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[chefcook]

A little trip to Mount Kandel last Winter. Sunny above 800m, cloudy and rainy in the valleys..

The Vosges, far far away:

View to east, where the weather was much better on that day.

Probably I'll drive to Donaueschingen / inner Black Forrest this afternoon. Will take some more scenic pics on the drive

[asciwhite]

This is my home in Norway. Sirdal is a small mountain village in the inland of Norway 1700 inhabitants. Big mountains, 5 ski lifts and a golfcourse (8 Holes). Lots of wild nature

PS: People here would not know a good watch if it bit them in the nose However it is important to me....

I live in a small cabin with fiberaccess to the net (Yes in the middle of nowhere) Me and my dog Harley the beagle! Silence and serenity! Good for the soul.

[jacobsrood]

Thanks for the subject. I am receiving a 45.5mm uPO (black with orange numbers and ETA 2824-2 movement) and Orange 42mm PO (with Jap OS20 Working Chronograph Quartz) next week. Have been wearing a 42mm PO with 21J movement for the last 3 yrs, but need more accurate timekeeping as I have to return to the jeweller on a frequent basis for fine tuning. Hope the ETA is more accurate. The Jap OS20 Quartz will hopefully be a boon - my Tag Link 2006 Chronograph (White) with Jap Quartz is ticking like a swiss clock (no pun intended!). It has been keeping excellent time for the last 2 yrs.

We live on (almost) the southermost point in Africa - Cape Town - with Table Mountain as signature - best viewed from Bloubergstrand (my residence).

Ships were banned from the infamous Table Bay from May-August due to the risk of running ashore in stormy weather, as are still happening today. This fishing boat ran into engine trouble. Another came to assist - both were stranded. To get to Cape Town city centre you have to make a huge U-turn around the bay (17km).

An excellent spot for mountain biking is the Koeberg Nature Reserve surrounding the Koeberg Nucluear Power station - +-10km north of Bloubergstrand.

Enjoyhttp://image.rwg.cc/style_images/ip.boardpr/folder_post_icons/icon1.gif!

[its_urabus]

@ lani, I love the idea of wristies with images of our homelands important places. Here are some of mine

Boston Public Gardens

Fenway Park

I will add a few others I have once my server stops freaking out...

[chefcook]

A grocery run this morning...

Driving out of my village. Yep, Germans are bicyclists.

A little wristie

Mountains everywhere

This is Germany, too. High tech companies, here a manufacturer of sensors. Many of these companies are very specialised in their product range and many of them are simply the best in the world. And often the most expensive too, but quality counts. Companies like these are the reason for the well known quality trademark "Made in Germany". The number of workers in industrial factories is decreasing since the 1970s and the number of highly skilled well trained specialists needed to fullfil the demand of today's producing german industry is growing. We have a enormous lack of engineers and technicians, in particular in the south.

Getting a car park is more difficult than in the US *g*

Small streets on my way to town center

It's market! Leave the grocer behind, buy from the farmers. Costs the same, is better for everyone. Win-win-situation.

And heading back to the car park

You just bought some vegetables with ye olde chefcook

[dvn]

Here are some of picture of massachusetts where i called home:

boston harbor:

summer concert copley square:

[Guest HaloArchive]

Wow, I am surprised at the number of German people on here

Cheers,

H

[lanikai]

wow !!! you all have such awesome settings !!!!

From Boston to EU .... incredible photo iamge journey.. it puts more than a virtual sig on you as members.. cool.. now I can vision your countryside when you all post !

as urabus posted and pointed out.. let's see some wristis with your famous landmarks..

I know I keep asking for more but this is different and like seeing another world for me..

Mahalo for the views !

Lani

[Dave123]

All we have here to look at in Toronto is the CN Tower.....

[morlock]

Dave, that's a landmark to be proud of.

Now I want to move over there/

[lanikai]

@ lani, I love the idea of wristies with images of our homelands important places. Here are some of mine

Fenway Park

I will add a few others I have once my server stops freaking out...

I can here the crack of the bat.. and the roar of the crowd as the Red Sox take the Series in 5

it's the most beautiful green grass I've seen..

[its_urabus]

that was fathers day last year. wife and son took me. what an awesome day.

here is a pic from my sons first fenway game. it is the best place on earth.

here is a pic of my latest trip with the family, Old Ironsides. the world's oldest commissioned warship

[clamul]

I live in the small country of Luxembourg in Europe.

Have a look here for a panoramic view, site in english ,german or french.

http://www.lcto.lu/html_en/sites_attractio...ramic_view.html

[elisiX]

Sydney, Australia

Sydney Harbour

Edited May 3, 2009 by elisiX

[mjames]

Seattle, WA USA Skyline

Edited May 3, 2009 by mjames

[lanikai]

Seattle, WA USA Skyline

Lived there..

Loved it there..

How's the Public market ??

Still goin strong I hope ??

Cheers

L

[seymur]

Living in Baku / Azerbaijan

[lanikai]

Wow,.. how old would you say that tower is seymur..??

thanks for posting..

L

[Guest HaloArchive]

@ Poster of Seattle Picture;

I live in Olympia :-)

I think that a West Coast G2G is in needing of happening!

Cheers,

H

[seymur]

It was constructed in the 12th century. Name "Baku's Maiden Tower"

Here more info if you need :

http://www.window2baku.com/eng/9devbashnya.htm

http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/...aidentower.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden_Tower

I soon post more photos from Baku.

Wow,.. how old would you say that tower is seymur..??

thanks for posting..

L

Edited May 3, 2009 by seymur

[chronoluvvv]

@ Poster of Seattle Picture;

I live in Olympia :-)

I think that a West Coast G2G is in needing of happening!

Cheers,

H

we had a PNW gtg @ the Southcenter mall in March

lets see if there's more coming up

[spooky driver]

This is my corner of the world.....a few miles from Downpatrick, Co Down, Northern Ireland

[lanikai]

Thank you for the pics spooky .. beautiful Homeland !!

Aloha

L

[rip]

Best place in Norway is where i live very central lots of stores 15min from Oslo the capital and 2hours from Sweden and about 1,5hour from the airport, our capital Oslo is just a ghetto full of immigrants and lots of junkies, drug dealers and what not, not a place to be or bring up kids or even a dog for that matter so i decide to live in my home town and not move to the capital like many of my friends(trendy to live in the capital )..Here i can walk my dog and not be afraid that he will get a junkie needle in his paws..If you did not now Oslo is the heroin death capital of the world..

Cheers,

Dani

I live in Oslo! But I agree :/

Im only studying in Oslo, Kristiansand is my hometown.

Oslo downtown:

[lanikai]

I live in Oslo! But I agree :/

Im only studying in Oslo, Kristiansand is my hometown.

Oslo downtown:

"But for the Grace of God , there go I"

This pic is heart wrenching and brings me to shed a tear..

I have had friends go "back" down this path after years of being clean, and not come back

usually ending up OD'd.. good men and women

Maybe some forget that it is grace and grace alone that keeps us on the straight path.

by helping others .. we help ourselves.

Imagine .. things could be this way for anyone of us.. a different set of parents.. tramatic experience as a youth... abuse..

I look upon these souls with empathy.. knowing it's never too late, but unless someone is willing..

to look upon anyone in this sitution with disgust is denying our own defects of character.

"God help me understand the things I cannot change

change the things I can

and allow me the wisdom tho know the difference"

Thank you rip.. I needed to be reminded..

Lani