home town pics
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home town pics
I'am currently studying engineering and am very interested in bridges (i kno sad). I'm asking for people to post pics of they're home town, preferably with a bridge. So i'll hopefully get the ball rolling My happy wee home. Glasgow... [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/DSCN0867.jpg
] please send in
Not in my hometown but a spectacular bridge all the same... [img=
http://img99.exs.cx/img99/9456/bridgeinthesky2hr.jpg
] _________ Regards, [img=
http://img81.exs.cx/img81/2803/jamez.jpg
]
Here is "Vasco de Gama Bridge" from my hometown of Lisbon :) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Sappyeyes/vascogama2.jpg
] Sandy :D
1)newport bridge on tees at newport [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/newportbridge.jpg
] 2)tees barage on tees at portrack [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/teesbarragebridge.jpg
] 3)transporter bridge on tees near town centre [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/TRANSPORTERBRIDGE.jpg
] 4)transporter at night time [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/transporterbridge2.jpg
]
Here is a Bridge where I live ...well close by.. The USA/Canada border "Peace Bridge" [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Sappyeyes/PeaceBridge.jpg
] Sandy :D
meet big bertha goldy, one of the biggest blast furnaces in europe if not the biggest. [img=
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ty for the pics guys. here's some more of glasgow [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/Glasgow20cathedral.jpg
] Glasgow cathedral
the campsy fells bout 3 miles from my home. locally known as the sleeping gaint [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/Campsie_fells_3.jpg
]
glasgow square in the heart of the city [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/George_sq2.jpg
] thanks again for the input guys. hope u like me pics, keep it up. ty [img=
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]
I dont know how to copy pics but... Here :p
http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Chesa_Bay_Bridge_Photos.html
- Chesapeake bay bridge, Maryland AND
http://www.calatrava.com
If you don't know who calatrava is... you should. :p One of the most renown engineers/ architects... and half his work is bridges ;) check him out. Hope this helps you ;)
Well not much i can put up about brmingham exept [img=
http://ibanda.blogs.com/panchromatica/images/extremes.jpg
] But we are da 2nd biggest city in england or briton sumthin like that :p [img=
http://photobucket.com/albums/v668/Hasan_2oo5/th_Glowhasan.gif
]
Here's a castle in the heart of downtown Toronto :) Casa Loma [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Sappyeyes/casa-loma-toronto.jpg
] The infamous CN Tower (struck by lightening, no damage to the building, it is supposed to absorb lightening strikes) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Sappyeyes/CNtowerlightning.jpg
] CN Tower full length [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Sappyeyes/skydome_cntower.jpg
] Hope you like :) Enjoy Sandy :D PS my nxt post will be about London:)<<< where I was born!
here is some more from near to were i live, it is industrial were im from , but im sure you will agree. the places within 20 - 30 mins are beautiful. 1) our stadium (goldy likes football) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/riversidestadium.jpg
] 2)hartlepool nuclear power station (hate it with avengence) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/nuclearpower.bmp
] 3)bottle of notes (notes are from capt james cooks journal who was born in middlesbrough) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/bottle.bmp
] 4)ancient stepping stones at lealholm [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0060.jpg
] 5)devils bridge at glaisdale [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0067.jpg
] 6)roseberry topping [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0013.jpg
] 7)captain cooks monument [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0012.jpg
]
1)paddys hole at teesmouth [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0051.jpg
] 2)saltburn , looking up from pier [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0068.jpg
] 3)whorlton castle [mg=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0113.jpg
] 4)smugglers inn saltburn [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0066.jpg
] 5)ormesby hall [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0083.jpg
]
some famouse bridges [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/brooklynbridge2.jpg
] Brooklyne bridge [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/IMGP1283b.jpg
] San Fran
some not to do while under the influence [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/nanpubridge.bmp
] nanpu shanghi [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/forestbridge2.jpg
]
lou theres only one stadia I give u Ibrox [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/golden_brown/ibrox.bmp
]
1)whitby abbey [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/whitbyabbey.bmp
] 2)durham castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/durham3.bmp
] 3)durham cathedral [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/durhamcathedral.bmp
] 4)whorlton castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0113.jpg
] 5)highforce [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/highforce.bmp
] 6)durham bridge [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/durhambridge.bmp
] 7)tees millenium footbridge [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/teesfoorbridge.bmp
] 8)runswick bay [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/runswickbay.bmp
] 9)whitby old town [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/whitbyoldtown.bmp
] 10)barnard castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/barnardcastle.bmp
] 11)fountains abbey [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/fountainsabbey.bmp
] 12)ripon cathedral [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/riponcathedral.bmp
]
This is something i knocked together in my back garden.Well "I" thought it was ok :|..took me five mins lol [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/NightFlight/homework.jpg
]
sure you want more goldy? others will be complaining soon.lol 1)bolton abbey [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/boltonpriory.bmp
] 2)goathland, home to tv series heartbeat. [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/goathland.bmp
] 3)ingleton falls [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/ingletonfalls.bmp
] 4)bridge at low force [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/lowforcebridge.bmp
] 5)malyan spout waterfall [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/malyanspout.bmp
] 6)staithes [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/staithes.bmp
] 7)swainby village [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/swainby.bmp
] 8)yarm on tees bridges [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/yarmontees.bmp
] 9)william turners 16th century hospital, kirkleatham. [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0073.jpg
] 10)be drus's castle, danby, whats left of it .lol [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/DSCF0053.jpg
]
here is most of bridges in uk, remembered their names from my days as a trucker .lol. 1)new severn bridge (england to wales) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/newsevernbridge.bmp
] 2)old severn bridge (wales to england) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/oldsevernbridge.bmp
] 3)menai bridge (north wales to anglesey) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/menaibridge.bmp
] 4)bridges across tamar at plymouth (devon) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/plymouthbridges.bmp
] 5)tay road bridge (dundee) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/tayroadbridge.bmp
] 6)tay rail bridge (dundee) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/tayrailbridge.bmp
] 7)forth road bridge (firth of forth) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/forthroadbridge.bmp
] 8)forth railway bridge (firth of forth) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/forthrailwaybridge.bmp
] 9) humber suspension bridge (across humber at hull) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/humbersuspension.bmp
] 10) clifton suspension bridge (bristol) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/clifton.bmp
] 11)dartford crossing (thames at thurrock) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/dartfordcrossing.bmp
] 12) britannia bridge (anglesey) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/britanniabridge.bmp
] 13)tyne bridge with railway and swing behind (newcastle) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/tynebridgeandothers.bmp
] 14)gateshead millenium eye (river tyne ) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/gateshead.bmp
] 15)millenium footbridge (london) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/killeniumbridgelondon.bmp
] 16)sutton bridge (river nene at sutton) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/suttonbridge.bmp
] 17)orwell bridge ( nr ipswich) [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/orwellbridge.bmp
]
Sorry biglou but you've made a slight error with the name of one of the bridges. The New Severn Bridge is actually called 'Second Severn Crossing' Picky or what lol Sorry
Wow - after recognizing so many of these pics I've realised how lucky I am to have travelled so much at such a young age. :) A few of my home town [img=
http://free.med.pl/pawels/Pictures/Guildford_castle.jpg
] Guildford Castle [img=
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/eng/gallery/local/guildfo.jpg
] Guildford High Street [img=
http://img71.exs.cx/img71/8420/20000228011guildfordstatue6ao.jpg
] Statue of George Abbot on High Street [img=
http://img71.exs.cx/img71/7590/20000228020guildfordcathedral2.jpg
] Guildford Cathedral And one of the towns bridges across the River Wey close to where I live... [img=
http://img169.exs.cx/img169/6585/weybridge0cw.jpg
]
1)bowes castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/bowescastle.bmp
] 2)bylands abbey [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/bylandsabbey.bmp
] 3)cod beck [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/codbeck.bmp
] 4)helmesley [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/helmesley.bmp
] 5)helmesley castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/helmeslycastle.bmp
] 6)white horse of kilburn [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/kilburn.bmp
] 7)pickering castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/pickeringcastle.bmp
] 8)richmond castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/biglou38/richmondcastle.bmp
]
Greatest stadium ever to be created... [img=
http://www.mailroominnovations.com/images/saintsground.jpg
] Franklin's Garden's B-) I sit at the bottom of the "S" of "Churches" :D 360 Panoramic views here...
http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/17_2648.php
:) _________ Regards, [img=
http://img81.exs.cx/img81/2803/jamez.jpg
]
Here's a famous bridge from my area... Galloping Gertie..as she was...... [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/tac06.gif
] [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/tac07.gif
] [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/tac09.gif
] [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/tac10.gif
] [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/tac11.gif
] enjoy...Kite
Safeco Field...home of the Seattle Mariners. [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/seattl24.jpg
]
galloping gertie...now known as the Narrow's Bridge...as she is now... [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/E-3_exist_small_TN2.jpg
] and as she will be in 2007..with her second side... [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/narrowsbridge2_small.jpg
]
Thanks guys for the response. Ty to lou and the rest for giving people some education(lol). I hope ppl keep posting pics they find here, always good to see. Once again ty [img=
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Here's a few of the beauty that lives close by.... I give u my mountain...Mt.Rainier...elev. 14,410 ft. [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/raintac.jpg
] Tacoma with Rainier in background [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/rainlake.jpg
] Wilderness view [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/raingig.jpg
] Gig Harbor [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/rainmist.jpg
] A misty morning [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/KiteFlyer/rianortg.jpg
] Taken near my home. Hope u liked my girl...she greets me almost every day. Kite
Thank you lou
... I agree, Seattle can be a very magical place indeed. I've also enjoyed seeing the many beautiful places everyone has posted of the UK..gonna have to plan that trip - looks like I could spend weeks touring and never get bored. Kite
ok...now Im in full health.. Ready to take on biglou's challenge:p The Air Canada Center - New Home of the Maple Leafs- HOCKEY TEAM FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW - (when they arent on strike;\) in Toronto [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/acc.jpg
] The original home of the Maple Leafs in Toronto [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/gardens.gif
] The Banff-Spring Hotel in Banff BC, Canada [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/banff-spring-hotel.jpg
] The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria BC, Canada [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/FairmontEmpressHotel-victoria.jpg
] John Brown Fort Circa 1859...restored in 1995 in Canada [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/johnbrownfortcirca1859.gif
] The Ottawa Government [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/ottawagovernment.jpg
] Inside the Ottawa Government [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/Parliment-inside.jpg
] Rideau Canal - which is famous for ice skating in the winter.... the entire canal freezes up & ppl can skate for miles & miles, in Ottawa, Canada [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/rideau.jpg
] Vancouver Harbour, BC ...Canada [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/vancouver-harbour.jpg
]
Now onto Portugal:D Portogallo Castle [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/portogallo_castelo1.jpg
] Chagos De Christo Convent [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/chagosdechristo-convent.jpg
] Portugal's Salt Factory [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/saltfactoryinport.jpg
] Portugal's most sacred and Holy place... Fatima [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/fatima-02.jpg
] Lisbon, Portugal [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/Lisbon.jpg
] Braganca, Portugal [img=
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Miserlou4/bragancaportugal.jpg
]
