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    Posted: January 18 2007 at 19:25
Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Tony, if you like at the pictures by Atkingani, everybody will be on the brink of degrading his hometown Wink
 
By the way, the Montreal Olympic Stadium once hosted ELP while making their video Fanfare For The Common Man. But I prefer Quebec and Vancouver Clap


I lived in Quebec City for 4 years and it's also my favorite town in Québec. It's also the most beautiful in my opinion. Smile

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 19:04
Hey there, Bern. Those red trees are quite a sight. I grew up in a very, very little town called Llay - Llay, wich means "Wind wind". Yes, it is rather windy. I remember moving to this place, Quilpué (Place of turtledoves), and thinking that I was arriving to a futuristic land. I was very young, off course. Anyway, great pictures. As soon as I stablish myself in my new home, I'll try to post pictures of it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 19:04
How Could I forget these guys?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 19:02
Incredible, we were on speaking terms LOL !
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:58
Ditto Erik!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:57
Aah, the Olympic Stadium, venue for that iconic concert by ELP.

Fanfare For The Common Man (full version!) was a highlight on the Uk's Old Grey Whistle Test music programme that year.I will never forget those pictures...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:56
Tony, if you like at the pictures by Atkingani, everybody will be on the brink of degrading his hometown Wink
 
By the way, the Montreal Olympic Stadium once hosted ELP while making their video Fanfare For The Common Man. But I prefer Quebec and Vancouver Clap


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:54
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I cant believe people dissing their home towns!

Home is where the heart is....be proud of your heritage.

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My town is actually really cool and I'm proud of it. I just can't show the good sides of it since there's about 3 pics on the internet. Wink

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:52
Since I was born in Montreal, I'll post some pics of the place where I was born too.

Here is the town hall :



The Botanical Gardens in autumn :



University of Montreal (where I'm going soon):



Cool panorama :



Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens :



And finally, the Olympic Stadium :



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:51
I cant believe people dissing their home towns!

Home is where the heart is....be proud of your heritage.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:47
What a great thread, here is my hometown The Hague:
 
 
Bij-zon
 
 
This is 10 minutes from my home: the beach-place Kijkduin, a few miles from Scheveningen.
 
 
 
A more and more rare scene in Holland because of the global warming: snow!
 
 
Het Buitenhof, the famous residence of our politicians.
 
 
This is my view from our appartment on the 6th floot in Kijkduin (The Hague), Holland.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:46
Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:

My city is pretty lame compared to yours guys... Ouch


Oh, really? Have you seen mine? Ouch
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:43
My city is pretty lame compared to yours guys... Ouch

It is a Montreal Suburb called Repentigny. Couldn't find a lot of photos on the internet.

Here are the islands surrounding the town :



Here is one (if not the one) of the oldest churches in America. It's about 2 blocks from where I live :



And here is a windmill that's also really close to where I live :



And here is a view from above that shows the proximity to Montreal :




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:21
Originally posted by Australian Australian wrote:


Some amazing photos guys.

    


Which ones?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:15

Some amazing photos guys.

    

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:08
Melborune

Fed Square:


A section of the MCG during a Cricket match. Pakistan against Australia, Australia won very comfortably.


The city along the Yarra River at night:


The view standing outside my house:



    

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 17:42
What's the derivation of your town's name?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 15:46
BTW, my town's name is Żyrardów. It derives from the surname of a french engeneer and inventor Philippe Henri de Girard who worked in the factory in the XIX century introducing his linen spinning machine.  Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 14:10
Bodø is my hometown!


The city seen from above:



The island Landegode, just outside Bodø, at dusk(or dawn?):



couldn't really find more nice pictures(right now at least)
The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes
Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2007 at 09:10
    My "home place" (where I used to live)





Where I live now.....

(A little work has been done on the homestaed since this picture though



It's not necessarily you where you live that counts, but how you live that is important...... and now, I am very happy!!!
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