The Republic of Corraile - Come over to Corraile 2010! [AIN]

[kccl35 83]

No.1 - At the forefront of the Atlantic Ocean

 To start off, I'll give you a brief history of the founding of the peninsula...

In 1820, while on the way to Canada, British Trader William Hargreaves stumbled upon the peninsula, along with his German counterpart Otto Strauss. After some squabbling between the British & German governments, they decided to halve the peninsula North-South... Which explains why the southern cities and areas have GERMAN names while the Northern Coast areas have predominantly English names.

At the end of WWI, the German region was ceded permanently to the British.

In 1970, the country we know today as Corraile attained Independence.

Enough of history. As a unique feature to CJs, Corraile is offering CITIZENSHIPS! Yes... Citizenships. You would be wondering, what difference does it make? The list below shows you.

Citizens can

-Vote for the government when its election time

-Get a residence of their own (Avatars in game extra... But its free too!)

-Have their say noted in important decisions in Parliament

-Even get to be a minister, district head or mayor!

Non citizens do not enjoy such benefits, but they can still follow along the CJ. Those with more than 20 posts become PRs! This means that they enjoy benefits of citizens! (Except, voting, and ascension into positions of power)

Where should we start?

Centreburg 

Capital. Largest city. 

Colganston

the city all geared up to be a host of the Simlympics! At the tip of the peninsula, where the founders landed.

Highvale

Ex-colonial capital of British Corraile. Smallest of the 3 urban areas. (farms not included)

Oh! One last thing. For Citizenship applications, please PM me. The application results will be released on the next respective update.

Thanks!

[Mayorm 14]

great start on this cj, I can't wait for more updates

[psander5 198]

Nice start! Interesting history and what look like great looking cities... although the pictures are a little too small for my liking. I look forward to more... hopefully with bigger pictures

[SounderBruce 173]

Very nice cities, so far! I see tons of custom content already! A good sign!

Can I become a citizen, please? Highvale looks interesting to explore...and a Simlympic city to choose!

[kccl35 83]

No.2 - We'll start at the tip... 

Ahhh... Colganston... 

Recently, Parliament passed a proposal for Colganston to develop a sporting hub in the heart of the district, to attract investors and someday, the Simlympics. 

Colganston is the 2nd largest urban area in the country. It also happens to be in the 2nd smallest district in Corraile. Colganston is the capital city of the aptly named Colganston District.

Things you need to know

• District Parliamentary Representative (Head of District) - Brian Lawson
• Population as of Census 2009 - 101,241
• Famous for - The Pan Pacific/Enginedrive Building, Offshore airport, Sports hub

We'll tour Colganston. Colganston in PICTURES! 

 

We start the day at Colganston's Frankfurt Island International Airport. Its on an artificial island.

The shuttle bus to town is the cheapest way out of the island, costing only C$1 to Colganston (C$1 = 0.98USD)

The bus stops at Colganston's Walnut Street Terminus. From here, we're free to explore Colganston on our own

We hop onto another bus... This one goes to The Pan Pac Building... ooooo... And behind it is the home of Colganston United FC, the "Prada Bag", or TheVirginDome

Now...

Train, HSR or bus?

Citizenships

The 1st of presumably many citizenships have been approved

• ComputerGuy890100

That's all for now. Also, applications for citizenships can be on this forum as well!

Investment Opportunities!

There is a large parcel of land that is FOR SALE by the government. Bids can go through this tread or by PM. Starting price - C$300 million. For those with conglomerates or corporations interested... BID!

Land is that green patch north of the airport. Good connectivity to sea, rail, highway and air.

[SounderBruce 173]

Great looking city so far!

I'll take the area...turn it into a sprawling mall with some houses and call it...Aero Commons.

The mall is here:

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=19711

[Bobbi 1]

Looks great!

[kccl35 83]

No.3 - The Corraile Times

Replies

ComputerGuy890100 - The bidding process has now begun...

Bobbi                       - Thanks!

The Corraile Times was founded as the Corraile Journal in 1840...

Today's edition is the first batch with the new look! (Not that there was an old look to begin with)

Yes... We're now part of AIN!

That's all for now

p.s

New CJ Format

I'm changing the format of how this CJ is presented.... From now on, you, the viewer, can now direct the journeys on your own! Just tell me where you want to go, what you want to do, and I will do it for you! Hassle-Free! Also Fat-Free! However, exceptions made for important events, such as wars (hint hint), meetings, exhibitions etc. Also, regular news updates will come, such as the one above!

Thanks for following!

[SounderBruce 173]

Nice work with the newspaper! Congrats on AIN membership!

[Schulmanator 5,815]

You have some impressive pix so far. I am interested to see more and closer-up pictures of your work.

[kccl35 83]

No.4 - Free & easy... The Corraile Way!

Replies

ComputerGuy890100 - Thanks!

Schulmanator - They're coming... Just follow!

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I'll wrap up the Colganston tour... with a mosaic!

Don't worry... Still more to come.

One last thing... Do we continue on the HSR or Train? (replies appreciated)

[SounderBruce 173]

Great mosaic! I love the repetition on the west side of the canal and the stadium. Where did you get that tall building to the south?

[SounderBruce 173]

Great mosaic! I love the repetition on the west side of the canal and the stadium. Where did you get that tall building to the south?

[emgmod 16]

Train. It may be slower, but you get to see the sights.

[kccl35 83]

No.5 - The Train Ride to Centreburg!

Replies

ComputerGuy890100 - Its NDEX's Pan Pacific Building... I think its available on the STEX here

Emgmod - Train it is!

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We catch the train at Colganston's Walnut Street Terminus... The train is one of the new Millenium trains. This means a smoother and faster ride!

The train hits agriculture soon after it leaves the hi-rises of Colganston

The train goes express, passing Andrewsport's station "in a hurry"

We're just a stop away!

Finally! The train arrives to dock at Platform 1, Centreburg Central Station.

We board a bus... InterBus Service 250 is a tourist service, taking passengers and commuters past some of the city's landmarks, like Parliament building

Leadership hall, office to the top leadership of the country

Finally, we reach the hotel (The tall building on the right, clad in glass). The Intercontinental CentrePlaza is one of the only 6-star hotels in the region. The main attraction nearby? The SkyDeck (Left side of picture)

And to end this off, a night shot of Centreburg!

Still more to come 

Citizenships

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Another citizenship has been granted

• thepokemaniac

More citizenships would also be appreciated

[SounderBruce 173]

Thanks for the link! I love your city and rail systems!

[TekindusT 3,809]

I've loved the second pic, very nice and realistic! And your city seems to be visible from the outer space at night...

[McLaren_Racer 2]

You should rename Centreburg Awesomeburg.

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull start very nice work so far my friend

[kccl35 83]

No.6 - The Centreburg Adventure

Replies

ComputerGuy890100 - Thanks! It took a while to get everything done!

TekindusT - Are you sure? But its possible!

McLaren_Racer - I prefer Centreburg

jacqulina - Thanks!

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After a brief stay at the hotel, you decide to visit the shopping belt, Tharaway Avenue

The area is buzzing with nightlife, as well as major luxury brands such as Zara, Ermenegildo Zegna, Giorgio Armani and many others.

Morning does come, and you decide to continue to Wheyland Island, a small, artificial island reclaimed in 1980 for recreational purposes, most notably the marina.

The Centreburg Yachting club was the first ever set up in the country, in 1890. In 1982, they moved into this new premises.

Also, the island boasts the picturesque Seaman's fountain, right next to the Wheyland Church.

CMT (Centreburg Mass Transit)  Bus Service 787 takes us to the iconic Coca-Cola SoccerPoint. The home of the Centreburg Heroes. Right next door is the Corraile head office for Coca-Cola.

Within walking distance, is the Leland Avenue Shopping Street, boasting more humble brands. It is the largest surburban mall in the city.

We'll end this update with a visit to the Arkvale Reservoir/lake. It has recently been promoted as a watersports venue.

Should we stay in Centreburg, or continue on to somewhere else?

[SounderBruce 173]

Great suburban areas! Love the trails and the marina island!

[Sgt Pepper 864]

Nice night skyline shots, very spectacular choice of BATs.

[rjet131 0]

Nice cities! Can I become a citizen?

[Simbourgeois 139]

Wheyland Island looks very nice, indeed! And, haha, that's a great idea to build a church on the island, so that the Lord does not forget to look after the sailors

Keep up the great work!

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[McLaren_Racer 2]

How do you manage all the custom content? Theres SO much!

[dedgren 830]

Nice work, and lots of ideas (lots maybe, for right now, as in "overwhelming number"). You might want to back off the reader participation thing a bit until you develop more backstory and a bit larger audience- that'll stop major decisions (that you'll have to live with) from being made by one or two folks. It does look like, though, you have people taking a look, and judging by the enthusiasm in many of the comments, you are headed in the right direction.

Good luck!

David

[kccl35 83]

No.7 - The 'burbs

Replies

ComputerGuy890100 - Thank you.

Sgt Pepper - Thank you as well... Most of those BATS can be found at the STEX, by the way

rjet131 - You wish has been granted

Simbourgeois - Agreed. The church was the first to be completed, in fact

McLaren_Racer - It takes quite a bit of space ( 4-6GB worth of them!) 

dedgren - I'll abstain from major decisions for now... And I find myself so honoured to have you stop by and take a look!

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Surburbia in Centreburg may take up the larget amount of land, but it houses only approximately a third of the city's population, which amounts to 469,000.

Today, we take a (long) walk through these surburbs, highly prized for the large amount of greenery

Benside, one of the higher-class estates in the city.

East Laurentia, a largely middle-class estate.

Another shot of East Laurentia

Clarity Vale, a new estate to the west of the city. With all the bus stops, you are tempted to take the bus, but never mind... 

Finally, you walk back to the train station, passing by Quiverburg.

Citizenships

These citizenships have been granted.

• rjet131
• wakkaolaf53 (New CJ Section)
• jockyjack7 (New CJ Section)

There's more of the city to explore. Again, do we stay or move on?

Thanks for dropping by!

[i_love_lamp 0]

This is awesome dude!

[SounderBruce 173]

Very nice suburban areas! I love the greenery, very realistic!

[jacqulina 162]

awesome suburbs my friend