Life in Your City

Ecrit par Autumn, 07.06.2015 at 21:38

Anybody lives in New Delhi?

Minus is from India right? Maybe he knows

I would like to see this active again.Keep up the good work acqui <3

So I'm from Berlin. The city fits me well, as it has a wide ranging history, from the electors of Brandenburg, to the kings of Prussia, German emperors, Weimar's 20s, Nazis and the Cold war, all of these happenings left imprints on the city that are still very visible and impactful today. It's also Europes party capital, famed for it's surreal electro clubs located in the most unreal places and filled with people who enter Friday to leave Monday. The city is highly political in all kinds of spectres. We have Neo-Nazis giving away their CDs in school yards and clashing with Antifa, autonomous anarchists fire-bombing public transportation infrastructure to disrupt 'the system', marxists preaching against capitalism in the skeletons of WW2-bombed train stations that were never rebuild, squatting collectives inviting you to their run-down homes for free movies every Thursday, and much more. There's always some kind of philosophical or political meeting happening.
It's an intense city in all kinds of ways. You can have enormous fun, half a litre beer will set you back 50 cent, you can engage in all kinds of politics that suit you, educate yourself in some of our first rate museums (Pergamon!), or just walk the streets fully of history. Visit the graves of Frederick the Great and his generals, or Moltke, Roon and the other heroes of the Unification War's.
There's always a lot to explore and experience.

Old Fritz


Park Sanssouci, designed by and for Fritz himself. After the 7 Year's War he used to roam the park on his own, only in company of his two dogs.


Pergamon Museum to the right. The entire Pergamon Altar was cut to pieces in Turkey and re-assembled inside. Also the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, through which Alexander the Great once entered the city.


Columns in front of the National Gallery. Often times there's an older Russian lady here with her accordion, singing Russian folk songs.


Marienkirche, one of the oldest buildings of Berlin. Approximately as old as the city itself. Back in the day it was build on a small hill, now it's below the ground level as the city rose around it over the centuries.


Bebelplatz. This is where the Nazis staged their book burnings back in '33.


Gendarmenmarkt. To the left the German dome, to the right the French dome. Not many people are aware that Berlin used to be quite a French city. We had a huge influx of French Hugenots in the 17th century and they developed the city greatly, so much that many place names in Berlin are French and many Berliners still have French last names.


Typical Sunday scene in Mauerpark, which is a long and thinly-striped park. It's unusual shape is due to it's history of being the former death strip of the Berlin Wall, where East German guards would shoot anyone trying to cross.


If you wanna check out proper Euro football go see Union Berlin play. They're a 2nd League team but with amazing atmosphere. The fans are so passionate, they build their stadium themselfs, because the club didn't have enough money to contract a construction company.


Club der Visionäre is my favourite after hours club. After a night out go there to chill out by Spree river till the sun rises.



Well there's so much more. If any of your end up in Berlin hit me up, I'll show you around. Doing it regularly and enjoy it a lot. Only expect beer in return.

Gomel, Belarus

Ecrit par Your Mother, 16.11.2015 at 13:05

Gomel, Belarus

You should give me that girls phone

Took this one myself

Well apperantly no one bothered to make a decent photos of it

I'm gonna do this when I have the time to take photos of my city. Little over 100k population.

Ecrit par Skittzophrenic, 16.11.2015 at 14:55

I'm gonna do this when I have the time to take photos of my city. Little over 100k population.

just repost the pics of all the hookers

If someone lives in Detroit they could just post Fallout 4 screenshots.

Ecrit par ManlyMan, 16.11.2015 at 17:22

If someone lives in Detroit they could just post Fallout 4 screenshots.

On it. You won't be disappointed to here death claws are real and they sometimes eat the Mexican prostitutes on eight Mile road.

Ecrit par International, 03.06.2015 at 04:39

Don't even get me started on Khabarovsk. Oh, goodness, the nightmares.

I am interested about your experience in Khabarovsk. Please do tell.

Niceville-Destin-Eglin Air Force Base area. My hometown. The house at the bottom is part of a townhouse neighborhood that I used to live in.
I'm in the Oil Capital of the World now, though. Pics of the oil capital will be posted in a second post below.

In the picture of the industry, NO THOSE ARE NOT POLLUTANTS GOING INTO THE AIR. That is steam. There is a very common misconception of those towers releasing harmful smoke, exhaust, smog, etc. They're refineries for crying out loud and they probably would've been shut down for emissions if they were releasing pollutants (the oil capital of the world is surprisingly green).

There are pictures of the Houston flood, too. I stayed dry.

Personally, I am not a city person... at all.

Ecrit par Skanderbeg, 06.12.2015 at 13:22

Ecrit par International, 03.06.2015 at 04:39

Don't even get me started on Khabarovsk. Oh, goodness, the nightmares.

I am interested about your experience in Khabarovsk. Please do tell.

The freezing winter cold, for one. Even for a northeast Asian like me who suffered regular 260K winters during childhood, the Khabarovsk winter was unbearable. Plus the added bonus that the people are about as friendly and considerate as they are in Beijing (i.e. not at all). Russian bureaucracy isn't as difficult to navigate as the Chinese one, but it was still a hassle (I guess it's a hassle in any non-touristy country).

Thanks for all who have posted in this thread I try to experience all your homes vicariously

We could actually organize an around the world trip by visiting all of our AW mates... just suggestions.... maybe...

Ecrit par RaulPB, 07.12.2015 at 07:55

We could actually organize an around the world trip by visiting all of our AW mates... just suggestions.... maybe...

Lets start with syrian force D

I live in small town in central Bosnia, central bosnia is 50% croatian and 50% muslim. I live in the croatian part but go to school and work in the muslim parts.

City of Travnik






The Lašva valley

Ecrit par Evic, 13.01.2016 at 19:26

is 50% croatian and 50% muslim

lol

Bump

Ecrit par Your Mother, 16.11.2015 at 13:05

Gomel, Belarus

Nice ex-soviet space,bro

In the middle of the Oslofjord, Norway.

Home.

Auckland City, according to some surveys it has been ranked the third best city in the world for quality of life, or most livable...etc(idk how truthful these surveys are)
one source here... https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/102413848/auckland-remains-third-best-city-for-quality-of-life.
A big reason I love my city is the fact that is has its Urban areas such as the main city itself but Auckland is so huge that it encompasses much more than just that, Tons of beaches, Forests...etc.

My life at some point has been divided between more than 1 place/ I don't feel like belonging to one single place so I'll just sell muh places a bit infra:

Lisbon



Rua Augusta, or Augusta Street, located in what we call Baixa Pombalina, it's for me the most vibrant and excellent Historical Area, and also the most recent, before the 1755 Earthquake this area was pretty much built in a moorish/medieval typical structure of house placement, with no organization at all, just like you can see in the next picture I'll show you. This was built by the Marquis of Pombal, a visionary man after the Earthquake and is the first ever structure(s) to have anti-sismical "technology", withstanding up to 5 in the Richter Scale earthquakes, it's absolutely gorgeous and a must see. The Arch is the Arch of Rua Augusta and you can go on its top and contemplate the Tagus Estuary and the Commerce Square (Praça do Comércio), very historical.



Baixa Pombalina



Alfama, an example of a medieval style of city organization, with no pre-set definition of places, also located near the Castelo de São Jorge, or São Jorge Castle, some historians say that area has been "colonized" or first establishment to be of Greek or Phoenician origins, since Lisbon was first dubed as Olisipo.



At far, the São Vicente de Fora church, where the Kings and Queens of our last royal dynasty, the Bragança's are buried



Belém Tower, or Torre de Belém, built in the early 16th century, it was a warehouse and departing place for our ships during the Portuguese Discoveries and had a majestique role for its symbolism was starting place for the foundation of a majestique Global Empire that would only seize to end in 1999/2002. Now it's close to land but used to be far into the estuary



One of my favourite areas of Belém, and the best is this, where the Jerónimos Monastery (where the discoverer of the sea route to India, Vasco da Gama and our greatest poet and author, Luís Vaz de Camões are buried, a symbol of a portuguese-unique architectural style that you cannot see anywhere else in the world, the Manueline. An interesting place to visit, been there like 7 times or so

At its front, the Empire Square, in portuguese, Praça do Império. A somewhat cute garden where you can give a quick walk, a symbol of our Imperial past (funny enough, you won't find in Lisbon many alusions to our Imperial past, it was used in 1940 by the Authoritarian Regime of the Estado Novo as the base ground for a propaganda world exhibit showing off Imperial history and our Empire.



Padrão dos Descobrimentos, one of the only explicit symbols of our Discoveries, with the mastermind behind the enterprise, Infante Henrique, the navigator at the front, "leading the way", far in the pic you can see our Portuguese "Golden Gate", (I cross it everyday to go to uni, no big deal except it has a sightseeing point some say breathtaking xd) built 52 years ago by Salazar and formerly known as Salazar Bridge, is a symbol of the Carnation Revolution, carrying now the name of 25th of April Bridge. In Belém and other coastal areas of Lisbon you can simply admire how calm and charming the river is and contemplate the South Margin and go awe with the views



Praça do Comércio, or Terreiro do Paço, home to most Ministries and the Government, has deep historical links: Home of the Portuguese Dictatorship's several Governments, frequent place for Salazar's speeches and large gatherings (even today), where the Independence Restoration of 1640 vs the Spaniards began, by throwing the Viceroy out threw the window, it's also built on sticks (just like all of Lisbon's Downtown, that we see in the pic) and I think it has catacumbs beneath aswell. The horse statue is of Joseph I, the King ruling during the construction of the area. It was also the place where Charles I was assassinated in February 1st 1908. Was also the departure place of more than 30.000 people allocated in hundreds of ships when the Portuguese nobility and Royal Family escaped french troops in 1808, via the Column Peer, at the very center of it by the water.

I could show many many places more but if interested just contact me and Ican suggest places if you ever consider a trip haha

Lisbon is one of those european capital and cities that is not too expensive, it's people are friendly and easygoing, accessibility is good and from Downtown, which we call Baixa Pombalina, you can pretty much explore most of Lisbon's history. It's far from Belém but catching a train nearby at Cais do Sodré will get you there in like 7mins



View of Lisbon from São Jorge Castle

Funchal, my eternal love







Explore to see more, I cannot express things to see in Funchal, it's not much of a monument sightseer (though it has) but more of an enjoyment destination, it's a city but a calm one, the food is great, people are amazing and everything beautiful, rent a car and go around Madeira Island and fall inlove with World's Best Island 3 times winner and the 2nd most developed region after Lisbon.



And a small peek at part of my fam's home village


Elvas, the most fortified city of Europe

A bastion of Portugal's military brightness and defense, a bastion of Portugal's constant struggle with the neighbouring Spanish, and a bastion of resistance, Elvas is THE Portuguese military city by excellence, home of Battle of Elvas Line, when we cimented our independence and raped the spanish armies in a brilliant strategic dominance and assertion of independence, it's a great city for those who can endure 40 degrees celsius, like Military History and enjoy good food. It's located 10mins from Badajoz, the closest spanish city (been there, kinda meh) and is located 2h from Lisbon by car, also where I have a small palace lol

Also nice meat and wines





The 650 year aqueduct, called Amoreiras Aqueduct.

Elvas is the typical medieval city, with the Jewish Quarters, the Muslim Quarters and the normal christian quarters, is an unexplored gem I'd say, haven't been in 8 years but it's truly cute

At last, and sorry for the long post, the town where I live xd, Sesimbra

Has quite a history for its size, the discoverer of California, Rodrigues Soromenho is the biggest name this town ever produced,



Sesimbra Castle, from the Early 9th century, not much of its structure is there to see beyond towers, walls and the church inside, but it gives a fantastic view over the village, the countryside and if the weather is good enough, over Lisbon and the Tagus Estuary.



A simple village/town pretty much, water is cold but crystal clear



The biggest event "we" got here, the Clown Parade, the biggest in the country and one of the biggest in the world or THE biggest so I've heard (it has some sort of guinness recognition aswell)



Cabo Espichel, a windy place and gorgeous to oversee the Tagus Estuary, the Ocean, the Church there, has dinosaur footprints, former place of pilgrimage and has some franco-british ships sunken at shore some believe due to Napoleonic Wars/ Francis Drake



One of our hidden beaches, regarded as one of the best in the country



Close to National Geographic's most beautiful beaches of Europe

I live here but I don't feel in any way attached to it nor I have blood connection, its big purpose is its proximity with Lisbon but for tourists, a good place to visit I'd say

Damn..eurooe is beautiful

Ecrit par Kingjim, 17.06.2018 at 13:37

Damn..eurooe is beautiful

more beautiful than america for sure

Ecrit par AlBoZzZ, 17.06.2018 at 13:59

Ecrit par Kingjim, 17.06.2018 at 13:37

Damn..eurooe is beautiful

more beautiful than america for sure

dont count your country

Ecrit par Guest, 15.06.2018 at 22:30

Auckland City, according to some surveys it has been ranked the third best city in the world for quality of life, or most livable...etc(idk how truthful these surveys are)
one source here... https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/102413848/auckland-remains-third-best-city-for-quality-of-life.
A big reason I love my city is the fact that is has its Urban areas such as the main city itself but Auckland is so huge that it encompasses much more than just that, Tons of beaches, Forests...etc.

daaaaaamn, my nigga is hitting it big.