Unutterably Silly Let's Go Places!

[victauria]

TItusville, Florida

http://thetravelersway.com/astronaut...ville-florida/

[wodin]

Toulouse, France

[wodin]

Opps, beat me to it.

Eden, Sumeria

[drjd]

Namur, Belgium

An odd Namurois custom is the annual Combat de l'Échasse d'Or (Fight for the Golden Stilt), held on the third Sunday in September. Two teams, the Mélans and the Avresses, dress in medieval clothes while standing on stilts and do battle in one of the town's principal squares.


The belfry of Namur.

[Phyllis41]

Remscheid, Germany

[cromag]

Dover, NJ



Home of The Kubert School.

Located in a building that was originally Dover's high school, the Kubert School was and still is the only accredited school devoted entirely to cartooning. I lived in nearby Morristown when it was opened by professional cartoonist Joe Kubert.

It's not unusual to see students with sketch pads spreading out on the grounds and in nearby neighborhoods when the weather is good. There's an art supply store in the basement with an entrance through a side door that's open to the public.

[wodin]

Rainier, WA, USA

[drjd]

Reading, United Kingdom

Jane Austen attended Reading Ladies Boarding School, based in the Abbey Gateway, in 1784–86.

Mary Russell Mitford lived in Reading for a number of years and then spent the rest of her life just outside the town at Three Mile Cross and Swallowfield. The fictional Belford Regis of her eponymous novel, first published in 1835, is largely based on Reading. Described with topographical accuracy, it is still possible to follow the steps of the novel's characters in present-day Reading.

Reading also appears in the works of Thomas Hardy where it is called 'Aldbrickham'. It features most heavily in his final novel, Jude the Obscure, as the temporary home of Jude Fawley and Sue Bridehead.


The Abbey Gateway, where Jane Austen went to school

[cromag]

Great Barrington, MA


Great Barrington is a scenic town in the Berkshires. Aside from the permanent residents, Great Barrington is the site of many "summer homes" and also skiing in the winter. It's also home to antique shops, trendy little shops, etc., etc. Traffic through town is almost always heavy -- at least it has been every time I've tried to drive through.

From Wikipedia:

Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant," which runs for 18½ minutes, is based on true-life events of the late-20th century in Great Barrington and the adjoining towns of Stockbridge and Lee. The Old Trinity Church, which was the home of Ray and Alice Brock at the time of these incidents, and is now owned by Guthrie, is at 4 Van Deusenville Road in Great Barrington.

Alice's Restaurant is still open as a coffee shop (under new ownership and a different name) in Stockbridge -- there's a small marker showing the way -- but it really is "around the corner," and you'd never find it without the marker on the wall by the street.

[drjd]

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau was featured as an important location in several movies, including the Beatles film Help! and the James Bond films Thunderball, (1965) and Never Say Never Again, (a remake of Thunderball) (1983) and also for part of the action in Casino Royale (2006). In 1981, it was used as a location for the ocean scene (in the film portrayed as being in Greece) in For Your Eyes Only. Several other late 20th and 21st century movies have been set here, including After the Sunset, Into the Blue (2005), and Flipper (1996). It hosted the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Black Sails (TV series). Nassau was featured as a primary location in the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.


Bahamas Scene Casino Royale

[victauria]

Umatilla, Florida

The name, Umatilla, was registered with the U.S. Land Office in Gainesville in 1876; was taken from an Oregon town of the same name; is an Indian name meaning "laughing waters."

[drjd]

Aksaray, Turkey

Aksaray region was an important stopover along the Silk Road that crossed through Anatolia for centuries and the city of Aksaray has a long history.

Ihlara Valley and the other tourist attractions of Cappadocia are close, but as yet, Aksaray has not been very successful in attracting visitors to the city itself. A new attraction in Aksaray city is Hünkarland, a large theme park with artificial waterfalls and which has immediately become a popular venue for Aksaray wedding parties.


Monumental entrance of the Sultan Han, Aksaray, Turkey.

[victauria]

Ybor City, Florida

Ybor City is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida located just northeast of downtown. It was founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain and Italy. For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City's cigar factories rolled millions of cigars annually.

The neighborhood has been designated as a National Historic Landmark District, and several structures in the area are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, 7th Avenue, the main commercial thoroughfare in Ybor City, was recognized as one of the “10 Great Streets in America” by the American Planning Association.

[wodin]

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

[drjd]

Originally Posted by wodin

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Wow! That IS magnificent!!

Kingston, Canada

Kingston is known for its historic properties, as reflected in the city's motto of "where history and innovation thrive". Including World Heritage Sites, National Historic Sites, Provincially Significant sites, municipally designated heritage properties, and listed or non-designated heritage properties, the city has 1211 properties listed in the heritage register it maintains pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act.

In 2007, the Rideau Canal, along with the fortifications at Kingston, was designated a World Heritage Site, one of only 15 such sites in Canada.

There are 21 National Historic Sites of Canada located in Kingston.


Sydenham Street Methodist Church in 1910. It was built in 1852, later expanded.