Welcome to Melanosia

[Deathtoall 28]

nice work you cleary have a knack for photoshop and you put alot of work into this cj, you have a good idea with the encyclopedia and keep it up because it good be the next jeronii

[jacqulina 162]

excellent update great pics,i think it generated at 3200,and you are welcome

[oroen 0]

This is a really well presented journal. Original and unique, with a great layout and storytelling style. The airport looks really nice as well.

[sirgeoj2 1]

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Message to my readers:

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Deathtoall: Thankyou for coming in again and for the very nice compliment, I don't know if I could ever live up to his CJ but even if I got close that would be nice. 

 

jacqulina: Always a pleasure to have you and your running horses stop by, thankyou.

 

oroen: Thankyou very much, I appreciate that!

I hope to see you guys back and to all new readers I welcome you and encourage you to give your feedback!    My next update will be this evening (Friday).  Thanks! 

[jacqulina 162]

thankyou i enjoy visiting with my horses lol

[HattonMonado 0]

Sirgeoj2 - your way of presentation is fantastic. Original and intersting! Great! I love the highland avenue and the bridge over a gorge - what set are you using to stone the slopes!?

Keep up the great work!

[simster6 0]

Great job, srgeo2. They way you presented the pics from the airplane view..with the side of the airplane window there, was so clever and realistic! I'll keep up with this cj and great job!

[sirgeoj2 1]

HattonMonado:  Thanks!!   The set I am using for the slopes is Wall of Cement by Siqueira_scb, you can find it here:
https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=Lot&Str=wall of cement

 

and thankyou simster6 for your nice comment! I am glad to hear you will keep tabs on my journal! 

 

See you all later on tonight! 

[bienefeldt 3]

Very nice! I wished for my CJ Lentbury were already on Geopedia but h

[sirgeoj2 1]

UPDATE 5

 

 

SirGeoJ's Travel Journal

July 26 (cont.)

 

I got out of my car in the view point parking lot and headed over to the walkway and gazed out at the amazing view of the landscape filled with trees and buildings.  I couldn't help but stand there, looking out across the river, wondering what all this must have looked like before any of this development began.  Yet at the same time I marveled at the city and it's buildings and how beautiful they looked nestled among the trees.  I sat there at that view point just thinking, for at least an hour and the longer I sat there, the more peaceful and clear my mind became.  I think it is true what they say about the gods of Gaden.  I found an article in the Geopedia about the city of Gaden and it has a breif account of this myth of the natives.  I will dig deeper and try and find more about this interesting legend.

 

The page from the Geopedia on Gaden

 

I took alot of pictures of the surrounding area and finally decided to head back to my hotel.  Now that I think of it....it is kind of strange how I ended up here, because of a freak storm.  Mabey there is some reason I should be here.  My travel plans have been turned completley upside down.  I don't really know what I am going to do next.  Perhaps that is a good thing.  I still think I am going to go to the wine tasteing tomorrow in Agural Valley, I don't know if I want to come back here or head on to the capital city like I originaly planned.  I headed back out of the Highland area and this time took Interstate 384 East and then took the 84 North.  I stopped at Jack in the Box and got a quick bite to eat and then headed back to the 84 North to the airport exit to get back to the hotel.  I think I will see a little more tomorrow before I head off to Agural Valley.

 

Here are some pages of information on the city districts of the areas I have been so far that also pertain to my pictures below to kind of get an orientation of where I am.

 

 

 

 

Below are my pictures from the view point area at Highland Park and the surrounding area and my trip back to my hotel.

 

The beggining of the trail to Highland Park.

The viewpoint and the ancient monument to the Earth gods.

The viewpoint looking out toward the river.

A closeup of the gazebo at the bottom of the hill and the statue of St. George, my namesake.  Strange he would be here.

Some residences along the river, what a great view they have!

Interstate 384 as it runs through the tunnle Eastward.

A view of the golf course.

Another angle of the golfcourse.

A closeup of the country club.

Headed back from the viewpoint through the Highland area.

Headed through the Highland area.

Headed down Highland Ave. on my way back, this time I am taking the freeway back to the hotel.

Headed toward the 384, it is around sunset.

Headed East down the 384.

A picture I took from my rental car headed down the 384 before the 84 interchange.

The 384 and 84 interchange at dusk.

I stopped by at Jack in the Box to get a bite to eat.

Headed back down the 84 toward the airport.

The airport and my exit to the hotel.

Pulling into my hotel.

 

 

Well, it was a fullfiling day.  I got to see alot today, and it is really amazing how at peace I am even still.  Something really mysterious about that place.  I tryed looking for some information about that monument and the legend in the hotel lobby but didn't find anything.  Mabey I will ask someone tomorrow where I can go to find out more about the history of this place.  I picked up this golf flyer as I was looking through the different flyers in the hotel lobby.  It might be interesting to watch if I come back to Gaden, I do believe I will be staying in Melanosia longer than I planned.  Something draws me to this place, not just this city but this whole region.  Mabey I just need a good nights sleep.

 

The golf flyer.

 

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I hope you all enjoyed my update, and if you are just joining me I hope you enjoyed this journal and keep coming back!  I originaly planned to make this update Friday evening (pacific time) but It took longer than I planned to get all my material together for this update so I am actually posting this Sat. morning just before 2am....uuuuggghh...I'm tired.....YAY I get to sleep in though!!  Bye for now! 

 

[sloppet 3]

great work! fantastic pictures & this golf course is really impressive!

[simster6 0]

Gaden seems to be a very nice place. Very lush it seems. Great update. I'll stick with this CJ

[GMT 389]

hey man!
great cj so far. really.
i love those real pics shot outa car n plane.
great work.
but i think the more importent thing is the city.
hm...
u git really good layouts and nice details.
i hope u can keep this good level up.
i got the feeling that this cj gonna be one of the best one day

[Alabaster 0]

Another quality update! LOL, it's funny......just as you are drawn to the mystical qualities of Gaden, I keep getting drawn back to the serenity of your CJ

 

A Jack-in-the-Box in Gaden? Hmm.....at least it wasn't McDonald's

 

The golf course is MASSIVE! It would be quite an experience to actually get to play on it. Hope you can make it to the tournament. How are you with a 5-iron?

[Padraig_2 0]

Wow, very nice.
You should download a slope mod to get rid of those stunt ramps on your roads...Have you tried driving a bus up those slopes?

[moalkind 0]

Great work sirgoej2! Very nice city journal

[jacqulina 162]

gaden looks very pretty,nice detail and i love the pics

[Allybabba 0]

great work the golfcourse looks very realistic and your hgihways are awesome!!!

[utora 0]

Wow! Gaden is a paradise of Perfection, if you ask me! Great pics of the highways running through the city, and man, that golf course: you did some clever photoshopping there!

You definitely deserve some bunnies!

[kmoh4346 2]

I'll like it when people take perfectionist to the extreme!!!!

[Glenni 1,447]

thta looks very realistic!!!!!

[MissTonya 2]

i o so love your sunken highways

Yo it's Tonya!

[RogueNine 1]

If I may ask, where did you get those highway walls/cement slopes that outline your highway?  I've been looking for something that good for over a year!  Is it on the STEX or a custom lot? 

[sirgeoj2 1]

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Message to my readers:

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bienefeldt: Thanks!  Actually for some reason on the trasportation map it shows more than one airport in Contella but really it is only one.  It might be because I was using the airport pack.  And the city of Gaden is large enough to demand a smaller municipal airport.  As for the ticket I decided to change my travel plans and see more of Gaden and the surrounding areas. 

 

sloppet: I'm glad to see you again, Thankyou for your comment

 

simster6:  Thanks! I'm glad to see you will be sticking around. 

 

GMT:  Thankyou, I really appreciate that!  That picture from the car was actually 2 pictures photoshoped into one...I should have just took a picture of myself driving down a freewayat sunset, but I made it harder on myself and took a pic from inside my car parked at home and then grabbed a pic of a highway and put them together and THEN on top of that the highway pic was not during sunset so I had to make that effect as well! lol.

 

Alabaster: Thankyou very much!  I'm glad to see you again.   Jack in the Box is my favorite fast food place so I just had to drop it in there..lol....and I'm not too good with a 5 iron, let alone any iron lol.

 

Padraig_2:  Thankyou for your suggestion, a few of those slopes are a bit steep, like San Fran. 

 

moalkind: Thankyou for stopping by and for your comment!

 

jacqulina: Glad to have you in again Thankyou for your support and comments.

 

Allybabba:  Thankyou for coming in and for your comments!

 

utora:  I'm glad to see you again.  Thankyou very much for your nice comments and yay I get bunnies!!

 

kmoh4346: Thankyou! That is a very nice compliment. 

 

GLENNI: Thankyou much!

 

MissTonya:  Thankyou for stopping by and for your comment!  

 

RogueNine:  I got it off the Stex, it is the sunken Highway eyecandy set by 3ddz, you can find it here: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=sunken higway eye candy set

 

Thankyou to all of you that continue to follow my CJ and also to all of you who have just joined me!  I hope to see you all again in the coming updates! 

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UPDATE 6

 

 

SirGeoJ's Travel Journal

July 27

 

I slept a little longer than I had planned, but seeing as how I don't really have a real travel schedule anymore.  I got ready and drove over to the nearby Ihop and had breakfast.  I needed to be in Agural Valley by 4pm when the wine tasteing begins.  I got online on my laptop and got driving directions from the Geomap site and it said it would take about thirty five minutes to get there so I figure I have about five hours to see a little more of Gaden.  I am going to head downtown this time and see what they got there to see.

 

Here are some pictures of my sightseeing tour around the downtown area of Gaden.

A shot of the Ihop where I ate breakfast.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20ihop.jpg align=baseline>

Here is a shot of a High School I passed by, looks like some football players were doing a little practice

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20hs%20football.jpg align=baseline>

A residential street just outside of the downtown area.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20residential%20neighborhood.jpg align=baseline>

Here is a shot of the Gaden Arena.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20stadium.jpg align=baseline>

Here is a shot of the downtown area, quite a large plaza in the middle of all the tall buildings.  In the middle there is a fountain and a plaque which reads:  In the midst of our shadows you can hear the spirits calling for the wind and the sun to sing in the valley once again. 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20downtowna.jpg align=baseline>

Another shot of downtown.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20downtownb.jpg align=baseline>

Another downtown shot.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20downtownc.jpg align=baseline>

A shot of a residential plaza and the center for the arts in the lower left.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20residential%20plaza%20downtown.jpg align=baseline>

Another shot of the residential plaza.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20residential%20plazab.jpg align=baseline>

A shot of a mall downtown.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20mall.jpg align=baseline>

A closeup of the mall.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20mall1.jpg align=baseline>

Another closeup of the mall.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20mall%202.jpg align=baseline>

A picture of some residences along the canal.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20canal%20residences.jpg align=baseline>

On the other side of the canal looking toward the downtown area, there are alot of restaurants along the canal in this area and some recreational activities as well.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20canal%20paddleboats.jpg align=baseline>

A shot of the Gaden tower, you can take an elevator to the viewing area, up there you can see for miles.  On the lower right is the Gaden Zoo.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20tower%20zoo%20canal.jpg align=baseline>

A closer shot of the tower.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20tower%20close.jpg align=baseline>

Here is a post card I picked up at a little gift shop in the tower.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//gaden%20postcard%20night.jpg align=baseline border=2>

 

I ate lunch at the Olive Garden at the Mall and did a little more browsing on Gaden and found a few more pages of information on the Geopedia of the Health and Education system here.  Gaden seems to be a very nice place to live, a nice place to raise a family.

 

A screenshot from the Geopedia on the Health system in Gaden.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//geopedia%20civic%20gaden%20health.jpg align=baseline>

A screenshot of the education page.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//geopedia%20civic%20gaden%20education%20univ.jpg align=baseline>

Here are some screenshots from the Geopedia with some aerial pictures of Gaden.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//geopedia%20civic%20gaden%20aeriala.jpg align=baseline>

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//geopedia%20civic%20gaden%20aerial%20photosb.jpg align=baseline>

 

It was geting close to three so I decided it was time to head back to the hotel and check out and gather all my luggage.  I wasn't really sure what I was going to do or where I was going to go after the wine tasteing in Agural Valley.  I hope there is a decent enough place to stay there.  From what I have seen so far on the Geopedia, it is mostly all farmland and a small town.  I guess I will see when I get there.

 

A screenshot of the Geomap site that I used to get directions to the Agural Valley winetasteing.
https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Geomap%20gaden%20to%20agural%20directions.jpg align=baseline>

 

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Well, that is all for update 6.  In update 7 I will continue with my trip to Agural Valley and the winetasteing there and what I ended up doing that night for a place to sleep!  Hope to see you all there!

 

 

 

 

[NicolaiS 8]

ST is blessed again with a great City Journal. I love the way you present your pictures and absolutely like your eye for detail in building your city ... Great work.

[jacqulina 162]

the canal is great,i do love your geopedia i dont think i spelt that right,i like how you give the history,your pics are great ,the ariel views look amazing

[utora 0]

Again a very fine update Sirgeoj2! I particularly love the region map; it looks very good and gives a useful overview of the area; keep it up!

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

great work!!! cant wait for another update!!!

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

Wow man, your cj is really cool. it is one of the most realistic in Simtropolis, i look forward to more. and i'd certainly love to be treated at that hospital (when i get ill of course)

[Traffic_Jam 0]

Very nice work!