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normz:
ok so i grew up in Cairns, Australia which is pretty much a tourist town based on it's proximity to the reef and rainforest... here is an aerial shot of the CBD in which i could actually point out both the hosue i grew up in, the apartment i moved into when i got older AND the place i used to work



here is my fave beach



here is my fave spot to sit and think called mossman gorge, it is about an hours drive away from where i live



However at the start of the year I moved to Brisbane to finish my university degree and because I got offered a better job... here is Brisbane



here is my favourite spot in Brisbane... I love the architecture of that building which just so happens to be our city library! nothing better than checking out a book then chilling out in the square reading it!




Also yes Cairns is beautiful and i do often miss it but the opportunities are so much better in brisbane, not to mention other cultural perks like the museum, theatre and international acts!

Thomas Edison:

--- Quote from: Hairy Joe Bob on 29 Jul 2008, 06:05 ---I live in Brighton, on the south coast of England. *SNIPPITY SNIP SNIP*
--- End quote ---

I live in Worthing and work in Brighton (annnd go to college in Chichester. I'm all over the shop in Sussex).



Worthing is a fine place if you're an old person, but lacks stuff to do when you're, y'know, not... old...

For instance, see our fine clock!




ISN'T IT FINE?


And then we have our own pier, which... really doesn't rival either of Brighton's.



It has an arcade though!

WITH TIME CRISIS 2! (At least it did the last time I checked)



And, to top it all off, we have a windmill.





Now everyone can tell me how awesome the place I live is.

KharBevNor:
I really have a yen
To go back once again,
Back to the place where no one wears a frown,
To see once more those super-special just plain folks
In my home town.

No fellow could ignore
The little girl next door,
She sure looked sweet in her first evening gown.
Now there’s a charge for what she used to give for free
In my home town.

I remember dan, the druggist on the corner, ’e
Was never mean or ornery,
He was swell.
He killed his mother-in-law and ground her up real well,
And sprinkled just a bit
Over each banana split.

The guy that taught us math,
Who never took a bath,
Acquired a certain measure of renown,
And after school he sold the most amazing pictures
In my home town.

That fellow was no fool
Who taught our sunday school,
And neither was our kindly parson brown.
We’re recording tonight so I have to leave this line out.
In my home town.

I remember sam, he was the village idiot.
And though it seems a pity, it
Was so.
He loved to burn down houses just to watch the glow,
And nothing could be done,
Because he was the mayor’s son.

The guy that took a knife
And monogrammed his wife,
Then dropped her in the pond and watched her drown.
Oh, yes indeed, the people there are just plain folks
In my home town.

...ahem.

My hometown is Newport, Isle of Wight, though I grew up in the considerably smaller village of Rookley. The only pictures I can find online of Rookley are of the country park and holiday resort complex near it:



Here are some pictures of Newport! This is the quay:



Here is the old guildhall, now a museum. The towns best kebab shop is just down that street to the right.



Here is St. James's Square:



Here is my local pub, which my mum also owns.




That's all I got!

ifoundmystar:
I grew up in Mundelein, IL. Nothing really seems to happen there, except for maybe a lot of snow and drug busts at local fast food joints. But there are some really beautiful areas.

This is a gazebo at the Mundelein Seminary. Its the largest seminary in the United States, and it is freaking gorgeous.


Here's a bridge at the seminary. I really love the architecture. The whole place is ridiculous.


There was a lot of snow last winter. A whole lot. Here's some branches.


Ah, the Northern Lights. I love this picture.


The best part of Mundelein hands down has to be Taco and Burrito Express.  Theres nothing express about the place. It takes like 25 minutes just for them to realize youre there. But its totally worth the wait.

nobo:
Where I was born: Gdynia, Poland



Where I spent my first 4 years: Gdansk, Poland





Ages 4-21: Chicago, lived NW side near Montrose/Milwaukee most recently.



ages 21-23: Ann Arbor



and now... Wilmington, NC

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