Monuments and Landmarks - the virtual tourist thread

[chickadee]

Originally Posted by HollyD

St. Augustine, Florida

.... the most magical place I have ever been! My get-a-way when I want to escape the 'real world - or virtual one'

THE oldest city and port in the Continental United States founded:
September 8, 1565

It is also one of the MOST haunted places in the world..... the history here is as thick as the atmosphere -- almost like being in another dimension, or place in time. Even though it is a 6 hour drive for me, I go here as often as I can -- but - not near as often as I would like!

Here are some places there -----


The city gates - there is a feeling in the air as you walk through them, even if it is the hundreth time. They look pretty much JUST as they did over 400 years ago.


Castle Warden - which is now the Ripley's Believe it or not museum.



The Castillo De San Marcos - on the Mantanzas Bay
There are no words

It has such an air of "old" doesn't it? Are you into haunted places or you just like this particular place?

[chickadee]

Originally Posted by Fmbm

Amoeba

Outside:


Inside:


They have so much music and of all different genres

I think there are only two in the world....one in Hollywood and one in San Francisico

EDIT: They also have posters, DVDs, VHSs, book, etc.
EVERYTHING.

That looks incredible. And, strange to say, tiring. You'd need stamina to search through all that!

[Naectegale]

Great idea for a thread

Here are some scenes from my part of Surrey:

Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley:

Main building




Stream and wildflower meadow



Herb Garden



Syon Park Conservatory



Annual RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

[chickadee]

Originally Posted by Wendi

Pitlochry from a distance



Snow covered mountain in autumn



Enchanted Forest

Thankyou Wendi! It looks lovely. What is that strange multicoloured thing in the Enchanted Forest?

[chickadee]

Originally Posted by Naectegale

Great idea for a thread

Here are some scenes from my part of Surrey:

Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley:

Main building




Stream and wildflower meadow



Herb Garden



Syon Park Conservatory



Annual RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

They just look so English to me! Lovely. Thankyou!

[guylainem123]

Originally Posted by miek

Hi, I live in Uithoorn, thats about 20 km from Amsterdam. Its a small place, but nice to live in, especially with kids. But its also nice to be in the city in no time.
I can't upload pictures!!! Photobucket is not my friend at the moment!
I originally come from the north of Holland, from a place called Veendam, thats about 30 km away from Annemariepetra
I moved to the west because of my husband, he lived here his whole life.
In the west of Holland there is much more activity than in the north. Much more and bigger companies. I love living close to Amsterdam, with its beautifull canals and buildings. Also interesting is ofcourse the Anne Frank House!And ofcourse Amsterdam is most famous for the Coffeeshops (don't think they even sell coffee) and the redlight district.

i remember reading her diary! i read it once in french & a few years later in english.
have you ever visited Anne Frank's house?

[guylainem123]

Originally Posted by Blue Sky

So a little virtual sightseeing from my end of town:

Tsukiji Fish Market, a great place to be at 5am....freshest sushi ever!!



Maids from the maid cafes in Akihabara, electronics mecca of the world


and my favourite vid of Tokyo monuments and landmarks...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLvrOO95hDY


Edit: you didn't want temples and gardens did you? Oops maybe you did....

wow! what a busy city! do you ever drive in tokyo?

[guylainem123]

Originally Posted by Blue Sky

I LOVE all these Anglo-European pics.

I will give you a funny/cute one just for Robi:

Hot spring baths are popular in the mountains...

but not only for people visiting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=590_mhAuZhc

I especially like the one at 0:54, like a monk meditating.

that is so cute! their faces are so red!

[HollyD]

Originally Posted by chickadee

It has such an air of "old" doesn't it? Are you into haunted places or you just like this particular place?

Yes... it is the oldest city in the continental United States so there is a definate feeling of 'old' and historic in the air. This is the place where
Ponce de Leon found the 'supposid' Fountain of Youth. I drank water from it... but, I am still aging

I have never been 'into haunted places' so I am going to have to say that it is JUST St. Augustine for me!!!!

[guylainem123]

Originally Posted by Naectegale

Great idea for a thread

Here are some scenes from my part of Surrey:

Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley:

Main building




Stream and wildflower meadow



Herb Garden



Syon Park Conservatory



Annual RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

very nice! the stream and meadow picture is just gorgeous!

[guylainem123]

here is my part of the world...
i live on the south shore of montreal, quebec, canada.

to visit quebec virtually, this is probably the best way.
note that the site is in multiple language if this makes it easier for you

http://www.bonjourquebec.com/


we are also the land of the maple syrup!



this is the haskell opera house
it is within a mile of where i grew up (and 3 houses down from my brother's house) it seats approx. 400 people (perfect for an acoustic mika gig)!!
what makes it special is that the stage is in canada, but the audience is sitting in the states.



voila!

[Biekje]

Originally Posted by guylainem123

this is the haskell opera house
it is within a mile of where i grew up (and 3 houses down from my brother's house) it seats approx. 400 people (perfect for an acoustic mika gig)!!
what makes it special is that the stage is in canada, but the audience is sitting in the states.



voila!

AWESOME!!!That is cool!!!

And I love maple syrup