Redeeming features of your home town ?
Posted by: DIL on 28 April 2006
Simple enough question.
If you look past the traffic jams, useless public transport, centres of education that don't, chav estates, local politicians that look out only for no. 1, lack of decent music outlets, etc. etc., what redeeming features does your home town have ?
For my part, I live in a small (by UK standards) town of ca 60k inhabitants in the north of Sweden. The town itself is typical Swedish small town, same selection of shops as in all other Swedish small towns. All in all, pretty uninspiring. However, Luleå is at the mouth of a river and the various beaches and waterfronts make the place quite pleasent. The town is also pretty compact, and flat, which means that getting around by bike in the summer is a doddle, and you don't have to stress, even in the car. No where is more than 10 min from anywhere else !
I guess that there are worse places to live, but that even these have their plus points. Over to you...
/dl
If you look past the traffic jams, useless public transport, centres of education that don't, chav estates, local politicians that look out only for no. 1, lack of decent music outlets, etc. etc., what redeeming features does your home town have ?
For my part, I live in a small (by UK standards) town of ca 60k inhabitants in the north of Sweden. The town itself is typical Swedish small town, same selection of shops as in all other Swedish small towns. All in all, pretty uninspiring. However, Luleå is at the mouth of a river and the various beaches and waterfronts make the place quite pleasent. The town is also pretty compact, and flat, which means that getting around by bike in the summer is a doddle, and you don't have to stress, even in the car. No where is more than 10 min from anywhere else !
I guess that there are worse places to live, but that even these have their plus points. Over to you...
/dl
Ops!
Forgot to use the common wish now directed to my "fellow citizens": vaffanculo!
Forgot to use the common wish now directed to my "fellow citizens": vaffanculo!
quote:Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Hi Diccus!
Good job.
The window on the building marked by the arrow's tip have been my room window for 16 years.
The place were i did born.
Gianluigi, that's some rockery you have in your back garden!
Mark
Just around the corner from my home town of Ipswich.
quote:The Brenta region
Now you are talking
"Nuvolau" refuge in Belluno's Dolomiti.
The oldest refuge ever built.
Worth a visit.
During storms lightnings just strike and come out from kitchen tap or phone receiver.
True high mountains experience.
Recently the rest area has been restaured with smaller sleeping rooms.
The dinner area is a wonderful piece of ancient mountain furnishings with small windows on one of the most wonderful landscapes in Dolomiti.
I think to remember that the owner's wife is canadian.
No probs with english.
The oldest refuge ever built.
Worth a visit.
During storms lightnings just strike and come out from kitchen tap or phone receiver.
True high mountains experience.
Recently the rest area has been restaured with smaller sleeping rooms.
The dinner area is a wonderful piece of ancient mountain furnishings with small windows on one of the most wonderful landscapes in Dolomiti.
I think to remember that the owner's wife is canadian.
No probs with english.
quote:Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
If you did surf images on google about my "home" town you'll see many fantastic places and smiling faces.
Don't believe the hype.
The place is dirty, grey and empty.
Tourists are treaten like animals and the most part of the persons living here can't even speak italian.
A lot of them are desperate and looking for work, while some drive their bloody mercedes and porsche, but they don't raise head because of their being so desperately stupid.
Bars close at 20.00 and the bloody church makes its dirty job on the place.
I'd leave this place in a minute if i would not have to look after my mum and dad and, believe me, about the resident i do hate them all.
Have a sunny holiday in Belluno!
Pictures don't tell the whole story, or as Rod said "every picture tell's a story doneit" but not the 'Whole story' as a Kate Bush compilation once noted. zzzzzzzzzzzz
Well thats me off to Northumberland for me hols again this year
Take care and hope your mum and dad ok. Diccus
Thanks Roy.
There've been a time in my life when i was used to spend about 15/20 days walking from refuge to refuge meeting a lot of nice people from all over the world.
Sometimes alone, sometimes with my beloved german sheperd.
Silence, breath, sun, rain and snow.
The meaning of this, that not all can just share, it's very hard to describe in few words.
Those who have been there can understand.
I hope that all the people here that did it will have the chance to do it again.
You know yourself through the effort and start estimating the meaning of rough nature, a simple tin cup of hot tea and the creation all around.
Another great one: Civetta
There've been a time in my life when i was used to spend about 15/20 days walking from refuge to refuge meeting a lot of nice people from all over the world.
Sometimes alone, sometimes with my beloved german sheperd.
Silence, breath, sun, rain and snow.
The meaning of this, that not all can just share, it's very hard to describe in few words.
Those who have been there can understand.
I hope that all the people here that did it will have the chance to do it again.
You know yourself through the effort and start estimating the meaning of rough nature, a simple tin cup of hot tea and the creation all around.
Another great one: Civetta
Marmolada.
South front.
South front.
Tofana di Rozes.
Path under the rock face.
Path under the rock face.
A landscape for amateurs from Giussani refuge.
Of course, for those who love skiing...................
