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talkpoliticsWe're from all corners of the world here. I'm sure you must love the place you live in, right now. So if you had to choose one single picture to characterize your place of residence with, which one would it be? Show it here and explain why it's the most characteristic sight for your town.
You could also add one for the town where you were born, in case it's different from your current one.
Mine:
Place of birth:
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland --
A re-enactment of a Viking fight at the annual Viking games.
Place of residence:
Uppsala, Sweden --
The Uppsala university, which gives the old capital the typical small-town charm.
Your turn now!
You could also add one for the town where you were born, in case it's different from your current one.
Mine:
Place of birth:
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland --
A re-enactment of a Viking fight at the annual Viking games.
Place of residence:
Uppsala, Sweden --
The Uppsala university, which gives the old capital the typical small-town charm.
Your turn now!
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Date: 8/7/11 12:18 (UTC)Oh... Boston? *sigh*
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Date: 8/7/11 12:49 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 8/7/11 12:23 (UTC)(the ancient amphitheater)
Living in: Plovdiv
(the Old Town)
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Date: 8/7/11 12:27 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/7/11 13:01 (UTC)This is the Burnside Fountain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside_Fountain), located in the center of Worcester, Massachusetts. Better known to the locals around here as "Turtle Boy."
Yes, what you think is happening in this photo is probably what's happening.
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Date: 8/7/11 13:25 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 8/7/11 14:44 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 8/7/11 13:04 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/7/11 13:11 (UTC)The LULZ comes in from the unfortunate situation where my ATL WWII lacks any means, even with a general atomic war, for either the Eastern Alliance of Nations or the Central Powers to defeat each other.
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Date: 8/7/11 15:44 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/7/11 13:38 (UTC)[Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] will be interested to know that it was designed by a certain Lt. George G. Meade, who later went on and made something of a name for himself.
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Date: 8/7/11 13:43 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 8/7/11 14:08 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/7/11 15:39 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/7/11 14:42 (UTC)I'd also add CERN.
You already mentioned Hafnarfjörður, but what about the harbor.
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Date: 8/7/11 14:55 (UTC)And am now in Philadelphia:
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Date: 8/7/11 14:58 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 8/7/11 14:58 (UTC)But my actual home town, Oakley... this is a lot more typical:
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Date: 8/7/11 15:32 (UTC)My hometown Turnu-Severin, Romania on the Danube is rather small and it was nicer in the old days:
and the surrounding nature is very pretty.
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Date: 8/7/11 17:06 (UTC)and my current residence is amsterdam
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Date: 8/7/11 15:42 (UTC)I posted two, I'm not sure which one is more iconic, the mountain or all the bridges.
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Date: 8/7/11 16:13 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 8/7/11 15:59 (UTC)Olin Library at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL
Live in Orlando, FL
Home of our rat overlord
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Date: 9/7/11 07:10 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/7/11 17:24 (UTC)Living in Cape Town.
What can I say? It's the most beautiful place.
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Date: 8/7/11 19:00 (UTC)Here is the Emancipation Oak tree:
It was under this tree in 1861, under protection of Union soldiers, slaves that escaped from nearby Hampton were given school lessons by Mary Smith Peake, an African American woman. President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was read from this location in 1863.
And there are so many beaches, some of the most pretty on the Eastern Seaboard, like this one in the Ocean View section of Norfolk:
Atlanta, Georgia
Date: 8/7/11 20:58 (UTC)How underlankers might see it:
Now I live in Athens, GA:
Or more specifically:
Re: Atlanta, Georgia
Date: 9/7/11 00:36 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/7/11 00:23 (UTC)Designed by Santiago Calatrava, fitting that the building itself is a work of art. Not gonna spam pics here, I think if you like this you should do a google image search for "milwaukee art museum" and behold the wonder of it all.
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Date: 9/7/11 00:51 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 9/7/11 16:25 (UTC)atlanta
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Date: 9/7/11 17:57 (UTC)