Citizen-Seth Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Here are a few pics I've taken from my stomping grounds in the District. The original columns of the Capitol in the National Arboretum The crowd outside the White House on the night bin Laden was killed Naval Observatory (VP's residence) and the skyline as seen from the National Cathedral Inside the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress The Georgetown neighborhood The Capitol Christmas Tree And of course, one old picture from where I grew up in Arkansas!
Citius Altius Fortius Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 And of course, one old picture from where I grew up in Arkansas! Woooooooooo, Pig! Sooiee! Woooooooooo, Pig! Sooiee! Woooooooooo, Pig! Sooiee! RAZORBACKS! Here are a few pics I've taken from my stomping grounds in the District. The original columns of the Capitol in the National Arboretum ... that is really an interesting pic - does that mean that the columns of the Capitol were exchanged or were the original design of the columns replaced by another design in the last minute before the columns were integrated into the building?
baron-pierreIV Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 They forgot the walls and roof? Or they ran out of money after building the columns. Does it even have a foundation? What part of DC is this in?
Ripley Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Bristol South West UK - Population 500,000 Sorry pics just from Google Images... but here goes. Iconic bridge just outside the City Centre Park Street; One of the main shopping streets City Centre aerial
Citius Altius Fortius Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Hamburg was never the capital of a kingdom or the residence of a duke or something like this - Hamburg was always an independent republic - it was always a merchant city with a lot of links to the UK - one of the major characteristicas of city is a huge lake right in the city centre, which is orginally a mill lake - this lake is split in two parts by the Lombard-bridge and the Kennedy-bridge: the Inner Alster Lake and the Outer Alster lake. When the ESC took place in Germany this year these two lakes play a major role when the UK was introduced by a postcard (it starts about 1:30): (The first Rowing club in Germany was founded by English merchants resp. by German merchants sons, who had been to the UK for some years, in Hamburg) The lake is really something special - it offers fun, sun, air - rowing and sailings competitions are held on the lake - there are many cafes and restaurants around the lake - and when in winter the lake has an ice-layer of more than 50 cm is a huge winter fair on the lake...
Mainad Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Hamburg was never the capital of a kingdom or the residence of a duke or something like this - Hamburg was always an independent republic - it was always a merchant city with a lot of links to the UK - one of the major characteristicas of city is a huge lake right in the city centre, which is orginally a mill lake - this lake is split in two parts by the Lombard-bridge and the Kennedy-bridge: the Inner Alster Lake and the Outer Alster lake. Wasn't Hamburg the capital of the Hansa Federation in the Middle Ages? I've always been fascinated by that early trading group.
Citius Altius Fortius Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Wasn't Hamburg the capital of the Hansa Federation in the Middle Ages? I've always been fascinated by that early trading group. Hamburg was member of the Hanseatic League, but Lübeck was the capital of the Hanse - by the way there were several offices of the Hanseatic League in the UK - e.g. the "Stalhof" in London
Citizen-Seth Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 ... that is really an interesting pic - does that mean that the columns of the Capitol were exchanged or were the original design of the columns replaced by another design in the last minute before the columns were integrated into the building? Actually, these are the original columns that were build in the 1800's. Once the building was finished, however, everyone seemed to think that these columns looked tiny compared to the massive dome they were supporting, so they were eventually switched out for the massive ones you can see on the building today. I think they made the switch in the 1960's.
Citius Altius Fortius Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Actually, these are the original columns that were build in the 1800's. Once the building was finished, however, everyone seemed to think that these columns looked tiny compared to the massive dome they were supporting, so they were eventually switched out for the massive ones you can see on the building today. I think they made the switch in the 1960's. ... that is really fascinating - I spend the whole time to find a good pic of the columns before and after the exchange, but that isn't really easy - I took a look on the inauguration of Kennedy and Eisenhower and of Obama, but the columns look totally different on the Obama pics, since there were flags hoisted between the columns...
Citizen-Seth Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 ... that is really fascinating - I spend the whole time to find a good pic of the columns before and after the exchange, but that isn't really easy - I took a look on the inauguration of Kennedy and Eisenhower and of Obama, but the columns look totally different on the Obama pics, since there were flags hoisted between the columns... These are the columns on the east portico. The inauguration happens on the west; that might help.
Citius Altius Fortius Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 These are the columns on the east portico. The inauguration happens on the west; that might help. ... lol - shame on me - I wasn't aware of that...
Sir Rols Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Continuing on my tour of Sydney's Inner West. Next stop Newtown, next to Sydney University (and close to where I live now) and the centre of Sydney's youth and alternative culture. Also, slowly joining the Oxford Street/Darlinghurst area as the city's second “gay” area (some of Priscilla was filmed in one of the better known gay/drag venues nearby here). Full of restuarants – it's probably one of the two main areas I would regularly go to eat out. King Street Newtown Newtown's well known for its murals and street art across virtually every large wall. The Imperial Hotel, home of “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”
Citius Altius Fortius Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 I loved Newtown - Sydney is such great to live - so much water - and the Aussies are really nice and hospitable!!!
deawebo Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 that's Atitlan Lake only an hour drive from my city, its surounded by 3 volcanoes (Atitlan, San Pedro, Cerrito de oro),according to the mayan legend, it is the entrance to Xibalba (the mayan hell), its a bit too cold for swimming... surrounded by these small artesanal town, Panajachel... i present you my second home, the olympic pool!!! new standings will be add if our ity wins the bid for the Central Amercian and Caribbean games in 2018!! wish ous luck on January 31th.
intoronto Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Is that pool for competition or training purposes for 2018?
deawebo Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 Is that pool for competition or training purposes for 2018? Waterpolo! This is in the Salcaja cluster. The swimming, diving, sincro are taking place in the Palajujnoj cluster. But these days is the only olympuc pool here. Its one of the only "fast waters" pool in CA...
Sir Rols Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Sydney is such great to live - so much water And I neglected to take you to Bondi and the ocean beaches/suburbs. Next time mate! Okay, I'll finish off my tribute to the Inner West with a look at two multicultural areas – Leichhardt and Marrickville/Dulwich Hill. The inner west has, well, since we had wave after wave of immigrants after WWII, been a kaleidoscope of various multicultural enclaves. Leichhardt, despite being named after German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt (the inspiration behind Aussie Nobel Prize winning author, Patrick White's, book “Voss”), is the centre of Sydney's Italian community, and the second of my favourite dining out areas. One of its more recent additions has been the building of an Italian Piazza, full of apartments and shops/restuarants, modelled on a traditional Italian village. Leichhardt is also home to Leichhardt Oval, home ground of the mighty Balmain Tigers Rugby League team. The Tigers (now called West Tigers and based out of the Olympic Stadium) have been “my” team since birth, and still play a few games a year at their traditional home ground. It's a great atmosphere there – a real old traditional suburban footy ground right next to the harbour, with its old wooden scoreboard still standing and used, and old time fans still barracking for the team from the grassed hill area. And last but not least, onto Marrickville/Dulwich Hill (where I live now). It's probably the most multicultural area I've ever lived in – we have EVERYTHING – Pacific Islanders, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Africans, Greeks, Maltese, Lebs, Portuguese, Brazilians … well, you get the drift. It's still in that transition phase between solid working class and gentrification, so It's got lots of character but still with some rough edges (Marrickville has traditionally been a “tough” suburb). A feature of its main strip, Marrickville rd, is its street mosaics, done by the locals themselves, along the footpaths.
baron-pierreIV Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 that's Atitlan Lake only an hour drive from my city, its surounded by 3 volcanoes (Atitlan, San Pedro, Cerrito de oro),according to the mayan legend, it is the entrance to Xibalba (the mayan hell), its a bit too cold for swimming... With 3 volcanos, and the water's still cold? I would think it would be warm like spring waters, and when the volcanos start to get going, Guatemala would have long-distance champion swimmers!!
deawebo Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 With 3 volcanos, and the water's still cold? I would think it would be warm like spring waters, and when the volcanos start to get going, Guatemala would have long-distance champion swimmers!! Its maybe cuz its very deep and its situated in the highlands, so its a very cold climate... in fact its a very short lake, half hour swimming it from side to side
DannyelBrazil Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Posted December 16, 2011 Santos, Brazil (I spent 10 years of my life here, it's actually 2 Km far from my actual house in Sao Vicente) I took this picture too!!! Do you guys like it?
Lee Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Funny how certain images trigger something in the back of your mind. I look at this photo and immediately think of Muriels Wedding.
Victor Mata Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 A little late here but there it is: Maceió, my hometown. This is a part of the lower city during high tide. During low tides this is all covered by coral reefs. Maybe you'll notice the buildings are all the same height. That's because of the beam of the lighthouse we have in the hills in the center of the city. I really like this little place in dowtown. It's the old residence of the state governors and now houses a museum. It has the curious name of Palace of the Martyrdoms. You can see the Brazilian Coat of Arms up there.
baron-pierreIV Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 /\/\ Victor, the climate must be quite pleasant. What is Maceio's population and ranking in Brazilian cities? (I know I could probably look it up...but let's hear your version...)
markun Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 When I was at university I lived in two Games villages: Sogn Studentby in Oslo was the Olympic Village for the 1952 Winter Olympics and Pollock Halls was the Games Village for the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, next to the swimming pool I also lived in Nagano for 3 years and stayed in the Olympic Village once because my friend had an apartment there:
Citius Altius Fortius Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 And I neglected to take you to Bondi and the ocean beaches/suburbs. Next time mate! ... it doesn't really matter that we weren't at Bondi - I think the atmosphere of Sydney Harbour is just wonderful...
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