Ok, I'm bored, so i thought i'd start a new topic about the cities where we live, or near to. I don't live in Antwerp myself as such, but in a village close to it. Been going to school/uni there whole my life, so i know it like the back of my hand.

Here we go

The cathedral and environments





Het Steen (small fortress in the harbor)



the statue up front is that of Lange Wapper, one of Antwerp's 'mythological' figures

De Meir (long shopping street)




Grote Markt (Central Square)



The statue of the man throwing a huge hand is that of Brabo. He was a Roman soldier who cut off the hand of the giant that demanded toll from merchants that sailed over the Schelde (river where the harbor is at) and threw it into the river. Myth, of course.



City Hall on central square

Stadswaag

http://www.aviewoncities.com/gallery/sh ... p&tpe=city

I used to spend a lot of time here a few years ago. Many bars.

Groenplaats

http://www.aviewoncities.com/gallery/an ... plaats.htm

More or less the central point of the city. I am here a lot, not because of the place itself (not that it sucks, but hey), but because this is a good central point to get to other places.


The Zoo

I LOVE the zoo! Posting pics would be kinda redundant, just check out their site

http://www.zooantwerpen.be/

Central Station

I like to hang out there, without really riding the train. Just watching everyone come and go.



the inside:





Rooseveltplaats

Spend tons of time here, waiting for the #é''{# bus.





And of course, de Kulminator

http://www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/kulminator.html

I'll post some piccies of Dallas. There really aren't any pics of Plano to share (nor anything interesting to look at, anyway).


one of the freakish buildings

fucking work. I'll continue this later.

Wtf, Plano? That's where Armstrong grew up! Maybe you're living in his former house or something. Isn't he an honorary citizen or summit?


That's one goddamn freak building. It almost looks unreal. Are there ppl living in the yellow glowing orb?

A retake of a pic i posted now, but with an arrow to which bus stop I am at...if you're planning to stalk me.

lol Ox.

Ill post some of my town soon.

Cool...what town is that again?

Well. Here's about the best pictures of my hometown, walsall, not scarb, that I could find.

Couldn't post more than three per go, so I'm double posting. Bitches.

Some cool pics Deliver what, btw? And WTF is up with that guy with the messages of self-harm on his body? hehe

I have no Idea what he is doing. I really don't. Walsall is full of freaks. I was prolly one of them, But the only body writing i did was drawing on the back of my hand durin class.

Oh, and I delivered news papers. From 3 days after my 13th Bday, till i was 16.

Time For a history lesson.

The "walsall football club" play at bescot stadium. (see attachement)

Bescot stadium is a "new" ground. Here is the story.

I lived in chuckery. Wasall used to play there, but residents complained. So after some deliberation, The bought some land from a man who owned a laundrette or something. This man was (as best as I know) my Great grandad, or something simular. They built and named the park in his honour, as fellows park. They then eventually built a new bigger stadium, just accross the road, named bescot park. There is a stand their, "fellows stand". And her I am today, Steven Fellows, and I hate football. And laundrettes.

http://www.apwj49.dsl.pipex.com/lost/wfc.htm
^^^^^
Walsall Football club site, about fellows park.

w00t, that's a pretty sweet story! Having a stadium (or a stand, lol) named after your family, damn! The only things my family gets named are, well, you get the picture.

Fellows park ahoy!

lol. My mom also know's some famous peoples, or relations to them.

She went to Ozzy ozbournes 18th Birthday party.
She dated an old aston villa player.
She (and I've been there) know's where Neil Moresy's parent's live.
She chipped some singer's tooth... (i'll find out who)

I'll ask her who else she knew or has met.

lol@ ozzy...was he famous yet then? And who's neil Moresy?

Lol, I doubt he was famous. Maybe played in local's etc. And Neil Moresy (not sure on spelling) is "Tony" in "Men Behaving Badly", He voiced over a show called "Morph" which was a little skit like thing which played durin Tony Heart's Art show, and later became it's own series (hmmm... something about the name tony) he also is the voice of Bob the builder.
He was in Up and Under... Hmmm.

The spelling is Morrissey.

http://www.menbehavingbadly.com click cast then tony.

He's my favourite Charachter in MBH, just because he's so stupid. like me.

Alternatively, Click Here

hmm my city eh?
Well i don't have any that i've taken myself, so i had a search around the melbourne tourist web site thingy
http://www.melbourne.com.au if you're interested anywho, here is what i found!

gonna link out to them, cos some are fairly big

http://www.melbourne.com.au/images/southg2.jpg
of the yarra river, it flows through the middle of Melbourne... sorta, hehehe. Just a piccy of a bridge and some buildings.



http://www.melbourne.com.au/images/casino1.jpg
http://www.melbourne.com.au/images/casino2.jpg
a bit of the Crown Entertainment Complex (Crown Casino) in the centre of melbourne. Has awesome everything..


http://www.melbourne.com.au/images/luna2m.jpg
http://www.lunapark.com.au/images/04luna.gif
Luna Park!! A little amusement park, very old well known! The luna park mouth is a huge landmark!

http://www.lunapark.com.au/images/04luna.gif
http://www.melbourne.com.au/images/rbg3.jpg
The Royal Botanical Gardens. The biggest gardens in Melbourne i think. Very cool, they have theatre and concerts and all sorts of cool stuff. In the summer they have Open Air Cinemas, very fun to go to.

http://www.theartscentre.net.au/tourism/rscs/spireatnight.jpg
Victorian Arts Centre. Very cool building! hold all sorts of cool stuff.

Ermm... we have craploads of cool galleries and museums. Scienceworks being one of my favs... it's sorta for kids, but the displays are absolutely awesome!!!
umm not sure what else to post. We have some cool as architecture.. and old gothic bank is very cool.. ummm

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/images/exhibit3.jpg
royal exhibition building
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/images/eurekatower.jpg
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/images/rialtotower2.jpg
just some cool big buildings

thats all for now!

Damn, Melbourne looks pretty cool! I thought it was kinda a small city thing, but judging by the skyscrapers etc. it's HUGE lol. And I wish I had such a huge lunapark near me. Cool stuff Suga. Btw, is the river some kinda aboriginal name? Cos Jarra sounds plain weird