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fashion_doll24 Describe your country/town in 5 words Jan 25, 2007 2:13 PM Let's all tell a bit about our country or town using 5 words (and of course explain what they stand for or why you picked them! I'll start by describing my country in general: Belgium -chocolate: need I say more? -fries: although the really thin ones are called FRENCH fries, fries are our specialty next to waffles, sprouts and endives. -fashion: Belgium has brought the world some famous fashion designers like Dries van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Bikkembergs, Olivier Theyskens,... -multiculturality: people from all kinds of ethnic backgrounds live together in Belgium, especially in the capital Brussels. Not everything goes as it should be, but I truly believe we're getting there. Although there have been problems with extreme right politicians, the younger generation seems (IMO) more tolerant so I have good hopes! -music: there are a LOT of great Belgian bands worthy of your attention :) You may have heard about Hooverphonic, dEUS, Zita Swoon, Das Pop or Vive la fête.
wynter My tiny, tiny town Jan 24, 2007 8:58 PM I figured I'd share my tiny, tiny town too. There's not really much to show...and nothing exciting. In 2000, the population was a whopping 1,015 people...lol We just had a centennial celebration last year, so the town is going in its 101st year. Not much has probably changed other than a few new buildings & houses. :p Here's Main Street - where all the action happens, lol This is right by my house, and it was taken during the 'busy' part of the day - haha post office is to the right, on the left is a garage, the beauty salon, and a closed down resturant. On the right side, you can see a parts-place (I think that's what they do, I'm not really sure), the police station, the library, and the city hall where the green tarps are. Our electric company is also squeezed in there too. The schools are all located together, but they are in 3 separate buildings. The Elementary school is one of the few Level 5 schools in our state (the best level obtainable). Here's where Jake goes to school: Here's the middle school: And the High school: This used to be the school but it caught on fire and burned completely. We have two restaurants in town. They just opened an ice cream shop a couple of weeks ago too - yum! I'm sure the boys will visit there a lot this summer. :) We have one general store in town: We just got a grocery store in town - woohoo http://www.shopandsavegroceries.com/ Our town hall/library (they're combined - town hall is on the left side) The beauty salon: Our gas station: Flower shop: We just got a YMCA last year also. No pics of it though, lol We also have a park that is the center for baseball and soccer around here. No pics of it either. Our baseball team is often known for being one of the best in the state. Caledonia is most known for being the place where employees/military from Columbus AFB reside. It's one of only 4 pilot training bases in the U.S. so we CONSTANTLY have planes flying overhead. My hubby works there too. We are home to Cedar Hill Animal Santuary. They take in abused/abandoned exotic cats. http://cedrhill.org/ Churches are EVERYWHERE. I can think of 10 within a mile from my house, and there are dozens more than that around town. Although we're about 5 hours north of the coast, we did get some damage from Hurricane Katrina also. The town is still in the process of repairing some of it. It was a Cat. 1-2 when it came through here, but the winds lasted for HOURS. Tiny example, but it's the only picture I took. My neighbor's house (all is well with their home now): We have the Tombigbee waterway nearby which gives us beautiful views such as this: So, there you go. Big city living - haha. The closest city is Columbus, MS. Memphis, TN is 3 hours away, Tuscaloosa, AL is a hour away, New Orleans is 4 1/2 hours. It doesn't have much, but it is very quiet, the neighbors are friendly and watch out for you, and I feel safe here. :) When/if we move, I'm really going to miss it here despite my complaints of how tiny it is. :p
Autumn87 Welcome to Nashville, TN! Jan 18, 2007 10:16 PM Hey y'all (lol), I just thought I'd take you through a short pictorial journey of Nashville, which is about 30 minutes away from my hometown. I would show y'all my hometown, but it would take even less pictures! :ROTFL: My hometown is small and nothing too exciting. Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry! An aerial view of Nashville and Titans' Stadium. Nashville skyline with the Bellsouth Tower (a.k.a. the "Batman" building) on the left. Inside the Opry Mills Mall, showing the entrance to the Regal 20 Theater. Outdoor view of Opry Mills Mall. Nashville's Parthenon, built here because Nashville's known as the Athens of the South. The statue of Athena in Nashville's Parthenon. Inside the beautiful Opryland Hotel. The Country Music Hall of Fame Museum...love the architecture! The Hermitage Hotel interior photo.
Fantasia Mosques In Kuwait Jan 18, 2007 1:47 PM There are alot of Mosques all around kuwait, nearly every area has a mosque 2 mins away from it. The most popular mosque that everyone attends in islamic celebrations and prayers is the Grand Mosque its the largest in Kuwait. the designs from the inside are islamic designs, usually ppl start to be creative with their handwriting and turn them into art and thats usually whats carved on the walls and ceilings. Mosques are not just for praying, its also a place where muslims gather on a friday prayer at noon to listen to the "SHAIKH" or "EMAM" talk about the teachings of islam and stories of the past etc. Sometimes you can hear the discussions from your window because they sometimes use huge speaker phones at the top of every mosque, friday is like a very relgious and day. The Grand Mosque Another picture at day time From the inside when its filled with people praying Inside when its emty Islamic design and decorations this is not in the same mosque but i wanted to show you guys the arabic writings on the ceiling :)
fashion_doll24 For jgasia! Jan 18, 2007 3:17 AM I promised jgasia to post some more pictures of the university I go to. I hope this isn't too boring for the rest of you, but then you shouldn't have start reading in the first place :p ! Now's your last chance to run away... As I mentioned, campus is spread over the whole city of Leuven, it's not concentrated in one place. I've found some pictures of buildings that are used to teach or as a student house. Erasmushuis erasmushuis These are pictures of the Erasmushuis, where the arts department is located. Most of my classes take place around this building. The other pictures are just random, I don't have classes in all of them but they give you an impression of the city and college life. The parc! A student dorm dorm In between studying, there are also fun things to do :) Like going out! This is the 'oude markt', a square on which virtually every house is a bar! Oude Markt I hope you weren't too bored after reading this ;) If you were, go smack jgasia!

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