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[Cmagus]

That's just the tourist area. Show us the REAL Niagara Falls!

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Niagara Falls, Ontario.. is a pretty nice town.. nothing like Niagara Falls, New York.. which is basically one nice park and a bunch of buildings falling apart.

Niagara Falls sucks trust me and good luck finding alot of pictures that aren't of the tourist area its funny when you come into Niagara as a tourist they pretty much funnel you to stay in that area while the rest of the town goes down.

Alot of these places in europe look amazing id love to live in some of these places I applied for some game studios over in the UK and france so we will see what happens.Like the architecture and design is just amazing I always find it fascinating then you got to alot of canadian and US places and its all just so boring and the same.

 

[thetrin]

A ha! I knew there were gaffers in Colorado!

 

[carnefrisca]

Bari, Italy

Lecce-Salento,Italy

 

[ATF487]

Alot of these places in europe look amazing id love to live in some of these places I applied for some game studios over in the UK and france so we will see what happens.Like the architecture and design is just amazing I always find it fascinating then you got to alot of canadian and US places and its all just so boring and the same.

Not only is there really cool architecture, but I feel like small European towns have more amenities. Like public transport in the US is usually only used to get from a suburb to the city and then back, but I've been looking into studying abroad at some universities in the UK, and pretty much every small town has their own bus system. In the US we usually get shuttles but a lot of them don't replace a car.

But there are probably some Europeans that would kill to live in NYC, so I dunno. But I really think I'd love to live in England/Scotland or Germany/France/Netherlands

 

[ULTROS!]

Philippines, Muntinlupa City:

Here'a a sample of a regular house in my village:

 

[Jayayess1190]

Both photos taken by me:

My home city (Philadelphia):

My college city (Pittsburgh):

 

[verbum]

Downtown on the Savannah River:

National Golf Course where the Masters Tournament is played:

The Augusta Canal, about 1/4 mile from downtown:

Broad Street downtown:

The Children's Medical Center at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics, where I work:

 

[lbcyalater]

Long Beach CA

 

[BladedExpert]

Cardiff, Wales:
The Museum

Cardiff Bay

Awesome Stadium

The Armadillo

edit: huge-ass pic...

 

[Kola]

Bremen, Germany

 

[jamaniek]

Warsaw, Poland

 

[xelios]

Warsaw, Poland

That's not an actual photo is it? Looks like art/video game. (Beautiful nonetheless)

 

[jamaniek]

That's not an actual photo is it? Looks like art/video game. (Beautiful nonetheless)

It is actual photo presumably with some HDR effects. It's the best downtown view that I found.

 

[Krelian]

Frankfurt am Main, Germany:

Gummersbach / Germany

No fucking way, man. I'm originally from Engelskirchen, like right around the corner :lol

This is it. Sorry about the shitty quality. It's really difficult to find good pictures of Engelskirchen. But there's really not much to see anyway. Population around 20,000.

I bet none of you have ever heard of this place, ever (GASP! Not in Europe or US! :lol )

Bandung:

I have. Haven't been there yet, but would like to visit the place.

 

[Bleepey]

Warsaw, Poland

Thata ctually made me want to visit Warsaw. Wow at first pic.

 

[Dabookerman]

London still pwns all your cities!

:lol

Grew up in:

Warrington, Cheshire, England

Cheshire-GAF unite!!!

Warsaw, Poland

Shame it's gone kinda downhill

 

[Apocryphon]

Manchester, United Kingdom

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

Ebeltoft, Denmark

Moving to Copenhagen, in about a weeks time though.

 

[Trent Strong]

Jeez, does Europe GAF outnumber American GAF, or are Europeans just more likely to post pictures on this thread?

 

[Stridone]

Maastricht, The Netherlands

 

[Fio]

Ilhéus, Brazil.

 

[lakesideflight]

Grand Haven, Michigan, USA

Not really any pics on google but this pretty much sums it up.
-smallish city on Lake Michigan, awesome in the summer, but a lot of tourists
-according to wikipedia: 11,000 pop. city and 260,000 pop. metro
-kind of a commuter town, real nice place to live and 20-50 minutes drive to bigger cities, hence why the city pop is so small but everyone lives in the surrounding township area

 

[sarcastor]

san francisco. we got shit happening and crazy people. all pics by me

 

[GQman2121]

Baltimore Maryland

My street in Federal Hill leading to M&T Bank Stadium.

These shots are all in and around the downtown area. I live south of the harbor--however, if you go two miles east or west, much of the city looks like this.......

 

[n0n44m]

Maastricht, The Netherlands

 

[orioto]

and that's what i see from my bedroom window :

There are hookers in some truck under the bridge -_-

 

[Art Teitlebaum]

Dortmund, Germany:

Post-Industrial city with a lot of really ugly and even more nice places. Love it here despite the darker corners.
(But I really envy some gaffers for their beautiful landscape and nature.)

 

[DietRob]

I love this pic. What sort of sorcery must I perform to achieve this look.

 

[LQX]

Jeez, does Europe GAF outnumber American GAF, or are Europeans just more likely to post pictures on this thread?

I was thinking the same thing but then again many might just not want where they live to be criticized. Looking through the thread only American pictures are being scrutinized and being called ugly but that's also a theme for all these threads as if its us vs them.

Also, I do kind of think Europeans or more likely to go crazier in threads of this type. Just look at the sports moments, food from where you live, and now this one. They sway Euro.

 

[cbox]

I love this pic. What sort of sorcery must I perform to achieve this look.

Called Lens blur

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/07/how-to-use-photoshops-lens-blur-tool-for-tilt-shift-fakery-par/

TorANA!

 

[Norfair]

I live in a chicago suburb so nothing great to look at. most famous part of our town is fermi lab

Oh come now, you also have Two Brother's Brewing right next to fermi lab.

 

[SomeDude]

Why is it that american cities look so horrible? Lack of imagination?

 

[Salazar]

A Gaffer from Cardiff. Well I never.

 

[Trent Strong]

Why is it that american cities look so horrible? Lack of imagination?

Fuck you mang.

Baltimore Maryland


These shots are all in and around the downtown area. I live south of the harbor--however, if you go two miles east or west, much of the city looks like this.......

Wow, Bodymore Murderland looks a lot better in those pics than on The Wire.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Why is it that american cities look so horrible? Lack of imagination?

what chu talkin bout son

 

[UltimaPooh]

Kansas City, MO

The big building in the foreground is Union Station and is currently a science museum of sorts and is also connected to Crown Center through sky bridges.

The following is Wesport, a cool area filled with Bars. It's got a college town vibe to it. This particular picture is taken from McCoy's Grill and Bar, it also has a Cigar room. Their food is okay but their Beer cocktails are amazing. To the left in the picture is a place called Jerusalem Cafe, where they have a Hookah bar upstairs and they also serve traditional middle eastern dishes. Delicious!

The Plaza is next
This is probably the most beautiful part of Kansas City and contains most of it's fountains. For those people outside of the KC area, Kansas City is known as the city of fountains!

Not far from the Plaza is the Nelson Atkins Museum our local art museum. Not pictured is their recently added modern art museum which is off to the right.

The Truman Sports Complex
This is where the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs reside. It's also not located in Kansas City proper sitting about 15 miles outside of the city.

Finally the most important landmark in all of Kansas City, yes sports snobs even more important than the Truman Sport Complex. Arthur Bryants the best BBQ you will ever have. I was just there on Sunday. No matter how crappy my day or week is... Arthur Bryants puts a giant smile on my face.

The sandwich above needs to be smothered in their spicy BBQ sauce!

 

[Antakken]

Jeez, does Europe GAF outnumber American GAF, or are Europeans just more likely to post pictures on this thread?

Our cities are just gorgeous!

 

[Cdammen]

Ystad, Sweden.

It's a small, medieval town at the south tip of Sweden.

And people... the thread is called "Post A picture of the city you live in" don't spam pictures, especially oversized ones. carnefrisca's post almost killed my browser.

(EDIT) Ahaha, this is stupid, the "Swenglish" make me cringe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC8yRj9HJTQ

...but the movie has got some nice shots of our town!

 

[McKeeverFever]

Dublin City Centre

The Spire

Glendolough -

God I love Ireland : )

 

[Danielsan]

Lots of fellow Dutchies in this thread.
Also a ton of gorgeous towns.

This is the shit hole I live in (Den Helder - The Netherlands):

 

[PersonaX]

Lots of fellow Dutchies in this thread.
Also a ton of gorgeous towns.

This is the shit hole I live in (Den Helder - The Netherlands):

Kidding? That looks a lot better than the place where i live...Cute houses, sea and all.

 

[Sleeper901]

gigantic picture of Waikiki

taken from the top of Diamond Head Crater, am i right?
was in the place one week ago... missed it already.

 

[caramac]

Thought this maybe of interest.... Chesterfield UK about 12 miles from where l live....complete with crooked spire..

Bit more info...

Crooked Spire Chesterfield
Chesterfield's famous `Crooked Spire' is said to be Derbyshire's most well known visible landmark.

Details:
The spire rises to a height of 70m (228'). It is both twisted and leaning, twisting 45 degrees and leaning 2.89m (9'6") from its true centre. The leaning characteristic is believed to be the result of the absence of skilled craftsmen (the Black Death had been gone only twelve years prior to the spire's completion), insufficient cross-bracing, and the use of unseasoned timber.



There have been other explanations: one is that the spire was so shocked to learn of the marriage of a virgin in the church that it bent down to get a closer look. Should that happen again, it is said that the spire will straighten and return to its true position.:lol Another is that a Bolsover blacksmith mis-shod the Devil, who leaped over the spire in pain, knocking it out of shape.



However it is now believed that the bend began when the original wooden roof tiles were replaced by heavier slate and lead. The bend in the spire (the twist being deliberate) follows the direction of the sun and has been caused by heat expansion and a weight it was never designed for. There is also no record of a bend until after the slate change. An interesting point is that the spire is not attached to the church building but is kept on by its own weight.

 

[Meadows]

I was thinking the same thing but then again many might just not want where they live to be criticized. Looking through the thread only American pictures are being scrutinized and being called ugly but that's also a theme for all these threads as if its us vs them.

OMG look at this place in midwestern America I come from!!! It is less than 40 years old and has a generic mall and a parking lot!!!! European cities are historical and beautiful. Most American cities are boring and generic. (Although NYC, SF, Chicago, Vancouver etc are amazing!)

 

[SomeDude]

America needs to start making cities that look like the one found int he movie A.I. or maybe something like esthar from FF8.

 

[Vox-Pop]

LA looks better than all these cities combined.

 

[Steppenwolf]

Altenburg, Germany

It's a small town, over 1000 years old, with a big castle in the city center.
I currently live next to that market place on the second pic.

 

[Pikmindictator]

Maastricht, The Netherlands

I really would like to live in Maastricht at some point in my life!

 

[bolbronx]

It's making me want to move to a different part of Europe. Some of these Northern European towns look like they're straight from a Hans Christian Andersen tale.

My cue, i guess.

Odense, Denmark (The birthplace of H.C Andersen, and we wont make you forget it)

The house of H.C Andersen (apparently theres some doubts about that, since he himself claimed he was born another place in Odense. But the city bought it and made it the official birthing place and a museum, so the...nah, whatever)

This is supposed to be a sculpture based on the fairytale The Darning-Needle, but...yeah

 

[Sallokin]

Bari, Italy

I love Bari, I used to live in Brindisi and we'd drive up for the Bari trade fair all the time.