Belleville - Christmas at Macy's

[bobinator 0]

Wow! That station with the ice trains is awsome!!!!!! I love how you put the real pictures with the SC4 picutures too!! This is by far the best European city journal I've ever seen so keep the udates coming!!

[Simbourgeois 139]

Welcome to the 5th page !!!

Bienvenue sur la page 5 !!!

Thanks, bobinator, for your good words  

Everyone else: don't miss the last update in the previous page - the Central Railway Station of Belleville

Yours sincerely,
Simbourgeois

[Simbourgeois 139]

In order to motivate you to visit the previous page with the post about the Railway Station, I'll show you here a nightview of it

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Railway6a.JPG align=baseline>

Can you imagin how my heart bleeds when I must sign the annual ballance - expenses for electricity are immense... But it's worth to pay, as outcome looks quite nice, doesn't it?

Best regards,
Simbourgeois
Mayor of Belleville

P.S. Sorry for a kind of double post, but I couldn't add a picture to the previous post by editing it, something went wrong...

[bobinator 0]

Wow! It looks great at night and so does the catedral in the back-ground too!

[Simbourgeois 139]

Thanks, bobinator for your comment, I like that you like it, he he

Now I want to show you a special restaurant near the Railway Station - Bahnhof. Owned by Muller family, this restaurant serves the best German specialties in Belleville



Schnitzel, Bratwurst, Kalbsschnitzel... You name it, they've everything. And, of course, German beer

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Rest%20Bahn%202.JPG align=baseline>

Na ja... Also GUTEN APETIT !!!

Simbourgeois
Mayor of Belleville

[timo 15]

Your city has everything! Even a German restaurant!

What can you imagine in your next post???

[Simbourgeois 139]

timo: As Picasso once said - everything you can imagine is real

Simbourgeois
Mayor of Belleville

[Alkaola 18]

great work man you so talented with this ,






i don't know why but the 'porkissimo' trees aren't working in my cities , i uploaded all files in my plugin but the trees arent showing up

[Simbourgeois 139]

Thanks, Alkaola, for the compliment

I think that your problem with those trees is that it's necessary to wait some months while they show up. They're seasonal ones, so you need to wait until spring changes to summer, summer to autumn etc. Hope it helped you...

Simbourgeois
Mayor of Belleville

[elbeato 25]

Dear Mayor Simbourgeois,

When will you hear the peoples' demands? Under the paper thin facade of beautification and opulence, there lurks a rumbling proletariat wave just waiting to wash out your politics of greed. We have no cake! If the worker is made to starve, then at some point the worker will need to feast... We demand to see how the other-half lives!

Sincerely,
Comrade Jack Common

[+Guest]

Nice looking city, mr. Simboureois

But i have one question about the railway station. Is the taxis the only way to get to the station? What about some mass transit like buses or else?  

[Simbourgeois 139]

elbeato: I really thank you, comrade Jack Common, for your interest in developing our city and this CJ, but the demands you included in your post should be addressed to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs They'll contact you afterwards... well... maybe... ... Anyway, go to that department, and they'll probably send you to the right place you should go with your demands

marrast: I sent your question to M.Hagege, director of the Department of Information, and some answer should be available after some days... hmm... well, after some weeks... or months... You know, I myself, I'm not using railway I prefer my limousine...

Anyway, today it's St.Valentine's Day

Therefore I'll show you how it's celebrated in Belleville - the most romantic city in Pays-Beau... I would like to say that it's the most romantic city in the World, but this title certainly goes to Paris

The irony of it is that the main event related to St.Valentine's day took place... in February 12. But it's quite common for the St.Valentine's balls...

It was Hotel Olympic, one of the most splendid hotels in Belleville. And, as you can see in the next picture, I spent quite a good time there... Just don't show this photo to my darling, she was in the lady's room when I was flirting with that beautiful young lady...

Happy St.Valentine's Day!!!

Bonne Saint-Valentine!!!

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[bobinator 0]

Another great update! I really like how you have the SC4 and real life pictures mixed.

[Simbourgeois 139]

Thanks, bobinator, for your comment

EDIT: Sorry, but the document previously showed here has been sent to the Belleville's Central Archive (Monday - Friday 10-17; phone number: +542 254 8732 5344 981).

Yours sincerely,
Simbourgeois
Mayor of Belleville

[Simbourgeois 139]

It's February 15th so it's time to get back from romantic balls and parties to the real life - credits, loans, finances... This morning while checking The Economist home page I found there an article about the branch of Britannia Commercial Bank in Belleville. Therefore this post will be about this bank...



Not as popular as Societe Belleville (in the previous page) it is still in the top 5 of all the banks in Pays-Beaux. Well, it gives a touch of London City's atmosphere to Belleville. But, when having business with banks, keep in mind what George Bernard Shaw once said: the faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier
Although the main entrance of this building leads to the rue Bourget, they've built another doors for customers which you can see in the next picture. So if you want to get some halfpence for your trip to Old England, you can enter the bank from Avenue Est.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Britannia%202.JPG align=baseline>

Best regards,
Simbourgeois
Mayor of Belleville

[Bobbo662 23]

You journal is awesome, really liked the lay out - enjoyed it very much - Keep up the great work!!

[+Guest]

Date: 2/14/2005 1:40:17 PM
Author: Simbourgeois
marrast: I sent your question to M.Hagege, director of the Department of Information, and some answer should be available after some days... hmm... well, after some weeks... or months... You know, I myself, I'm not using railway I prefer my limousine...

Ha-ha!!! You're a wit, mr. Simbourgeois!

[bobinator 0]

I like how you have SC4 mixed with the Economist. That's a magazine that my dad reads alot. Anyway, another great update!

[Beloved 2]

wow this cj is turning out great. I can't wait to see more.

[Simbourgeois 139]

This is my 300th post

Thanks, Bobbo662, marrast, bobinator and TheGuardianAngel for your comments !!!

As this is my 300th post, I wanted to show something where my own work could be seen. Otherwise I'm just showing you all those things that was in Belleville already before my era...

marrast once asked: But i have one question about the railway station. Is the taxis the only way to get to the station? What about some mass transit like buses or else?

So here's the answer: Indeed, at the time you asked the question, there was no other way how to ge to the station - only taxis, bikes or... healthy march And noone even imagined that things could be arrenged in some other way... But then - marrast asked his question... Many bellevillois are reading this CJ and here you can see the outcome...

 

I hate when people express their will in such a way But, as they were protesting in front of my windows, it was necessary to find a sollution...

Well, everyone is happy now - especially I myself. My mayor rating went up to the 99,7 points I'm becoming a true idol for all the bellevillois, he he. Well, not for all of them, of course (this was a kind of fake poll, because the bureau of statistics chosed only some 100 respondents from wealthy quarters - according to my order, of course)... But I asked my secretary to burn all the letters with complaints. So I just don't receive them
Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[timo 15]

It's been a while since your last update! But fortunately, Belleville is still alive!

Do you mind me correcting french langage mistakes??? It's transports en communs, not transports en communes. But it makes sense anyway with commune, commune of Belleville meaning city of Belleville.

 

Keep on!

[Simbourgeois 139]

Thanks, timo! And I believe that mistakes could be found not only in my French, because English is neither my mother tongue... The mistake has been corrected

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[generalee7 0]

i love the economist article!  i have new found respect for you! ...not that there wasn't any before

[will_silver00 0]

What a great CJ!! I like how its presented, the BATs that you're using, and the lots you've made to go with them! And the storyline, and the humour, and the pictures of German beer...

Excellent job!!

[timo 15]

Hey simbourgeois! are you preparing a new amazing update??? I hope so!

I heard that some Belleville Citizen were ploting against you... You'd better come back fast to get things back to normal!

[Simbourgeois 139]

Thanks, generalee7 and will_silver00, for your comments

timo: well, after some difficult time, everything goes fine in Belleville...

 

Today - the best German pub in Belleville - Alter Fritz

 

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Established already in 1768, this is the only pub which serves the famous altbier - after the German word for old. While most of Europe switched to blonde-colored lagers in the late 1800's, beer drinkers in Belleville stayed loyal to ale brewed in the old style. And some of them still are - they're gathering here.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Alter%20Fritz%202.JPG align=baseline>

A wise man once said: When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!
 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Alter%20Fritz%203.JPG align=baseline>

 

Prosit!!!

 

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[Simbourgeois 139]

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[utora 0]

Interesting stuff! Very original! I love the oldstyle buildings, but some I don't recognize: the last two pics of your previous update show a university-like building: what is it? And I alkso do not recognize the Jenx-like German buildingAlter Fritz pub. Where do you get those buildings? Very inspiring cj Simbourgeois! Keep it up!

[EnigmaticUK 1]

I want some Altbier. Do you export?

[Simbourgeois 139]

utora: Thanks for your nice comment! And about those buildings - they both can be found at STEX. The first one in the old style University made by agart. You can find it here: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=2910

The second one is indeed JENX chef-d'oeuvre - Michelstadt timber frame house ver.1. It's located here: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=2513

 

EnigmaticUK: Well, I'm affraid that you'll need to come to Belleville in order to get the real altbier a la bellevillois... But otherwise there's some good stuff in Germany...

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//people-drunk.gif align=baseline>

 

Thanks again for your comments!!! Now I must go back to my other duties - I'm quite worried about my friend Detraigne...

 

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville