/1940.hthttp://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/photochroms/1940.htmlml]

But I like Irvine for its gorgeous beach and surrounding and its also close to the family... (who live in Troon - hwere the golf open comes from every few years!) I work and was born in Glasgow which is only 30 minutes away. So thats close by..you can read about it and see pictures of it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow%2C_Scotland

and also of Troon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troon

[Lumière]

Great pix everyone!! 

I live in Edmonton, the capital city of Alberta, Western Canada! 
The city has a population of just over a million, and it is about 2.5 hours drive North of Calgary, where BBM was filmed.



Legislature buildings...



I am also an Alumna of the University of Alberta.. (lower portion of pic..)



Here is a view from West Edmonton Mall (supposedly the biggest mall in the world!)



One of my fave 'hang-out' spots is in Old Strathcona's Whyte Avenue - filled with shops, cafes, bars, and a definitely hoppin' night life 

[DeeDee]

These are some pics of my hometown, Baltimore, MD.  An original New Yorker, but I have come to love this little city.

[Sheyne]

I want to move to Heidelberg. What a gorgeous place. Can't say why, but god i felt the most amazing pull towards it.

[dmmb_Mandy]

WOW! Such amazing places! I wish I could visit them all and you all   
Can't wait to visit Australia some day 

And here's the beautiful St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland and the oldest city in all North America, but often foggy as all hell!







(Very hill-y and angular downtown:)



Some buildings of my University (there are about 6 or 7 more buildings not shown in the pic):



Winter!  The snow's not ALWAYS this bad but it has gotten this bad several times (I dunno who the woman is!):



And the wildlife here in NFLD is incredible and so easily accessible. I can leave my aparment and walk for 20-25 mins to downtown to the waterfront and see whales:



And I took this yesterday when my friend and I walked around a nearby pond and fed the birds:



Oh, and someone in town found a moose in their backyard this morning! It jumped right over the fence!

Anyway, lol, I'll stop!

Everyone, keep posting! I love seeing where everyone lives! 

[Sheyne]

Okay, I wanna move there too, Mandy.. 

Check out that snow!!!!

[ednbarby]

You all are posting such lovely pictures, you're making me long for my home town of Canandaigua, New York.  I just went looking for some nice photos, and lo and behold I found the yacht club (it's really just a sailing club and not that snobby) where my husband and I had our wedding reception and where I spent many summer Friday nights with my parents eating dinner:




And here's a Chamber of Commerce shot of one of the many farms in the area.




Sorry for the very touristy nature of this one, but it finally does the beauty of it some justice:




The Morgan Samuels Inn on the Lake (haven't stayed there, but it's so purdy):




And the Thendara Inn, where we had our wedding Rehearsal Dinner:




Man, I miss living in a place with *soul*.

[maggiesmommy GayLee]

Here are some pix of my hometown of Topeka, Kansas
 # 1 is my High School...yep!! its still standing after ALL these years...my mom was in teh first graduation class back in the 30's..i graduated in 1964...STOP COUNTING!!!
#2 is The capitol buildins...Topeka is the Capitol of Kansas
#3 is the skyline at night
#4 is one of theresidents of the Great Plains...the Buffalo...Tatanka in Sioux
more in another post...only 4 at a time...

[maggiesmommy GayLee]

a few more
#1 Collage of flowers at the reinich gardens in our city park..ther is a Zoo there, too
#2 We are famous for our Corn....
#3 It snows here, too...
#4 Pretty fall color

[maggiesmommy GayLee]

The last...promise
#1 Sunflowers are the state flower
#2 This is the school were Brown vs Board of Education began here in topeka, which was the beginning of the Anti Segregation act.....
#3 This is our pond/waterfall...there is also a stream that flows into the pond that you can't see in this pix
#4  This is the front of our house, but i didn't get it all in at this angle...i will get a wide angle tomorrow..

Thanks for your patience...
gaylee

[delalluvia]

Argh!!!  Such gorgeous places you guys live!!!!!

I want homes in each place!

I'd live happily on Sheyne's porch!

Pics of Dallas, Texas...   boring.  Try 100 square miles of concrete and glass and not particularly pretty glass and concrete.

You've all seen pics of JFK getting assasinated in Dealy Plaza - that's downtown Dallas, near a gentrified area called the West End, known for tourist shopping - all 3 blocks of it.

If you guys have seen the movie 'Robocop' it was filmed in Dallas, less savory areas.

I'll look around for pics, but my part of Texas is pretty much mixed prairie, meaning flat and nondescript. 

[isabelle]

Here are some views of Rennes, capital city of Brittany, France. Well, "city"... 300.000 inhabitants. But very studenty, so very lively, with lots of music festivals...

[isabelle]

The central post office (sorry , you can't enlarge!)

[tiawahcowboy]

[Ray]

Brisbane this morning!

[YaadPyar]

Brisbane this morning!

Wow - gorgeous!  Hope to see that lovely view in person one day....

[EnnisDelMar]

Wichita...booooring..




This one probably best shows Wichita lol

[stubbyeddy]

Yo Brandon, looks like a nice place, wouldnt call it boring, wait till you see what this place is like where I am

[stubbyeddy]

The beach..


Marshes


Looking out to sea


What we call 'The Norfolk Broards'


What they used to use to keep the place from getting washed into the sea untill they invented electric that is Just like in Holland 


The nearest big town


There you go Brandon, not much to do, but its oh... so quite and peacefull out here, i love it 

[maggiesmommy GayLee]

BRANDON...GOOD to see another Kansas Brokie...wish we lived closer...we could have "movie club"...its lonley up here in Topeka...!!

[vkm91941]

My gosh Eddy it's beautiful, thanks for sharing that.  AND Brandon honey Wichita can't be too booooring.....coz you're there! 

[Ray]

Wichita...booooring..

So this is boring hunh?  Man, I NEVER wanna go out for an exciting night with you if that's the case!

[YaadPyar]

Salt Lake City - nice, safe and boring place...

Hey Chris -

I'm in SLC for the holiday weekend (while you're in Denver I think).  The weather has been awful (rain, hail, and unseasonably cold and dreary), but is just now clearing up.  The mountains are stunning and huge and a bit intimidating!  You can see the whole valley and surrounding mountains from my sisters home, and the site of all of it is impressive - after more rain here this morning, the mountains are topped with fresh white snow.  SLC seems very friendly, and the temple and whole LDS history interesting.  Glad I got a glimpse of your fair city.  Nice place, all-in-all.

[two_bloody_shirts]

I'm from a town of 13,000 residents, Indianola, IA.  The biggest things that happen here are the National [Hot Air] Balloon Classic, hanging out at the Summerset Winery, and the Indianola [motor] Bike Night.  We're about twenty minutes away from the largest city in Iowa, Des Moines - population 198,682.  That's where I drive to work every day. 

I attached some photos which I didn't take, found them on a web search.  Our city is very rural as you can see.  I couldn't find a pic of the town square, but if you have ever seen Sleeping With the Enemy, our town looks a lot like the one that Laura moves to after leaving Martin.

[EnnisDelMar]

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[TheStudDuck!]

Oh, I'm so happy that I found this topic!

I'm not sure how many people know, but I live just outside of the city of Muncie, Indiana before you get to a little rural town called Selma, Indiana (I don't live in any actual city limits, I live in the middle of nowhere).  Muncie is a college town, home to Ball State University (where I am a student) and it is where David Letterman went to college.  It is also home to Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, and his company Paws, Inc. which does everything Garfield related.  A little trivia fact for everyone... it is the only town or city in the entire United States called "Muncie" -- no one shares our name with us.  This is because "Muncie" is derived from the name of a Native American tribe that dwelled in this area known as the Munsee.  It sounds like I'm making this up, doesn't it?  Well, it's true.  Haha.  You can check it out if you want.

Anyway, I thought about posting photos of everything in my area, but then I remembered something.  Our very own wonderful Celeste, who was aware of my location (as she is a fellow midwesterner) sent me a link to this video by these two guys from Muncie that did a rap about our city.  It shows you everything in our area and gives you a great idea of what I see everyday -- both the rural aspects, and the actual city of Muncie.  And while doing so, it gives you one hell of a laugh.  It is seriously one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life.

Please watch it so you can see the world through the eyes of David:
http://www.buttertv.com/LazyMuncie.html

You'll love it!

[slayers_creek_oth]

Oh, I'm so happy that I found this topic!

I'm not sure how many people know, but I live just outside of the city of Muncie, Indiana before you get to a little rural town called Selma, Indiana (I don't live in any actual city limits, I live in the middle of nowhere).  Muncie is a college town, home to Ball State University (where I am a student) and it is where David Letterman went to college.  It is also home to Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, and his company Paws, Inc. which does everything Garfield related.  A little trivia fact for everyone... it is the only town or city in the entire United States called "Muncie" -- no one shares our name with us.  This is because "Muncie" is derived from the name of a Native American tribe that dwelled in this area known as the Munsee.  It sounds like I'm making this up, doesn't it?  Well, it's true.  Haha.  You can check it out if you want.

Anyway, I thought about posting photos of everything in my area, but then I remembered something.  Our very own wonderful Celeste, who was aware of my location (as she is a fellow midwesterner) sent me a link to this video by these two guys from Muncie that did a rap about our city.  It shows you everything in our area and gives you a great idea of what I see everyday -- both the rural aspects, and the actual city of Muncie.  And while doing so, it gives you one hell of a laugh.  It is seriously one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life.

Please watch it so you can see the world through the eyes of David:
http://www.buttertv.com/LazyMuncie.html

You'll love it!

Welcome back David!  You gonna hang out a while?

[David]

Hello David Thomas Indiana!

    Pull up a chair and a piece of Cherry cake and sit a spell with us.   

[David]

As I had shown earlier, I live in the Capital of Connecticut.   I can see the tall buildings from my house as they are only 2 miles away.   Yet my house is in the classic suburban residential neighborhood.   Cute little ranches and Capes.    I am fortunate that my property backs up to a large wooded parcel.     Some mornings I find wild Turkeys in my backyard.     

Late this morning as I was returning from the Supermarket I spotted a Deer in my Yard!      I grabbed my digital camera and snapped a pic of her.     I walked half way across my yard snapped a few pics, then crouched down and held my hand out.   She walked over to me and stopped 20 feet away when she realized I had no food!   LOL

I love it when I experience moments like this in the city.     Hartford is such a diverse city.    We have suburban neighborhoods,   old victorian ones,  big city office towers and blighted urban gang land.     Today I had a deer in my yard, yet last week 16 people were shot in gang/drug related violence 4 miles from my house.      Needless to say, I don't ever cross those over to that side of the tracks!

[PatSinnott]

Argh!!!  Such gorgeous places you guys live!!!!!

I want homes in each place!

I'd live happily on Sheyne's porch!

Pics of Dallas, Texas...   boring.  Try 100 square miles of concrete and glass and not particularly pretty glass and concrete.

You've all seen pics of JFK getting assasinated in Dealy Plaza - that's downtown Dallas, near a gentrified area called the West End, known for tourist shopping - all 3 blocks of it.

If you guys have seen the movie 'Robocop' it was filmed in Dallas, less savory areas.

I'll look around for pics, but my part of Texas is pretty much mixed prairie, meaning flat and nondescript. 

I too live in Dallas Delluvia.  Here are some pics that I'm proud to share; Looks like I'll have to post them a couple at a time.

[PatSinnott]

Dallas Texas

[PatSinnott]

More Dallas Texas

[PatSinnott]

More Dallas Texas

[PatSinnott]

More Dallas
Also, there are so many different topographies in North TX.  Go west of Ft. Worth and you are in arid, semi-desert, go east to Tyler and you're in Piney Woods, and Big Thicket with wild Dogwoods and Azaleas, southeast to Athens, in Hill Country ranches with Longhorns. 

[gattaca]

Tucson, Arizona

Looking southwest towards Kitt Peak.

Barn owl at the Sonoran Desert Museum

Kitt Peak National Observatory

Highest elevation, Kitt Peak (6855 ft)

Monsoon lightning, September 2005

Tucson looking towards the Catalina range

Tucson skyline

[David In Indy]

Well.... I just looked at all these beautiful pictures  so I thought I would share a few I have taken of my Indiana home...

Springtime in the hood...

An early spring Indiana sunset...

Spring time Magnolias in my yard...

An early summer Indiana storm. This particular storm ended up producing a few tornadoes...

I will post some more pictures in the days, weeks and moths to come.

[Shuggy]

OK (from an old vanity site of mine):
New Zealand in the world
Wellington region in NZ
Porirua City at the north-western end of the Wellington region
Pukerua Bay at the outer limit of Porirua
(next message) the view from my deck

[Shuggy]

The view from my deck, Kapiti Island in the centre (four old chemical pictures stitched together - see my next message for a digital update)
Sometimes you can see Mt Taranaki to the left and/or Ruapehu to the right, both 250 km away. (only Ruapehu, and hard to find, in this one).
Ruapehu is an active volcano.
Taranaki is Fuji-like (it played as Fuji in The Last Samurai)

[David In Indy]

The view from my deck, Kapiti Island in the centre (sorry, this is four old chemical pictures stitched together)
Sometimes you can see Mt Taranaki to the left and/or Ruapehu to the right, both 250 km away. (only Ruapehu, and hard to find, in this one).
Ruapehu is an active volcano.
Taranaki is Fuji-like (it played as Fuji in The Last Samurai)

Shuggy - Those pictures are AWESOME! Thanks for posting them for us to look at.

My parents travelled to New Zealand about 3 1/2 years ago. They spent an entire month in New Zealand, and then cruised from New Zealand all the way to Los Angeles, stopping at some of the different islands along the way. The entire trip took three months! My mother passed away about 6 months after returning from the trip, but my father still talks about New Zealand and how beautiful it was there, and how friendly everyone was. You are lucky to live  in such a beautiful part of the world. Thanks again for posting those pictures.

[Shuggy]

Here's a better version of the panorama, I took this morning. The island was in cloud/rain the first time, so I took a second version a few minutes later, hence the strange look in the middle.

The shed next door on the right (revealed since the hedge was trimmed), while an eyesore, is a good talking point: it's where the late Bill Jackson used to work, and young Peter played around.

Today is Matariki, the Maori New Year, marked by the first appearance of the Pleiades. It's more and more being celebrated as a uniquely NZ occasion.

[David In Indy]

Here's a better version of the panorama, I took this morning. The island was in cloud/rain the first time, so I took a second version a few minutes later, hence the strange look in the middle.

The shed next door on the right (revealed since the hedge was trimmed), while an eyesore, is a good talking point: it's where the late Bill Jackson used to work, and young Peter played around.

Today is Matariki, the Maori New Year, marked by the first appearance of the Pleiades. It's more and more being celebrated as a uniquely NZ occasion.

That panorama looks nice. From the picture, New Zealand reminds me a little bit of Italy, with all the houses sitting along the  hillside. Thanks for posting this!

[Shuggy]

That panorama looks nice. From the picture, New Zealand reminds me a little bit of Italy, with all the houses sitting along the  hillside.

Except that the houses are all made of wood. The gulch/chasm between us and them is an earthquake fault line. (But it hasn't done anything for over 150 years, touch wood).

[opinionista]

Since summer is already here, and some of you might be thinking of doing some travelling I decided to post some picture, not just of where I live, but also of places I have visited in Spain, in case you're interested in coming here. Most tourists who come to this country limit themselves to Madrid and Barcelona, so I'm posting pictures of other places, that are also worth visiting.


I'm going to start with Madrid because that's where I live:

Madrid


Madrid's Royal Palace. No, the king doesn't live there. It's a museum.


Madrid's Plaza Mayor, one of the eldes buildings of the city



The Canary Islands: Lanzarote and Tenerife


A volcanic beach of Tenerife Island (Playa Jardin)


A church in Lanzarote Island. The whole island is volcanic, so the entire ground is made of ashes.



Timanfaya's Park in Lanzarote. There are one hundred of actives volcanos there. The ground is still warm. If you sit down on the ground, your behind will burn. No kidding!


Lanzarote's vineyards. They grow wine grapes from the ashes. They actually make one of the best white wines from Spain.



Cadaqués, Catalonia (Cataluña)


The beautiful town of Cadaqués at the north of Catalonia. Spanish painter Salvador Dali lived there for over 50 years. He did most of his works there. One of the most beautiful places I have visited in Spain. It's 3 hours drive from Barcelona.


View of the bay.



Streets of Cadaqués.



One of the many peeble beaches in Cadaqués. The beaches are perfect of diving.


Dali's house in Port Lligat Bay, Cadaqués. It's a very curious house. It was originally a fisherman's shak, but Dali turned it into a house. It's not so big inside.  It has the form of a labyrinth, more or less. The living room is decorated with portraits of famous men who wore their mustaches as Dali did. The house also has a pool in the form of a penis. La piscina peniforme, he called it. (I don't have a  picture of it, sorry).

That's all for now.

[Shuggy]

Opinionista wrote:

The house also has a pool in the form of a penis. La piscina peniforme, he called it. (I don't have a  picture of it, sorry).

I can never resist a challenge. Googling found this. Click on "Piscina", and when it's open, you can look all around and overhead, and go up, by clicking and dragging on the picture. If it looks like a penis, it's a penis with a needle stuck in it - very Daliesque.

I've seen some of the volcanic scenery of the Canaries - in a gay porn video called Volcanoes.

[opinionista]

Opinionista wrote:I can never resist a challenge. Googling found this. Click on "Piscina", and when it's open, you can look all around and overhead, and go up, by clicking and dragging on the picture. If it looks like a penis, it's a penis with a needle stuck in it - very Daliesque.

I've seen some of the volcanic scenery of the Canaries - in a gay porn video called Volcanoes.

Thanks for the link Shuggy. When I went there I couldn't tell pool had the form of a penis. But the guide told us it did, but that it was a surreal penis, a la Dali.  But my friend thought the same you do, that it was a penis with a needle stuck in it. The whole house is very Daliesque but there's a lot of Gala in it too. I loved Cadaqués. No massive constructions are allowed there, no tall buildings either. The neighbors make sure Dali's wishes to keep the town in it's original shape are respected, because he made Cadaqués what it is right now. Cadaqués was a small fisherman's villa in the beginning of the 20th century (Dali's father was born there), and Dali put it on the map.  Lots of famous people went there to visit him: artist, poets, writers, actors and so on. Rumor has it that Dali and spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca lived a hot affair in Cadaqués.

[Brown Eyes]

Good ol' Pittsburgh, PA.  Surprisingly gorgeous from some angles.
 

[delalluvia]

*sigh*

Got the wanderlust again...Great pics everyone.

Thanks for the pics of our hometown Pat.  Like Pittsburgh, I imagine atz, Dallas looks good from some angles.

[Brown Eyes]

More Steel City.
 
Now:








Then:

[David In Indy]

Those pictures of the downtown Pittsburgh skyline are beautiful!

[David In Indy]

We had the most beautiful sunset tonight here in Indianapolis. I thought I would share a picture of it with you all....

[ZouBEini]

Nice pic!  Looks like raspberry-orange sherbet.   

~Larz

[PatSinnott]

Hi Delluvia.
Glad you like the shots of Big D.  Guess what?  I grew up in Pittsburgh!  It's a very scenic city.  Lots of georgeous views and vistas.  One of the most scenic cities I've ever been in, and I've been in a lot of cities, in the US, not abroad. Of course, it's my opinion.
 
The shots I found of Dallas came from the chamber of commerce website.  There are a lot of beautiful areas around town if you know where to look, unfortunately, most times you are in a car just driving through....   Some of my favorite areas are Lakeside Park along Turtle Creek, White Rock Lake, Lee Park (after Robt E Lee), Tennison Memorial/Samuell Grand Park, and pretty much anywhere in the Park Cities or Preston Hollow.

[Giancarlo]

You asked for it lol.. the ever so exciting los angeles *sigh*... I don't live in the city itself.. but I live in the San Fernando Valley... where the famous 1994 Northridge Earthquake occurred (its epicenter is actually in Reseda). These are like sub-districts of Los Angeles... they are their own cities but are part of LA.. I know confusing...

Los Angeles:





(San Fernando Valley)


(West Hollywood)

(That's the view of West Hollywood [gay mecca] from Beverly Center Mall, I've been to that mall.. but didn't take the pic)


(gay club)


(you can't see the sign too well, but that's mickeys.. a club/bar... i'm not really into the scene all that much)


(Heheh)

And for the heck of it, the city I lived in before L.A... Buenos Aires... it seems like I never move out of megacities... I'm just drawn to them... the one thing I hated though about Buenos Aires was the police... they were very abusive and they recently raided this gay bar shutting it down. Los Angeles is quite different, though there is still some resentment amongst police... other then that, it is actually quite a culturally rich diverse city... too bad the police don't really respect diversity.







Buenos Aires Police:

[stevenedel]

You people all seem to live in the kind of places where I get to go on a holiday, if I'm lucky...

To give you an impression of my unspectacular, provincial town (180,000 inhabitants) in the east of the Netherlands, on the banks of the river Waal, I don't have to post any pics... somebody else did it for me! http://www.hulsen.net/Nijmegen.html

Some parts of it are rather nice, actually, and the surroundings are mountainous by Dutch standards. We also claim to be the oldest city in the country, settled by the Romans; we had our 2,000th birthday last year (admittedly, the claim is somewhat contentious, as 50 years ago we celebrated the 1850th birthday of the city...  )
It is a pity that the ancient city centre was all but destroyed towards the end of WWII, when an American warplane accidently bombed it because they thought they were already flying over Germany... They weren't that far wrong, really: Germany is a pleasant 25 minute bicycle ride to the east.

I live in an appartment from 1923, from where, sometimes, I get to enjoy lovely sunsets:

[Shakesthecoffecan]

Here is a collage of downtown Fieldale, Virginia, Home Sweet Home...

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

Well, this is where I am--I live in a nondescript little building, but I do have a nice view:


This is where I look out:


And here's a better look:


Can you guess?

[David]

Can you guess?

John,  Is that the old Bellevue Hospital on Roosevelt Island?

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

Exactly, David--it's the (now ruined) Smallpox Hospital designed by James Renwick in 1854 (he also designed New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral and Grace Church) on Roosevelt Island (once called Wefare Island, and before then Blackwell's Island) in the middle of the East River--and it's straight across out all my windows!

Tobey Maguire and William Dafoe battled in Spiderman (2002) in the ruin--in a stageset, I guess, but I watched a lot of (night) filming in the real thing when they were making the movie there.

I've been told that the clothes designer (and native New Yorker) Arnold Scassi contibuted the money that illumates the structure at night--can be spooky, no?







I live just a bit to the left from the Citicorp building, near the water, and the Hospital looms!

[David In Indy]

You people all seem to live in the kind of places where I get to go on a holiday, if I'm lucky...

Not all of us people Steven! I live in Indianapolis. It's not exactly a major travel mecca; unless you like corn, cows and race cars.   

I live in an appartment from 1923, from where, sometimes, I get to enjoy lovely sunsets:

I agree! That picture is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us Steven.   

[David In Indy]

Those pictures are great. i especially love the pictures of the small pox hospital... very spooky looking. I love old spooky buildings like that! Thanks for posting them!   

[Flashframe777]

I don't know if I posted here way back when, but here's the 90210 neighborhood, even though I'm back and forth between coasts these days.

[David]

I've already posted pics of my Home town, but I can't resist posting this card.   It is dated April 9th, 1912.

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

Nice, David!

Remember when we were sending postcards to Heath, Jake, Ang, and others? I sent them my postcards from New York--the cheezy the better--I thought Ennis and Jack would  like that!

[Shuggy]

here's the 90210 neighborhood,

But where are the hills? Even I know that 90210 means hills, on the other side of the world.

[vkm91941]

bumping in case any new comers would like to show us where they live 

[iluvchocolate]

Heres a pic of down town calgary.  The second one is of the sunset here is calgary.  Tried to find a pic of the view of the mountains with the downtown skyline but couldn't find one.  The next on is downtown calgary.

[Kelda]

Anyone else want to share?

[Shasta542]

Well, as my buddy and I drive down our small town street...

at the end of our street is a cotton field!! To the left of the cotton field is a grocery store and to the right is a hardware store.

There are also cotton fields at the other end of our street and on both sides. When I say "rural" --- I mean "rural". Now...I used to live in the country---more fields, no stores.

 

[Kelda]

Well, as my buddy and I drive down our small town street...

at the end of our street is a cotton field!! To the left of the cotton field is a grocery store and to the right is a hardware store.

There are also cotton fields at the other end of our street and on both sides. When I say "rural" --- I mean "rural". Now...I used to live in the country---more fields, no stores.

 

OMG!!! I love that first photo!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting!

[Shasta542]

  Thanks, Kelda!! She is a Yorkie, but she hangs her head out of the car window like a hound dog. She goes wherever I go here in town --and gets miffed if she occasionally has to stay at home. She knows the difference whether I'm going to work or just running errands. It's strange.

[huntinbuddy]

Here is where I wished I lived!

[Kerry]

I grew-up in Narrabeen, a picturesque seaside suburb approximately 30min drive north of Sydney, in Australia. Here's a photo of Narrabeen Lake. The Pacific Ocean can be seen to right of picture (may be necessary to scroll over).

I now live very close to the centre of the city. Sydney Harbour is just a walk away, at the end of my street:

[Shasta542]

So beautiful, Kerry! I can't imagine living in such a huge --and I'm sure--bustling--city. Always something to do and see. Do you still visit Narrabeen? That looks like a great place to have been raised. Did you enjoy ocean activities?

[Kelda]

wow! right beside sydney harbour - must be a fab place to live - but I bet you wish you could remove the tourists sometimes!

I also plan to be a tourist there some day!

[Kerry]

So beautiful, Kerry! I can't imagine living in such a huge --and I'm sure--bustling--city. Always something to do and see. Do you still visit Narrabeen? That looks like a great place to have been raised. Did you enjoy ocean activities?

I still have "connections" with Narrabeen and visit regularly, Shasta. It was a wonderful place to grow up. Just below where the photo was taken, on the near side of Narrabeen Lake, in the photo I posted, you can actually see my street. Just a glimpse of it, between the trees, near the edge of the lake. That street runs along the southern edge of the lake in an east-to-west direction, ending in the Pacific Ocean at the eastern end. Our house was at the eastern end of the street, near the ocean. I vividly remember falling asleep each night to the sound of the waves breaking on nearby South Narrabeen beach. My bedroom was in a closed-in verandah. There was lots to do for a child growing up at Narrabeen. I spent a lot of my time at the beach, where my three older brothers were all lifesavers, undertaking voluntary patrolling duties in the summer. And when I wasn't at the beach, you would have probably found me playing somewhere near the lake. One could (still can) hire canoes and small boats and go rowing on the lake. Several streams empty into the lake, and I also did a lot of hiking in the foothills around the lake, following the course of those streams. All of these activities were usually accompanied by my beautiful German Shepherd dog, Toots. We called her Toots because she had such huge feet when she was a baby, and you call baby's  feet "tootsies" - no connection with the movie "Toots," which came decades later. Might have been an omen, though!  Quizzically, the name of our cat was Priscilla! Also, decades before the movie "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert." I kid you not!     

[Kerry]

wow! right beside sydney harbour - must be a fab place to live - but I bet you wish you could remove the tourists sometimes!

I also plan to be a tourist there some day!

Sydney Harbour is huge, Kelda, and I live near a quiet little bay, hidden from the major tourist traps. The harbour is literally at the end of my street, only a walk away, and I can get to the Opera House in under 5 minutes across town, if the lights are green. 

[Brokeback_Dev]

I live in Florida near the Gulf of Mexico.. The skies are beautiful as the sun sets.

[Shasta542]

I vividly remember falling asleep each night to the sound of the waves breaking on nearby South Narrabeen beach. My bedroom was in a closed-in verandah. There was lots to do for a child growing up at Narrabeen. I spent a lot of my time at the beach......

Sounds like a sweet life, Kerry!!  Ahhhh....falling asleep to the sounds of the ocean must have been heavenly!!

[Kerry]

USS Kitty Hawk recently visited Sydney. Some of the sailors (medics) visited the hospital where I work. They were very popular with the patients and staff . . . and they were cute too!

I recently came across these beautiful pics taken of the ship in Sydney Harbour. I wanted to share them with you all, but was unsure about where to post them, until I remembered this thread. So here are some photo's of beautiful Sydney, my home town, from a uniquely American perspective.

Enjoy! 

[David In Indy]

Those pictures are wonderful Kerry! Thanks for sharing them with us buddy! 

Sydney looks like a beautiful city! I've heard many good things about it. I'd love to visit it someday. 

[David In Indy]

Most of you already know I live in Indianapolis, Indiana; Speedway to be exact, which is a town situated on the west side of Indianapolis near the airport. It is named after the 2 1/2 mile oval track where several auto races are held each year.

Here are some pictures of Indiana, also known as the Hoosier State.....

Indianapolis




Indianapolis




Indiana state line




Cold and snowy Indiana in December




Lime stone quarry near Bloomington, IN




Horses in central Indiana




Monument Circle and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis




A forest road with a big oil spot in the middle of it!!




Indiana farm scene




Indiana cypress swamp




Lake Michigan at sunrise




Riverboat




Amish buggy




Amish children near Shipshewana, Indiana




Ohio River

[Kerry]

You live in a very beautiful part of the world, David. I can see why you're such a proud Hoosier! 

[MaineWriter]

Great pictures, Kerry, thank you!

A few years ago we had the John F. Kennedy (aircraft carrier) anchor in Casco Bay. It was huge! I was actually taking off in a plane and we flew over it. I was amazed at the size.

I tried to copy this picture to my photobucket but it didn't work. Oh well, here it is in the harbor. All the sailboats give you some idea of the size.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/026728.jpg

Actually, I just read a little bit more at that website. I didn't realize the Kennedy had just been decommissioned! That's sad news. The last picture is of it being towed to Norfolk, Virginia.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/67a.htm



L

[Kerry]

Actually, I just read a little bit more at that website. I didn't realize the Kennedy had just been decommissioned! That's sad news. The last picture is of it being towed to Norfolk, Virginia.

When USS Kitty Hawk visited Sydney a couple of months ago, it too was on its way back to the USA to be decommissioned.

[Shasta542]

Cold and snowy Indiana in December

Ahhhhhh......so refreshing to look at and imagine during our 100 + days when my AC is straining to keep the house below 80!! (Repairman has been called.)

Meanwhile---these are not scenic shots, but they are where I live and they help make it a happy place!  

Kitchen calendar:






Office calendar:

[CellarDweller]

aerial view of Bloomfield, NJ.

[McNell]

I'm neighbors with Casper...I live in Chicago...well, now I'm right off in a nearby suburb ..in Niles





Navy Pier

[McNell]

Wrigley Field...home to our Cubs.!!

[McNell]

In Niles...2 blocks from where I live....our forest preserve

[Kelda]

beautiful!!!!

[jstephens9]

It seems I am always discovering new threads here on Bettermost. This one is great. I will have to take pictures and post them here.

[Artiste]

What marvelous places to live in - like heaven they are !

[Kelda]

It seems I am always discovering new threads here on Bettermost. This one is great. I will have to take pictures and post them here.

Looking forward to it! 

[Artiste]

More pics please !

[oilgun]

More pics please !

I'm going to start refering to you as Oliver!  

[Artiste]

?? Why Oliver ?

[oilgun]

?? Why Oliver ?

It seems that in every second posts of yours you are asking for "more, please!" which is Oliver Twist's most famous line, lol!

[Artiste]

That is what I had guessed: Oiliver, that movie !

You made me smile and laugh... now !

You made my day happy !

Hugs! In which USA state are you in or Canadian province ??

[oilgun]

I'm from Toronto.  Where do you live Artiste?

Here's a view from my balcony from about a week ago:

[Artiste]

Merci oilgon !


So, you are north out or in Toronto ?


Au revoir,
hugs!

[Kelda]

Merci oilgon !


So, you are north out or in Toronto ?


Au revoir,
hugs!

But what about ypou Artiste!?! Where do you live!?!

[jstephens9]

I'm from Toronto.  Where do you live Artiste?

Here's a view from my balcony from about a week ago:

Wow, that looks like a great city. It has some great buildings. I would like to visit there one day.

[ZK]

I live in Christchurch which is the largest city in the South Island of NZ.
The square with the cathedral is the heart of the city




The River Avon runs right through the center of the city, and it starts as a small stream 100 metres from my house



A bit smoggy cause I assume this was taken in winter, in the distance you can see the mountain range called the Southern Alps. Thats where Peter Jackson filmed parts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy

[Kerry]

Thank you for posting the pics of your home town, Matt. New Zealand's South Island looks so beautiful. I would especially like to visit Milford Sound one day. 

Milford Sound
New Zealand

[ZK]

You and me both Kerry!!! Been close to Milford Sound but never got to it just yet. It truely looks amazing eh