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"- Am I at Smolny? - Yes, this is Smolny" - Lieutenant Sukhomlin interrogates a guard, not being able to recognize any building in the area due to street defences and camouflage 9/9/1941 - In this picture we see several low-medium wealth buildings in the historical area of Peski, east of Suvorovskiy Prospekt. The name of "Peski", meaning "Sands", describes the nature of the soil. The streets are full of wooden boards protecting shop windows, and everywhere there are Soviet posters attempting to rise the morale of the citizens. Two buildings have been destroyed during the last barrage, one north of 5-ya Sovetskaya Ulitsa and the other south of 4-ya Sovetskaya Ulitsa. An example of Soviet propaganda; it reads "destroy the German monster". Nevsky Prospekt showing wooden boards on every store window. 9/9/1841 - A hundred years before the first picture was taken, the Church of the Nativity was the centerpiece of Peski. Sadly, Soviet authorities ordered its destruction in 1937 and today only the name of the square remembers its location. Horizontal streets in this historical area were numbered 1 to 9 Nativity Street, but they were re-baptised as 1-9 Sovetskaya Ulitsa (Soviet Street). Disclaimer: This CJ includes original photos taken during the siege. To my knowledge none of them is protected by copyright, but if I were wrong I'm happy to delete any picture that infringes the law. ----------------------------------[AUTHOR'S COMMENT]---------------------------------- I hope you enjoyed both the huge mosaic and the old-fassioned picture :-) I'd also like to mention that a some years ago it was announced that the Church of the Nativity was going to be rebuilt in the exact same location were it once stood. If you check Google Earth you'll find the square fenced and most of the park gone. Looking forward to read your comments!

Hello and welcome back to Glenvale. In 5E126 - and the Cathnoquey Army was sent to Tamriel to fight off the Aldmeri Dominion from re-establishing a foothold in Tamriel. The Dominion was a terrorist group, who believed in the supremacy of Elvenkind. They were backed by the Thalmor government of Summerset Island, who declared war on its former holdings of Valenwood and Elswery, today four independent nations. The Pan-Tamriel Military Alliance quickly came to fight the Thalmor as the nations of Valenwood fell. In 5E127, General Tullius, born in Glenvale, led a contingent of the Cathnoquey Army to defend the Elsweyr city of Alabaster. His victory, and the destruction of most of the Thalmor fleet, marked the eventual decline of the Thalmor offensive... By early summer they were almost entirely retreating from Tamriel. Does it really matter to the people of Glenvale? For most, this is just background noise and international news headlines, with perhaps a bit of pride in the General. In 5E127, though, the real news is the construction of a subway network - the first fully automatic network in Cathnoquey, to boot. At least, until a fateful morning, in early Last Seed.. On 2nd, Last Seed, the entire district of Richmond, as well as critical infrastructure such as the Federal Avenue tunnel and M102 freeway was flooded in a matter of minutes. Most of the water seemed to flow from the nearby Glenvale Basin. However, strangely enough, there was no rain that day, or anything that could explain a flash flood. Initially it was believed to be a dam failure, as Glenvale Basin was created by this dam, which powers about 15% of the city. However, a flood would occur downstream, not upstream. Initial rescue workers came on the scene at 12:06. At 12:08 PM, rescue workers watched, horrified, as a ball of water was levitated from the basin - and smashed southwards on the city. Witnesses reported a group of men on the top of one of the nearby high-rises. The second wave was much stronger - and in a flash it raced across the Lakeside district. Traffic desperately tried to evade the waves - and the debris that's sure to follow. Stanton Hospital ended up with 1.2m of water flooding its basement, and was put out of order. Media drones were scrambled within minutes. The damage was extensive - and the waters are not receding just yet, leaving 65% of the city without power, The dam floodgates were immediately released. People ended up trapped in buildings, and more critically, in the cars and streets that were suddenly flooded. More rescue teams rushed to the scene, but because the Federal Avenue tunnel was flooded, they were forced to stop and continue on foot to rescue anyone trapped inside the tunnel or on the nearby motorway. All major hospitals became crowded, the mobile phone network went down, and all federal and business buildings were evacuated. At 1:00 PM, more than 500 rescue workers were on the scene. At 1:02 PM, as witness reports of operatives with magical powers emerged, a state of emergency was declared. While Glenvale hosted a Mages' Guild, magic remained relatively uncommon in this part of the world, and in fact, in most non-Elven territories. The train station and airport were shut down and roadblocks were established on the M1 motorway. At 1:10 PM, one hour after the initial flash floods in Richmond and a few miles away, water levels began swelling near the City Beach. In the 120s, the river, and in fact most of the province, were undergoing heavy droughts - yet the river, that day, was more than 10 feet above its maximum level. However, the damage seems to have been limited to one street. Confusion and fear took hold of Glenvale. The military was swiftly deployed under federal orders and the city ended up completely locked down. At 1:20 PM, finally, the waters started to recede into the basin. It would take days for the water to fully recede, and many basements and tunnels, including the subway under construction, required pumping. The death toll was a shock to the nation. 152 people are estimated to have perished in the initial floods, including 12 rescue workers. 76 people went missing, and bodies were recovered over the next few days. Because the first wave was the weakest, many people managed to run away or reach high ground, greatly improving their chances of survival. Most of the dead were people trapped in their cars in the Federal Avenue Tunnel. There were 698 wounded and one man undergoing surgery at the flooded Stanton Hospital had to be evacuated to another hospital. But even within hours of the flood, one thing became gradually clear : Glenvale had witnessed the worst terrorist attack in many years. That evening's TV shows would all only talk about that. Investigators quickly determined that the water swelling witnessed at the Basin was not a dam problem. In Nirn, you have to remember that while magic has gone steadily out, there are still mages and sorcerers - especially Elven ones. While they make up a very small portion of Cathnoquey's population, magitek is somewhat common and Glenvale itself is known as a center of magical learning. One very common use of magic is in blitzball. This underwater sport is played in magically erected spheres of water, held over the stadium, guaranteeing spectacular views. Their first clue is that some of the equipment or spells used in Blitzball might have been used to generate the quick and devastating swelling of the water, using the massive Basin as a source. Professor Baelith Dralor, a Dunmer magister working in the Mages Guild, claims that the spell was a combined Alteration and Mysticism spell, perhaps even Levitation, an art long thought to be lost. This means that whomever casted it must have been a very powerful magister - and very likely an Elven one. But who could be so powerful - and informed - to cast such a devastating spell? One day later, a Chirper tweet linked the attacks to Glenvale to the Reborn Dawn, a far-right Aldmer group known for its pro-Dominion, pro-Elven views. They were believed to be fully capable of doing the sort of damage inflicted in Glenvale. This was later followed by another Chirp, which claimed to put a price on the head of Glenvale's General Tullius with the caption : "no man-held country is safe from the Hand of the Dominion." Because the Dominion denied all involvement, investigators are cautious. To most media and to the general population, the link is confirmed - the Reborn Dawn is behind the attack on Glenvale. Most importantly... where are the perpetrators? Life in Glenvale came to a standstill. People avoided travelling, and this was not made easier by the lock-down and patrols along the city's highways. But there was no sign of the perpetrators anywhere. Three days later, though, as extensive searches looked for the fugitive mage or mages, a breakthrough occurs at Redwood Academy. The headmaster testified that, shortly before the attacks, two strange Altmer came to his school to ask for specifications, especially concerning the Glenvale Basin. Redwood Academy is a small college, yet many engineers came from its halls, including the initial builders of the Basin. Investigators traced back one of the Altmer to a farm run by a woman called Faiana Alkinori-Korthaer. This farm complex was known for its vertical farms and its innovative use of magic in harvesting. Files, such as blueprints of the Dam or precise elevation data in the city, as well as spell specifications of the kind that would have caused the disaster, were seized from her offices. Needless to say, she was arrested. However, the other Elf remained at large. It was determined it could well be her husband, a known political agitator called Solildil Korthaer. The search intensified.. Later that day, police reports that an Elf had barricated himself inside a house in Evergreen Mills surfaced. Police and military were fast to come on the scene, and confronted the rogue elf. Along with specially trained battlemages, Solildil Korthaer put up a fierce fight. It took half an hour to finally put him down, though he died from his injuries very soon after. The following day, Faiana Alkinori-Korthaer admitted to her crimes, which she said were motivated by Cathnoquey engagement in Tamriel wars. She was an ardent Dominion believer, who resented all non-Elves and, seeing as the Dominion wars in Tamriel went poorly, decided to seek revenge. Her words to the media were : "Wish we'd come up with a more lasting spell." Elven populations in Glenvale began fearing for their safety after the incident, and reports of more violence were recorded that night... Yet, for Glenvale as a whole, the Aldmeri Standoff is over. For the families of the wounded and deceased, and everyone affected by the attack, the struggle is really just beginning. Slowly, life continues and the city returns to normal, but is there really a return to the old normal after such an event? Thanks for reading! Next time we will try and see more of the transportation system, unless we go on holidays somewhere, I don't know! I welcome your feedback as usual, and hope you enjoyed this (probably slightly different) update.

Ultimate727 Thank you! slickbg56 Thanks dude tankmank It's been a while, hope you're still up for the pic Schulmanator Thanks juliok92012 Thanks a lot pinkindustry No doubt's there It'd be a heck of a view though! SimCoug Well, on-off activity really sucram17 Indeed, and you're pretty much right, only a matter of time before the city could be leveled ____________________________________________________________ So...star wars...a nice sci-fi series that I myself do like So I thought I'd have a little fun by making a planet in the SW universe, especially considering how expansive and large it is. The planet Nel Farum, more background information on the actual image links! Note: The picture was never fully completed and need more buildings and little futuristic extras as well as ships and shipyard at the bottom of the pic like the spaceport at Theed in Naboo. But I never got around to it cause it started to become a drag So it's technically incomplete and not how it's supposed to look...but oh well haha. Enjoy and be back for another dose of Randomness -- whenever that may be

[c]Rockville, VI- Regional capital of Viehie[/c] Welcome to Rockville, Viehie. A railroad city and regional capital, this beautiful city is the heart of the nation. Located 50 miles northeast of Teddy City, Rockville is a lively place to live. With lots of jobs, the city is a hub for the economy. The main employer of the city, Holly Railroad Corporation was founded in 1846 by James P. Holly (1801-1877). Today the city is the headquarters for the company. With a national employment of 60k, Holly Railroad Corporation is the place to work. One of several malls is Lambomm Mall. This mall is the largest mall in the city, complete with ground level and below ground parking, lots of shops, and beautiful decor. The main entry into the city is at Cane Blvd. Here is a mix of homes and commerce, and places for lodging, eating and shopping line this road. This is the main road in town. Your typical design for residential areas in town. Homes in Rockville cost around $245,890 as a median price, making the city one of the most affordable city's in the nation. Agland Park. One of the many parks in the city, Agland Park is an example of the beautiful design styles that make up the parks in the city. This park was designed in 1977 by Tyrell J. Cole, one of the city's top landscape designers. Hope you enjoyed this tour of Rockville, VI See you again soon.

Back To School The three words kids dread most: BACK TO SCHOOL! It's getting to be about that time. And in Evean Vansop, that means heading out to the stores to take advantage of the back to school sales. Why wear the same ol' stuff when you can get mom and dad to buy you a whole bunch of cool NEW stuff?! Let's see what you can get to be the coolest kid in class... Save 20% on slide rules... and buy 3, get a store credit good for a free shirt on your next shopping trip! Regular Target has stuff 15% off... Super Target has stuff 25% off because, well... it's super! The mall has all sorts of sales... and a food court. We can hang out at the food court and shoot the paper wrappers from the straws at each other. It's way cool! Buy 2 get 1 free on Victrola horns! Half off Commodore 64s at Wally World! The ink well store is having 25% off custom colors of ink... no pigtail will be safe! Buy the left shoe at full price and get the right one FREE!!!! Get shopping... it's time to go back to school IN STYLE! PS: VOTE SCHULMANIA!!! http://community.simtropolis.com/gallery/image/315-estpaul/ Thanks!

It's raining, it's pouring, the Old man is snoring, P. R. Crastina is leafing through her old photo albums of Queenbee, longing for a time when summers were summers and she went to Saint-Joseph with her teenage friends, hiking through the fields and up and down the trails to get to the beaches or to Lake Riel.

Hello! Today is the 29th of September. There have passed many days since that momentous day, and the lives of local residents have long been returned to normal. All they are working, go to the theater, to restaurants, to shoping at supermarkets. In three words - they are living. And they live a life much the same as before. But not for the authorities. After independence, the money stopped coming out of the capital - the Cenin, because now their capital - is the Viszni Berag. In the dependent times, Dzingalia was a relatively backward republic, among other republics of Latagnia. Agricultural lands were located in the most southern territory of the present Dzingalia. That the reaped from those fields after independence, was not enough to feed properly even the capital. But need to feed properly the whole country. Dzingalia requested a loan from the League of Developing States to buy enough grain not only to feed the country but in the next spring to plant anything what remained. All that can help the Kisztow for Dzingalia - is a Machine-Building Plant, which produces trams. Those trams can be sold to another cities abroad. Of course, throughout the Dzingalia there are enough factories to earn money to normaly survive in the winter, but this money is not enough to enable the country to develop. It was decided that taxes will not be raised, but all the products went up by 5%, which was not very good impact on the mood of the population. Two days ago, the Kisztow's tranportwas was sold for 23000000 dollars (or 15 million Ztat, by local money). This are shuttle trains, trams, buses, rails, stops, the contact network. All that state can is only produce, sell manufactured abroad and wait for spring, when country can start to develop agriculture. By Latagnia, Dzingalia was lagged behind in development for 10 years, and the events of recent days are suggesting that Dzingalia will fall behind for another one or two years from the developed world. And all that I can do, while the country lagged behind in development, is to show the sights of Kisztow. So, welcome! Here is Oldcity square (Staraměscká placa) where is located a small market, where residents or small businesses can sell what they had grown in their gardens. The market appeared almost immediately after Dzingalia became independent, and it's the same - 1983. Earlier in this place was nothing, just an area paved by cobblestone, the same as around the market. To the south you can see the old town hall, which now functions as a church. Until the 1578 there sat the Senior Pope. Functions of the Senior Pope were almost the same as that of the Mayor of the city after 1578. In 1578 there was a Church Revolution, when the indignant masses throughout Latagnia overthrew the King and all the church leaders, who ruled the lands of the country (cities, regions, villages). It was declared that the from this day only those could manage the lands of this country, who have nothing with religion. Now a small part of this building is a museum "Old Town Hall" ("Stará Ratuša"). The Middle Town Hall ("Siarědniá Ratuša") is located near the church, to the east of the square, and you can see it. This Middle Town Hall served from 1578 to 1752. In 1752 it was decided that this building is not enough and decided to create a New Town Hall (about which will be discussed later), make it placed away from all churches and a new square for this New Town Hall. Now in the Middle Town Hall is located the Main Historical Museum of the city. Near is a tram station "Staraměscká placa" of 5 and 6 lines. Here you can see the Oldcity (Starý Grad). Unfortunately, there are some buildings that have not survived to the present day, and in their place were built new ones, such as the building of hospital, school, office building with an observation deck. The oldest building in this place was built in 1273 and it is, of cource, the Church, or the "Old Town Hall". Most new building - is in 1982, this is an office building. Here you can see the Old Water Tower ("Stará vadaciagová věža"). This building was builded in 1685. Finally, here you can see the building of the New Town Hall ("Nová ratuša"), which is located 250 meters from the Middle Town Hall. This building had been built from 1752 to 1754 and still performs its function. However, apart from the mayor's office, the 40% of this building occupies the Government of the Eastern Dzingalia. Shortly about that. Dzingalia is divided into two main parts: Western and Eastern. So, the capital of Western Dzingalia is Viszni Berag (and this city is a capital of whole Dzingalia), and Eastern is Kisztow. Also, Dzingalia is divided into regions ("Ziemi"), but speech is not quite about that. Here is a New Water Tower (Nová Vadaciagová věža). Built in 1755. In the center of this picture is a Suburb Park. It was built in 1798 on the orders of Alexandr Kauniszkiu, a former mayor of the city. He ruled the city from 1796 to 1815. There is a fact that differs him from all the other mayors, that he loved nature more than others, so his goal was to make the city the most "green" in Dzingalia. Here you can see a unique park designed in the form of a ring that encircles the Old City. Its name - Round Park ("Kruglový park"). It is also a merit of Alexandr Kauniszkiu. Although the creating has just begun only from 1799, and it was built right up to 1811. And this is Prince's Palace (Kniažeskí Dvorěc) with the Grand Princely Park (Boljšý Kniažeskí Park). The palace was built in 1817 and was the residence of the prince - Adri Klianiszka, who loved to visit this city and to walk, both in Round Park, and the Grand Princely Park. Behind the palace is the forest and field, where the prince loved to hunt and, just, ride a horse. Here is a Kisztow Philarmonia. Was built in 1819. Here in the center is the building trade exchange. Built in 1835. Now is the largest shopping mall in the city with boutiques, restaurants and other shopping pavilions. This is a Central Railway Station. Was third in Latagnia. Built in 1857. This is a Western coal power station. It was built in 1884. It works today. And this one is a North coal power station. Was built in 1885. It works today too. This is the pride of the city. To the left of the center of the image is a Museum of Tram Transport of Kisztow. It was the first depot in the city, which served horsecar, then trams. It was built in 1901. Since this year began the development of the tram as a transport in the city. On the right is a new depot, which was built in 1936. Currently the city has 11 lines of transport, 4 depots, 112 stations, one museum. First park has these cars: then, after electrification of this transport, this: then such as here: And finally a year ago, these cars were produced by local tram manufacture: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is a Television Tower of the city with the management buildings near. It is located in the north-west of the city, in an area called Makonaupila. Built in 1975. The first houses were built in the area Makonaupila since 1952. Near the TV Tower is located a concert stage, where are taking place rock-festivals and other musical events or writers evenings. That's a bigest square of this city of squares. It's Lenina Square. Were built, when Dzingalia were under Latagnian communistic government, in 1978. Now it has no any cultural value. It's located in south-east of the city, in the area called Ziekalps. First house here were built in 1975. Now Ziekalps is a biggest sleeping quarter not only of the city, but of Dzingalia. There are living 20% of population of Kisztow. But we digress from the topic. In the image lower is the center of Lenina Square closer: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Here is a branch of National Library. This design were very much liked by local architectors, so their projects were built more such libraries across the city. The such building was built in 1982. And finally here is an office building with observation deck in the last floor. Were built in 1982 instead of old decrepit building, which were demolished in 1976, so 6 years this place were empty. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Replies:

Another borough of Queenbee, Forestville has converted from wood cutting to tree hugging. P. R. has passed many a wonderful day ther as a child, in the warm light of lazy afternoon summers. It's nice to come home to fond memories.

Hello there! After a good month's absence, Glenvale is back. Today we are going to tour some of the city's more suburban areas. Glenvale is so much more than its downtown core. Working and middle classes meddle together, and real estate is experiencing a surge. This all hides severe inequalities, where the poor stay poor and the middle class barely thrives. Along Ashford Avenue, high-rises pile up like a tentacle that sprawls outwards from downtown - but most of it is low-wealth residential projects where workers are crammed under the watchful eyes of the big corporations downtown.. Nothing is all bad in Glenvale. Thanks to its extensive freeway network, the city is actually quite well served, though traffic does not always flow smoothly. Here, the major freeway M1 meets spur freeway M101, which links the airport to the industrial wards. In Lakeside, Glenvale Basin is crucial to the whole south half of the Kingscote province, and its many water treatment plants purify the water of the whole city. There is also a dam to retain some of the waters that are emptied into the Basin. Even without freeways, the road network is good enough. This is Stanton Avenue, a one-way road and one of the major east-west routes into town. Though, during evening rush hour, it tends to be quieter. In the suburbs, it is not uncommon to find bigger parks and sports facilities. This football field in Mulbury, just by the beach, is home to one of the most successful junior teams of the season! This stadium, also in the suburbs, is being prepared for a blitzball match. Soon a sphere of water will magically rise in the middle of the arena, hours before the match begins! Blitzball is a popular sport, and Glenvale isn't too bad at it, though they tend to stay in the middle of the results table. The suburbs of Trillby and Falsworth are newer and were built in the plains west of Glenvale itself. To the far right of the picture, we can see the town of Rochdale. While not part of Glenvale, many people commute back and forth and slowly but surely, suburbs are expanding, linking the two urban areas together. Glenvale is surrounded by forests, and exports a lot of wood. Most plantations are further than the suburbs even, in the less populated areas; however traffic easily clogs up, to the dismay of many suburbanites. Falsworth is also home to Falsworth Kingdom's Hospital. It is also known for being run by Glenvale University, and a lot of research occurs there. And every evening, a long line of trucks loaded with wood slowly makes way across the city...Good thing the road is isolated from the suburbs with trees. Tamriel keeps up a fleet of Concordes Mk II. Imperial Airlines run business class services between the Imperial City and other cities in Nirn. Near the airport, the community of Long Beach lazily sprawls along pristine beaches... Long Beach is served by the M1, which goes on to link many low-lying islands south of Glenvale. That taxi is going to have some trouble... The freeway network was to be far bigger, but due to riots and a lack of funding, many plans were shelved. The bridge to Evergreen Hills was cancelled, leaving this junction as the only part of a much higher freeway that never was. It's probably better though. Would this serene garden be as quiet and safe if the road in front of it was constantly jammed by people trying to reach the highway? Would children still be able to step out of their houses and run to one of the nicest beaches in the country? Not to mention noise abatement - the runway nearby already generates enough noise of its own. Traffic in suburban Glenvale remains a city-wide problem though. In the northern suburbs, the baseball stadium generates massive backups and the small size of its parking means many people park in local, residential streets, putting the management at odds with most residents. It is pretty understandable for residents to be upset - twice a week, this quiet street becomes full of parked vehicles and traffic - not to mention the drunk and noisy supporters that come with every match and gathering. At least suburbs in the south are quieter. Maybe that is precisely why the land value there has skyrocketed since a few years... Or maybe it's just the beach. In Glenvale, one can work in a very busy office tower by day and by 6pm be lazily tanning on warm sand. Well, by 7pm, depending on traffic on the Memorial Bridge, but well, who wouldn't pay more for that? There is, however, the constant lingering complaint that the water is not as clear as the city officials would like people to believe. Glenvale is also home to a harbour and its industrial wards are full of heavy industry. And the future is not as welcoming for those who work here. As the economy booms and collapses, officials in Glenvale watch the success of smaller towns, such as Amesbury, while their own industry decays steadily. Glenvale is a heavy producer of steel and other manufactured goods, and its nuclear power plant sells electricity to the whole province. However, its economy is steadily shifting to business and corporate finances - offices - which worries the working classes in the town. Strikes and restructuration plans are not uncommon at all in Glenvale. The end result is that while the city transitions between economic models, 15 to 20 percent of the population is in fact workless, and barely survives on the meager benefits granted by the province's conservative government. The city of long beaches and warm, sunny days is also one of idleness where the working classes, more than anyone, struggle to survive on a day to day basis, and those lucky enough to have a job desperately cling to it. There's still hope, though, as exports go up and the new city council unveiled radical policies to redynamize the industrial wards, including tax cuts and subsidies. For now, though, it's just that : hope. But hope is what drives people to achieve great things, in Glenvale and elsewhere. After 25 years with a relatively unefficient city council, the new PCC government seems very eager to change things around. Will this spell sunnier days for the sunny city? In the days of boomtowns like Amesbury, will the old guard of Glenvale be able to reconcile two polar opposites, fix its budget, and invest in the future? And while there will be the need for further reforms in transportation and infrastructure, the city can stay confident that it will grow steadily, once again.. Next goal : 300.000 inhabitants. That's only 20.000 to go! That's it for today! I intend to post more again, I just had a good month's holidays =) Quite excited about the day/night system to be fair! Next entry we will work on the city's infrastructure...subway maybe? Or maybe a Rochdale based entry? We'll see! Until then, here are some updated maps. Thanks for reading, and see you next time! Updated city street map : I added the new districts of Baxford, Falworth and Trillby. The bus network also underwent a few changes. Line 20 is a new line that links Lichfield, Rochdale with Glenvale, including the district of Falsworth. Line 21 reinforces Line 5 through town. Lines 9 and 13 were also swapped between the airport and Willow Glen. Finally, the updated country map! You can see the major federal roads : the freeway M roads, and the A roads. In effect many A roads are almost at freeway standards, but not quite. Not shown are the provincial roads (B roads, or P roads in Humberland) that are managed by each province, and even under that, county roads (C roads, though not always signed) managed by counties. That's it for now! Enjoy

Here also our travel on the main district of the city came to an end. It is time to overstep the bounds of a boulevard ring and to get acquainted with other not less historically important sights and cultural city facilities. Of course generally tourists and city visitors first of all visit the main and historical district of the city, but also beyond its limits crowds of tourists walk. Before you are able to see other parts of the city, I want to show you as residents of the capital have a rest, to show the most main entertaining institutions, brisk small streets with a set of bars, restaurants and shops, vacation spots and shopping centers. You will see life in the capital is how various. For a start I want to show One of the most important sights of the country and one of the most ancient.Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral in Norige Hills Takes the third place in the list of the highest churches of the world and it is entered in the list of objects of simnational cultural heritage.Construction of the main temple of the Norige Hills was conducted in two steps — in 1248 — 1437 and in 1842 — 1880. Upon termination of construction the 157-meter cathedral for four years became the highest building of the world.Settles down on the Elizabeth Square down the Vincent Brown street ,approximately in 150 meters from station of the second line of the subway. Behind the royal palace very green street is located. There is an ancient drugstore, bars and some clothing stores, and also video equipment. These two streets are located in ancient Ronhall quarter, near the former royal palace. Earlier there was a set of bars and restaurants, but over time they were replaced by fashionable boutiques, shops of household appliances and beauty shops. To the right of the Gayenger street there is a narrow small Golden street known for the numerous luxurious bars and to hotels. In a quarter the Petit shopping center, generally with boutiques of clothes of fashion brands settles down. Clients of shop generally are wealthy people. In historic center on the embankment the big bus final settles down. It is a terminal point of 14 city routes. The wide and long embankment in historic center. It is the long walking boulevard, completely foot. On all length of the embankment there is a separate bicycle zone. I settled down on the bank of the channel of the Weits river. Known city cinema, thanks to the architecture. To the right of theater you see shopping center Copenhagen. Opposite to theater the fine little Gorns park settled down. In a Hodston quarter on a market square the western market settled down. It is one of the oldest markets of the city. Here it is possible to buy various souvenirs, clothes, food and goods for the house. Tourists like to visit this market because only here it is possible to get rare souvenirs, and residents come behind fresh vegetables and fruit. These two streets are part of the Hodston quarter. These are the major shopping streets. There are a lot of shops, restaurants and night clubs. Here always there is a lot of youth. Streets are located in close proximity to academy of arts and design. The station of the second line of the subway is very close. Shopping center "four seasons" the very first shopping center in the city which was built in the middle of the 19th century by the businessman John Ramforth. There are luxurious boutiques of many famous brands as Chanel, Prada, Gucci,Burberry,Moncler and other. Also here set of bars, grocery supermarket, children's attractions and movie theater. There is a big furniture store. Behind shopping center there passes the pedestrian Starhon street set with trees. Here small shopping centers settle down. The street comes to an end on the passable Valdmill street which is crossed with a boulevard ring. On it we finish our travel on the historical district of the city. I WANT to THANK ALL WHO COMMENTED, COUNTED my CITY BEAUTIFUL AND WHO LIKED TRAVEL. ONCE AGAIN I TELL ALL THANKS. You will see the new district of the city, new sights and at last a boulevard ring soon.

Ben's Top Ten Well done to Amesbury which holds on to the top spot for a second week. Woodland County is new, Schulmania is back, and Dzingalia debuts. Ben's +10 My Skylines Sketchbook by mb1.0.2 City of Klatskanee by citycowboy Mayon Province by kschmidt Islands on the way by v701 Evean Vansop by Schulmanator Reino Liebe by fuhrerrick City of Saturnia (SC4) by Mr Saturn64 Tokod County by Abrams124 Guademian Republic by Zerx Federal Republic of Siculia (was Torre Canne) by ulisse

Hi there folks! Here is my second entry for the CJ of the Bright City. First of all let's start with your comments that I hope will become more and more as the development will go ahead! FEEDBACK CORNER But it's time for the city journal update itself: I've to admit I want to try to start with a bang, but only you can make a fair judgment. For sure I have given much attention to this seaport and care to detail to make it one of the most iconic areas of the city! VICTORIA HARBOR In the first entry I told you the map I chose somehow reminds me of Hong Kong and the name given to this facility definitely is a tribute to that fantastic city. I've just removed a letter (the "u") so the name is not exactly the same and this will allow me to not have copyright issues As you can see from these birdseye shots the installation is really huge, with the docks that uses the entire northwestern part of the island, overlooking the bay front to exploit its calm waters. It was instead kept almost completely intact the wide beach that characterizes the southeast side of the island. Of course not for tourism, because access to the island is closely tied to its purely industrial use, but as a matter of respect for the environment even though this is an area obviously heavily plagued by pollution. Let's say that at least the seagulls can do their things in peace, although there is who's already thinking that this piece of land can be an ideal breeding ground for a battery of adavanced wind turbines... VICTORIA HARBOR BRIDGE Of course a seaport so big needs quick access to the mainland and this, for vehicular traffic, is certainly represented by the six lanes Victoria Harbor Bridge, already dubbed by citizens as the "Vicky Gate". Still lacking much of the city at the moment the traffic on it it's failry light, but this definitely is a junction which will be kept under close observation! As I already told the admittance to the seaport is strictly controlled. A large toll at the end of the bridge makes each vehicle come through with the police checking documents to everyone wants access to Victoria Harbor. In this shot from above you can see the entire road system. Of course to exit the port it's completely a different thing: to speed outgoing traffic it has been built an elevated viaduct that connects directly to the bridge. Bypasses also allows to not to congest the main access roundabout. THE CONTROL TOWER We're certainly used to see them in the airports, but also the major ports need a nerve center, and Victoria Harbor can't be different! Located at the extreme northwestern corner of the island, it has a perfect view of on the docks and also of the complex railway system of the seaport. THE PORT AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS The other building that dominates the harbor skylines is the one with the offices of the Aurora Port Authority. Placed, as the majority of the administrative buildings, in the eastern part of the area served by a modern passenger railway station. THE LOGISTICS CENTER But the most important rail traffic of the port is obviously the one dedicated to cargo, and at the heart of the island, surrounded by stations for loading and unloading TEUs, there is the logistics center, accordingly divided to the two main delivery compaines of the city. To be precise there are three in total, but the third will have its center of operations in a completely different area... And telling this last picture has entered the Street View Challenge that's all for now folks, I really hope you enjoyed the visit throught Victoria Harbor! Keep followin' and you'll be surprised!

Entry 6: Going vertical Well as you've probably guessed today were going to revisit the city of Sinato and its surrounds after its a seen a large amount of recent vertical growth. With the decision made to house the immigrants flowing into the country into higher buildings rather than continuing to spreading outwards we take a look at some of that vertical growth today in this entry. Jumping straight in we'll take a look at overview of the city as it currently stands and then take a closer look at some of the areas that you'll find in it. As you can see there are now areas where large housing blocks have taken over as a more efficient means of housing the growing populace of the city. As such areas like these are now commonly popping up as the population continues to grow, where a small communal park is slowly surrounded by tall buildings. As you can see though not all of these new buildings are overly tall, but they can all pack in more families than the old single and two storey houses used too. Also due to the terraced nature of the city you can now see strips of commercial premises sepperated, in this case form housing, by the terraces creating several of these wide boulevard streets in the city, all providing small amounts of relaxation in a increasingly noisy and busy city. Despite the large population gain on the island as we now hit 20,000 citizens and the focus of this entry on vertical growth not all of it has been so. Despite the growth in the centre of the city largely allowing the majority of people who lived in the low wealth places like Campton to move into housing tenements the newer residents of the island are still filling the vacated properties and even spreading outwards. Like can be seen here, this time though on the eastern side of the city rather than Cmapton itself. Although these are still small homes for families as you can see they have been improved from the old shacks that used to populate this area (and also Campton now that the sewage outlets have been removed form the shoreline there). They do still have the close knit and confined feel though with all the narrow and muddy streets which as you can see is causing slight issues with access especially for the emergency services. Meanwhile other knock on effects of a growing population and city centre has been felt in other towns, more so in Garinto than anywhere else. Previously a quiet village on the edge of the city near Campton, it has now been used as the site of a strip mall funded by the government to boost commerce in the growing city, with the main building being the large mall you can see at the front of this picture. Other than this there has been some small growth in the various settlements around the region as well as a few new ones springing up. Mostly though like the large amount of growth that has occurred in Sinato this has occurred in the larger settlements such as Jintara (shown here) and Lafeyette. All this growth however has led to several rising issues the most prominent being the growth of traffic on the roads, mainly the motorway into the city which has led to this rather odd interchange/ termination of the motorway outside the city. Now although this looks fine at the moment it does have its spikes of tailback and its not going to be long before traffic starts to build up in the centre of the actual city. As such there are currently ongoing talks regarding the creation of a through city highway, though these are pretty early stage at the moment so we don't actually have any solid information on them for the time being so instead lets finish this entry with a overview of what the island currently looks like.

Schulmanator, 47ply, Ben, Tonraq, Mymyjp, Kim Sunwoo, SylvioJ, Turth Zero, sucram17 > Thank you all for your comments! Hello everybody, Today, I show you some pictures of the Old Town of Limbourg as appetizer 11. Limbourg - Old Town (1) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Hope you like it. Other pictures will come soon

Hi everybody! Here I'm starting a brand new CJ, my first for the awesome game Cities: Skylines I've started to play seriously since this month. The very first thing I want to share with you is the setting I've chosen for this adventure: it's the largerly popular New Caledonia map by MrMiyagi, that you can find on this page of the Steam Workshop: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=495143057 The reason I've made this choice it's quite simple: it's amazing! Rich of geological features and superb landscapes, somehow reminds me of Hong Kong, but it's also perfect to play whit a wink to the Tropico games saga that I've appreciated so much! Another reason is it's a tropical scenery, that no dobut is my favourite. But a birdseye view of the whole map is better of one thousand words so here it is: NEW CALEDONIA REGION As you can see there's lot of space to build but also an entire range of mountains and numerous creeks filled with sand: this will surely be a city focused on tourism and leisure activities of all kinds thanks to the beauty of its nature. Ultimately this is a map that imho offers more clues for the imagination in building a fantasy city than the mostly flat default maps. The map is also fully featured with highways and rail connections, but I'm sure I will edit them a lot to suit my plan. Other things I want to share with you at start are some spots I identified as ideal for some specific facilities: HARBOR ISLAND This island at the eastern edge of the map for example it's perfect for a huge seaport connected via bridges and tunnels with the mainland. To build it will need to give up its eastern beaches, but that surely isn't something missing elsewhere, so does not look as a problem! Moreover, the author of the map has perfectly connected it to the ship routes, then it seems as the best choice! HELLFIRE PENINSULA This large triangle of land is just north of the harbor island and is rich in all the four main natural resources: wood, ore, oil and fertile land on its nothernmost part. So it seems perfect to build on it a large industrial center able to supply the seaport without its heavy traffic has to pass through the residential areas. On the left of the image you can also see a small island (the same it's on the centertop of the previous shot) that looks suitable for building power plants and garbage facilities, keeping them away from houses. MAYA BAY This large firth is instead located on the western part of the region and on its banks undoubtedly offers the broader building zones of the map, making it the most suitable area to build the city core with the most populated districts like downtown, obviously fullfilled with skyscrapers! The massive presence of beaches certainly is an incentive, so the masterplan for this area should certainly comprehend lot of hotels and a dedicated seaport for cruise ships. Furthermore, since this will be the city center, is to consider the construction of a thick newtork of roads and at least a couple of subway lines, without forgetting a large railway station. SUNWELL PLATEAU This extendended upland is one of the most unique areas of the entire region, and since it is located at its top the idea would be to make here a rural area dedicated to agriculture and pastoralism. Almost bucolic! To do this will certainly be necessary to demolish, at least partially, the highways that run through it. To make well what the intention is there will be built two or three small towns surrounded by farms. Also there will be surely built an astronomical observatory and maybe even a small industrial cluster. CAPE NESS Located in the far west of the region, this foreland rules the entrance to Maya Bay, that you can see in the background of the picture above. This site, appropriately cleared and suitably connected via highway, railway and subway, is my favourite for the costruction of a large international airport although it could not be realized on top of the promontory itself, since unfortunately it's just out of the map borders. I will have to take advantage of the flat area adjacent to it, with the goal to do something similar to the Gibrailtair airport. And that's all for now! There are many more areas in this region, but these are the ones on which I want to focus first: the work to be done is already so much. I'll keep you posted! Keep followin' and you'll be surprised!

I've been soooo busy with work and real life the past couple of weeks so I've not had a lot of opportunities to load the game. In the time I have had I've been lotting and creating a new railway depot incorporating a maintenance and train washing area for Perseus Rail's commuter trains. This depot will be located within a semi-industrial area which is home to some distribution centres/warehouses as well as high-tech industry and research facilities. It'll be my first foray into the creation of 'industrial areas' so I'm still learning and experimenting. Here's just a small teaser of the railway depot......more to come though

Next on our tour of Vitarvis, a quick trip across the harbour from Point Inglis to nearby Augustein. The satellite imagery below shows Augustein's location relative to Point Inglis. Like Point Inglis, Augustein was one of the first places in the Vitarvis Metro Area to be settled. While Point Inglis remained a sleepy fishing village, Augustein developed as an industrial centre and port. The arrival of the Atlantica North Railway cemented its role as a manufacturing powerhouse and, for a time, it threatened Vitarvis for dominance of the harbour area. Vitarvis eventually emerged as the Region's preeminent city, gobbling up all the surrounding communities. To this day, however, Augustein retains its own distinctive character. It is sometimes referred to locally as a “city within a city” or, by residents of Downtown Vitarvis, “the other side.” As you can see above, Augustein is built on the harbour on the side of a hill. The hill levels off several blocks up from the waterfront into a more gentle rolling plain. In the photo, you can see the waterfront, Old City Hall at the crest of the hill and Augustein Plaza behind. Over the years, Augustein’s waterfront has changed dramatically. The construction of a new container port to the south shifted industrial development away from the harbour. The derelict industrial lands languished until a major redevelopment project was initiated by the City. The redevelopment’s signature piece was the new sea wall, which runs for several blocks along the waterfront. Residential development, including the two shiney glass towers (top right in pic below), was a major part of the redevelopment and crucial to bringing people back to the harbour. The two new towers won’t rival the Downtown Vitarvis skyline anytime soon, but they do mark a significant change in Augustein’s typically low-rise streetscape. Height limits have kept the building along the northern stretch of the waterfront in front of the towers low to preserve the sweeping view from the street above. Like in Point Inglis, the view from the Augustein waterfront across to Downtown Vitarvis is stunning. Parking is at a premium just a block up from the Augustein waterfront on the revitalized, mixed use streets. Fine grain commercial shops stand in stark contrast with big scale of Vitarvis’s skyline. The Atlantica North Railway meets the sea at the Augustein Port Lands. The railway and port form a crucial link between Vitarvis and the outside world. Goods arriving in Vitarvis can be quickly loaded onto trains and shipped inland to Atlantica’s landlocked capital, Dalhousie and vice versa. The Railway marks the southern boundary of old Augustein. Here you can see a train travelling over the viaduct portion on its way to the docks. A legacy of Augustein’s past status as a separate city is its central square. Augustein Plaza was laid out shortly after Augustein’s settlement to serve as the civic heart of the community. City Hall was built at one end overlooking the harbour and the distinctive St. Augustus Church was built at the other. Other civic institutions and businesses have traditionally centred on the Plaza. Over the year, the Plaza has been the site of both protests and celebrations. It also hosts a farmers market every Saturday. Although Augustein no longer has its own City Council, Old City Hall still houses a number of municipal offices as well as a small museum dedicated to Augustein’s history. View down the hilly street from in front of Old City Hall. The garden/lawn in the middle of Augstein Plaza Close up of St. Augustus Church on the other side of the Plaza. The busy Augustein Metro Station is the quickest and easiest link to Vitarvis because the Metro runs right under Vitarvis Harbour. Just 4 stops to Downtown compared to a long drive in traffic all the way around the harbour. The Plaza also serves as a bus hub with several bus routes converging on the Metro Station. Just across the street from St. Augustus is Augustein’s police station and the Vitarvis Community College (VCC). VCC has enrollment of about 1,500 in a variety of trade and technology programs. The VCC has a mostly friendly rivalry with Point Inglis's Point Centre for the Humanities. Most friendly in that they both agree that the students at the Region's largest post-secondary institution, Vitarvis University, are the worst. Thanks for checking out Vitarvis. So long from the other side!

Welcome to Alpha City part 2! A few more places that make Alpha a special town... Flying through the entertainment district can be distracting!

Welcome to my first ever City Journal. Some of you may know me from the custom content I created for SC4. I have been enjoying Cities Skylines so much that I have been inspired to share. In this journal, we'll explore my first Cities Skylines city, the burgeoning metropolis of Vitarvis. I started this in the forums rather than the CJ section and I'm just moving it over so apologies if you've already caught the first three entries. First, let's situate ourselves. When I started playing Sim City 2000 back when I was a kid, I didn't just build a city, I put it into a fictional world. The map below contains every city I have ever made in SC2000, SC3000, SC4 and now, Cities Skylines. It was originally a paper map, but I eventually digitalized it. It's a very wet world with water making up most of the planet’s surface area. Vitarvis is located in the northeast corner of Atlantica (just down from centre on the right). Atlantica is a prosperous and developed nation with five major cities. The capital, Dalhousie, was my last SC4 region. Vitarvis is situated on Atlantica’s most northerly corner, near the cape that divides the north and east coasts. Since Atlantic is in the southern hemisphere, Vitarvis's northern location means it’s the most tropical part of the nation (roughly equivalent to Florida). Vitarvis was settled just after Atlantica’s independence as part of an effort by the fledgling nation to spread out from the colonial centres of Edatha and Lakota in the west to the sparsely inhabited east. Atlantica’s capital, Dalhousie, also dates from this nation building era. Vitarvis is built around a large harbour, which made it a natural centre in the east. Here's a good chunk of the map before I built anything on it showing Vitarvis's large harbour and coastal beaches. The map is my own creation, heavily modified from a greyscale of Valles Marineris on Mars. In my next entry, we'll get down into the streets to explore this thriving city. Stay tuned. Mods in Use: Traffic++ Traffic Manager Automatic bulldozer Terraform Tool Extend Public Transport UI Area Enabler (all 25 plots from start) Control Building Level Up Enhanced Hearse AI Automatic Emptying

Tonight, we're off to Vitarvis's Point Inglis neighbourhood. Let's check it out on our spy satellite. Point Inglis juts out into Vitarvis Harbour and it's where the city began. Often simply referred to as "the Point" by locals, the area's great exposure to the harbour and the abundance of freshwater in Lake Adello on the ridge above made it a natural place to settle. The first settlers were fishermen who made a living off the sea's bounty. Often, they wouldn't have to go far to land a day's catch as fish are drawn to the nutrient rich mix of fresh and salt water that makes up Vitarvis Harbour. The seeds of Point Inglis's success were also its limitations though. As the community grew, the presence of water on three sides and a steep hill on the fourth meant there wasn't any available land left for expansion. Growth shifted towards Augustein and Vitarvis on the harbour's other sides and Point Inglis languished. As Vitarvis developed into a major centre, Point Inglis eventually became more fully incorporated in the larger city and it shook off its humble fishing origins. Today, the neighbourhood is defined by a small, but very well regarded, post-secondary institution, the Point Centre for the Humanities, and wealthy low-rise residential development. Let's take a look! In this aerial, you can see the Point's most well-known landmark, the monument to the settlement of Vitarvis's at the very tip. Across the street from the monument, is the Point Centre for the Humanities (PCH). PCH's impressive dome makes it another well-known local landmark. PCH has an enrollment of around 2,000 students. There are very few apartments available in Point Inglis that are affordable for students and and as a result, most students have to live elsewhere. Fortunately, PCH is very well-connected to the rest of the city. Three of the Inglis District bus lines (1, 2 and 3) stop at the Centre and the Point Inglis Metro Station is located just across the street. The view from the monument and PCH across to Downtown Vitarvis is stunning! Many tourists take the Metro across to the Point just to take in the view. Local real estate developers have also tried to cash in on it. The two luxury high-rise buildings next to the Metro Station were very controversial when they were built. Many of Point Inglis's inhabitants opposed them as blocking one of the most scenic vista's in Vitarvis. Of course these views were precisely why the developer wanted to build high-rises there! They were eventually approved by the Regional Planning Review Board, which led the local council to introduce tighter planning rules in the Point that have effectively blocked any further high-rise projects in the neighbourhood. The result is the Point's streets are typically made up of high-end, low-rise, residential houses, such as these ones just up from the PCH on Witherell Road. Note the modest wooden red house amongst the higher-end properties. A registered heritage property, the McConnell House is one of the few structures left from from Inglis Point's early days, making it one of the oldest buildings in Vitarvis. Continuing up Witherell Road, you enter the Point's small two block business district. This quirky commercial strip contains a mix of commercial services that cater to both the 2,000 students that visit the Point on a regular basis and the Point's wealthy residents. You can see PCH's dome and the top of the settler's monument peeking up through the trees and the Vitarvis skyline beyond. The need to provide transportation for the students means that there is almost always at least one bus making its way down Witherell Road and the Metro Station across from PCH is always busy. I hope you've enjoyed poking around the Point with me. We'll be off to explore some more of Vitarvis soon!

Queenbee is (now) an amalgamated city, although covering a rather large territory. Here are three of its littlest boroughs : first, Bellaing, which was one of the first industrialized town, way back then, with the Comeau Inc. sawmill (wood was for a long time and stil is, the main resource in the region, with agriculture.). Saint-Geroges, which si mostly a sleepy little town, a crossroad for road and rail, and finally Saint-Benedict, mostly known for its resort hotel The Bougainville. It also has several B&Bs, most welcome by the tourist that haunts the region in summer and in the fall for the Colors Festival.

Replies: Schulmanator: Thanks, glad your enjoying it! Part 5: Parks and Sewage Well as you can probably guess from the title this entry is going to partly be about fixing the issue that we ran into last time and fast. Well I can happily say that we have managed to solve the issue rather effectively. Sure it hasn't gone entirely to plan but its working for now. This plan, was to use more expensive but much better in the long run, sewage treatment plants to try and treat the majority of the sewage before it hit the water and then if possible treat it further via a dam whilst also producing electricity to help the city. With time being of the essence for the new plan this was the area that we choose to sight the Dam at, the reasoning was that it would be a lot cheaper to use a area already suited to the purpose than try and create a channel. Moving forward several months and thankfully, just in time we have Sanatoa Sewage Treatment Plant. Unfortunately, while the treatment of the water is going brilliantly and the quality of life around Jintara and Campton have increased tenfold, the whole part where its meant to power the turbines in the dam isn't going as well. In fact, its just not going full stop as the water seems to be draining away into the ground. As you can probably see from the above image which is much more up to date there's a good reason we seem to have overlooked as to why the water may be draining and that is that we'd built it on sand. Anyway luckily this doesn't seem to be having a negative impact on the surrounding area yet, probably because its a bit lower than the actual surrounding grassland and has even gone as far to irrigate the nearby farmland. . Anyway with the next stage of the dam still to be constructed lets take a look at some of the other goings on in Sinato and its surrounds. Firstly we've had some expansion to Campton which, due to the fact that the water surrounding it isn't now posing a health hazard has continued to expand , though still with low wealth temporary homes. Outside the town more and more small settlements are springing up around areas such as industrial parks such as Peges shown here, with its steep dirt streets and living quarters much like Campton its sprung up due to the new nearby logging industry, taking advantage of the large amounts of forest that cover the island. Now, in complete contrast to the previously shown Campton and Peges, the beautification projects have continues in the centre of Sinato itself. These include the both private beautification like this image of one of the higher wealth areas with their private gardens and a small park. The city has also funded several larger parks like Sinato Hieghts and Bayview Point which can be seen here with Bayview marking the highest accessible point of the city. Unfortunately this probably hasn't helped the whole social and wealth divide that the government is keen but seeing as most of the parks are all open to everyone there hasn't been any real issues as of yet so were not worrying about it. Instead we'll leave you for now with a view of the city and the bay from Bayview Point.

North Teddy City: Teddy City's neighbor DISCLAIMER: I AM A MEMBER OF THE NAM ASSOCIATES GROUP- THERE WILL SOMETIMES BE SEEN THINGS THAT ARE UNRELEASED MATERIAL, THEY ARE FOR TESTING PURPOSES AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. Welcome to the city of North Teddy City. This city is mostly industrial in nature, but what you'll see is a different side of this city. Here we will focus on the more on the commercial aspects. Need a place to stay when visiting? The city has many different lodging places to choose from. This Motel 8 is at 122 Helment Rd. It lies behind Win-Dixie's and across from a small strip mall. Its location on the south end also makes getting to Teddy City easy, and its right off the highway as well. one of the many restaurants- Outback steakhouse. While new to the nation, Outback is proving popular for those looking for good food made to order. "Outback Steakhouse- No Rules, Just Right." Embassies often appear in the area- this one belongs to Schulmania, a land of cats. Visiting cats can come here for feline friendly information.

Captain Jack Sparrow Ever wonder what happened to John "Jack" Sparrow? Growing up on the Evean coast, everyone thought he'd be a doctor. After all, he kept talking about "me hearties"... No one thought he'd be a professional speller... as he flamed out in the spelling bee for using way too many "arrrrs" when spelling. Plus, when he was reciting the alphabet he spent way too much time at C! A college career seemed out of the question when he was suspended in high school for taking stuff out of Davy Jones' locker... "DUDE! Stay out of my locker!" He was a pretty good athlete... on the basketball team he was well known for his hook shot. He was considered for a chef's position, which opened up his career to new possibilities. That is, until he had that accident with the arrrrrtichokes... So, he opened his own place. See if you can find it on the tour through the city... Borders? We don't need no stinkin' borders! Good try. This is where he was fired from after the arrrrtichoke incident... He spent time here to learn more... his grades were only in the high C's! He tried to work here as a chef but was fired because customer Polly did NOT want a cracker... (she wanted a tuna melt) Outdoor World got him thinking about perhaps a career in seafood... So he went and bought some fishing gear... And stopped off for a frosty at Wendy's. He shivered his timbers... He spent the night here before heading out to sea to catch some fish off the coast of Treasure Island... He walked the plank... sidewalk... to get breakfast before he set out... I'm not really sure why he headed back to Wendy's. I think he was disoriented because of wearing a roll of paper towels over his face. When asked why, he replied, "I've got a Bounty on me head!" And now, finally, he has opened his own place. Wanna come over? It's a great seafood place. The food is nice and the wait staff all wears arrrrrgyle! Refreshing beverages also for sale...