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On the west side of town is the newly built Colbitz City Stadium. It's also the northern end of the Colbitz Airport Monorail and main road to the airport. The monorail passing some light industry and stores. The main passenger terminals. The airport handles mainly international flights. Cargo and general aviation to the east. To the northwest is ILAB Juntura. The base handles C-130s, F-18s, and the Presidential 737. The non-flying part of ILAB Juntura. The whole airport.

I just got back into the game. This time around, I'm creating a realistic looking region that doesn't use huge amounts of custom content. To start off, here's a large picture of Central Colbitz and the surrounding tiles. [6143x2861] Thank you for viewing.

I recently made a bid for the AIN Expo at the Alliance of Independent Nations, which unfortunately failed. So I decided to post it here! Daloa, the third largest city in Illu'a, will try to prove its worth by hosting the AIN Expo 2011. First off, I would like to say "Welcome to Daloa!" The Daloa skyline at night. Sorry guys, no world record tall buildings or giant 24/7 video screens here. We have never been about that since our founding in 1707, our rapid growth after the 1898 Treaty of Daloa, and even as we bid for the AIN Expo. This picture is of Downtown Daloa immediately after the treaty was signed. Instead, we strive to create a harmony with the city and the nature surrounding it. A 15 minute drive west from Downtown Daloa brings us to the Urban Development Boundary. All development beyond agriculture cannot go beyond this boundary without going through a long, bureaucratic process. At the western end of the border, there is the Abbot National Park. Known for rich wildlife and recreational opportunities close to Daloa, all visitors to the Expo can experience the natural beauty of Illu'a. Within the city, there's more fun. First Avenue, the most famous fashion area in Illu'a, is located in Downtown. The Lilastad is one of the older districts in the city, known for a large variety of cultures and the famous Daloa Hot Dog, wrapped in deep fried bacon, and topped with gravy and bread crumbs. Of course there's Downtown, serving the droves of commuters and businessmen that populate Daloa. Going farther north, there is the small town spirit of towns like Cambridge. For those that really like education, the Lordside-Illu'a National Laboratory and Museum is near Cambridge, researching scientific breakthroughs since 1949. Businesses and stores work through the night. The Daloa Waterfront in the early morning. Here, merchants and store owners are preparing for locals and tourists alike. In the meantime, students at Daloa University are preparing for classes. In Daloa, there are a variety of hotels guests can book. For the sake of convenience, I will show you our best hotels in the city. This is a render of the Crown Hotel, slated to be complete by the time the Expo starts. It is the only beachfront hotel within five kilometers of the Expo. The Hotel Pondside is a newly built hotel showcasing a retreat to nature within the city. A variety of trees from local forests have been planted within the hotel-owned park. Inside the building is a gym, a restaurant above a large aquarium, and a small greenhouse where hotel exclusive fruits and vegetables are grown. Right across the street is the site of the Expo (to be revealed soon) For those who don't really care about the free park with the hotel, there is the Comlax by Daloa Station. The Comax (building with the helipad) is the best hotel in Daloa for people on the go. With the fastest hotel broadband in any Daloa hotel, complimentary travel lounges and massages, and convenient transportation access, many come out of the Comax better then when they came in. About a kilometer away from the Expo, this hotel can be easily reached by taxi or Light Rail. From the Hotel Pondside picture, you could catch a glimpse of the Expo grounds. But here, for the first time, is a picture of the full expo grounds! [PICTURE HERE] The Expo grounds are going to be built over an underutilized part of inner Daloa. The site used to contain decaying industry and a freeway interchange. For the Expo, the freeway has been routed underground. All Expo pavilions will be built on the stretches of grass. This open design ensures free creativity when nations decide on their pavilion buildings. At the center of the Expo grounds is the Norman Noblax Center. The Noblax will be a major landmark, gathering place, and event center. For the Expo, taxis and designated shuttle buses will drop off visitors right at the Noblax. This building will house up to four of the Expo pavilions (one of them being Illu'a). All other pavilions will be built by their respective countries on the stretches of grass. With the Daloa Expo Grounds, we took great care to ensure as much integration with the city as possible. This Expo is for the citizens of Daloa as much as it is for the representatives of other nations. I'm sure that many of you are wondering how a city the size of Daloa is going to handle a traffic problem the size of the AIN Expo. Trust me, we have that covered. Daloa Henry Edwards International Airport is the main airport for Daloa and a secondary airport for Colbitz. The airport is able to easily handle 900 plane movements a day. In order to handle the increase in flights, a new International Terminal was built with 10 widebody gates. In addition to the new terminal, the cargo area of the airport has been greatly expanded. All cargo will be loaded and unloaded swiftly and without harm. If the airport goes over capacity, the Illu'a freight network can transfer freight smoothly from three other areas in Illu'a. There are two possible ways to get from the airport to the Expo by mass transit. One way is to take the first completed segment of Illu'a High Speed Rail from the airport to Daloa Station (the one to the right). From there, it is a couple short stops to the Expo. The other way to get to the Expo is to take the X40 bus and transfer to the NDT Silver Line. This is the slower, cheaper option. Expo traffic is planned in Daloa to maximize the use of mass transit. There are six designated places to Park and Ride. If you want to avoid the hassles of Expo traffic, you can park your car at a Park+Ride, then take light rail all the way to the Expo. Trains will run 24/7 with headways as small as three minutes during the Expo. Even with all the transit options out there, some visitors still might want to drive around the city. While not an automobile paradise, Daloa still has a major freeway going through it. The IL30 goes directly from Henry Edwards Airport to Downtown. The first route into Daloa is the Ted Kelley Memorial Bridge. It leads directly into Downtown Daloa. The second route goes across the Ashcroft City Bridge, which leads to off-ramps underneath the Expo Grounds. If you are arriving by tour bus, taxi, or want to drive all the way to the Expo, the main automobile entrance is on the east side. Tour buses and private vehicles park in the upper area of this picture, where they are then shuttled to the Norman Noblax Center. Special taxis can directly access the Norman Noblax Center. If your feet are tired of walking around the Expo, there is a frequent, reliable tram service within the boundaries of the Expo Grounds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a speech attached to the bid. Hello. I am Edward Pitt, President of Illu'a. As you already know, we are five days away from deciding the city that will hose the 2011 AIN Expo. I would like to say on the behalf of Illu'a that we are eager to welcome the many nations of the AIN to Daloa. Out of all of Illu'a, there is no better city to host the Expo than Daloa. I live in Colbitz, and I have to admit I love it there. But I was born and raised in Daloa for over 35 years, and I know personally the spirit throughout the city. It's a city of bold goals and big dreams, a city that thrives on creativity, a city that shows what is possible in the world. In Daloa, the old and new are blended flawlessly together, making a city that is unique in every way. Millions of people go in and out of the city every year not only for what's at the center, but also for the vast expanses of nature that are part of Daloa's lifestyle. Daloa is already the greenest city in Illu'a, with over 40% of all power generated by renewable sources. We have planned the Expo to be near the city center, accessible from almost everywhere in the city by mass transit. Everyone in our nation, from the small towns to the federal government, is committed to the success of this Expo. The City of Daloa, the Province of Abbot, both houses of Congress, thousands of volunteers from all over the nation, and myself, all support this bid. Illu'a supports this bid. Illu'ans know that if you reach high enough, you can do anything. If you choose Daloa for the Expo, I will promise you that Daloa will make the AIN proud. Thank you.

Thank you everybody! skyscraper421: What buildings would you like specifically? (most of them are JBSimio, spa, or Simgoober on SC4D)

Note: If you bug me enough about not updating, I will update. We continue on to Daloa, picking a small hotel near the train station. Some people decided to check out the nearby nightclub, Twisters. It's quite an interesting sight. The next day, we take Daloa Light Rail to Daloa University (DU). We arrive in Nick's Nook, the relatively new shopping area of campus. At the main building, we meet up with our tour guide. We visit all of the major buildings and some dorms, and then return to Nick's Nook for lunch. After lunch, it was one DLR stop to the Government Center, the governing center of Abbot (Illu'an province) and Daloa. From there, we had an additional tour of both the Municipal Building and the State Government building. Currently the Congress Building and Governor's Street are off limits. Once the tour was finished, we visited the old Daloa City Hall. Once upon a time, all government functions of Abbot were located in this building. The Treaty of Daloa was also signed in this building, marking an end to the Puget Sound War. Once the learning is all said and done, there was (more) shopping/wandering in the sunset. ***I need from you*** 1. Do you see any possible improvements for Daloa? 2. Would you like to continue sightseeing, or continue on to Colbitz? (maybe a third option?) 3. What specifically would you like to see in the next update?

I'm testing out this concept where I show you the elaborate plans I have for everything that never appears in a normal U-Build-It update using some experimental stylistic things. I would like to introduce you to Cambridge as a whole. The red boxes indicate the parts that you may have seen from U-Build-It. HERE and HERE. Note that the boxes are not 100% accurate. And now for the explanation of the area. The town of Cambridge is supposed to be a resting point for travelers from Daloa to northern Illu'a. It continued to flourish as a very small town until the railroad was built straight through it. From there, Cambridge expanded to around the present ring/bypass road and freeway. In the 1960's, suburbanization creeped in, along with a large contract for a laboratory. Within a decade, new construction surrounded the old town. Today, the core is considered the 'center' of the entire area along with the laboratory.

Don't worry. I will update very, very soon.

Holy baloney that took a long time to update. In case you want to know, it's 1% work and 99% laziness. ----- With a new look, we walk down Main Street in Cambridge buying anything that looks good. (?1 = .675 USD [just guesstimate 2/3]) We start at the north of town. The stores are small and a bit on the low end scale. However, we found this amazing electric drumset! Farther south, we approach the main intersection and keep on buying! You spent WHAT on Glee CDs? We're halfway there! There's a typo because that ain't supposed to be caviar. Too late for that. After passing by the police station, fire station, and library (no shopping allowed,) we bought some drinks and watched Community Theater at its best! The rest of the night was spent taking the last train to Daloa. ***I need from you today...*** What do you think about the new style? What should we do at Daloa? Sign up for the Name-A-Town Program! You get to name one town that might appear during this trip. If your town was named in the last trip, you are disqualified.

Somehow that mall reminds me of this: http://www.charlesphoenix.com/images/slide-of-the-week/large/2005/6-2-05.jpg By the way, try balancing out military bases with nature. Hawaii isn't completely overrun by the military.

----- Before you get to see the next update, I would like to inform you that the mega mosaic that I made (Update 44) has won me a Trixie! ----- We leave Newport on the next Translink Rail train. The route crosses over the the Sparkling River Bridge, commonly known as that diagonal bridge. As the train slows down towards Cambridge, a light snow beings to fall. After waiting in the snow a bit, a the bus service called Ride arrives and takes us to the Lordside-Illu'a National Laboratory and Museum. We get off and enter the Visitor's Center, the building on top of the picture. Next to the Visitor's Center is the dome... thing... (I only did it to show Windspear Arena turn into something science looking) We end our time in the laboratory with lunch at the Illu'a Modern Art Center. In case you couldn't see it in Picture 3, I made a bus skin for this update. (We take the bus service back to Cambridge for some shopping later on in the day.) ***I need from you today...*** Like that snow? I'm trying this technique for the first time. Continue shopping at Cambridge or chug on to Daloa? Sign up for the Name-A-Town Program! You get to name one town that might appear during this trip. If your town was named in the last trip, you are disqualified.

Thank you everyone! The orad thextures are made by a Japanese creator named moonlight.

I'll just leave this photo edited in-game plane in here...

Congratulations to everybody! I'm happy for my one Mosaic trixie.

Somehow I really like those 747 gates at that airport. What are those two greek looking buildings near the cruise ship?

We start our journey on a Translink Rail train heading to Colbitz. We got off at Newport Point (I changed the name from Newport. There isn't a port anywhere Newport Point.) Just like last time, a shuttle bus met the train at the station to move tourists to the base of Newport Point Hill. The bus dropped us off, and we started the hike up the hill. Hm... It seems as if the top has some campgrounds now. The people running the fire ritual couldn't do it the night we came because somebody called "The Game" wouldn't allow the fire to light up (darn you PEG nightlighting). Oh well. We gazed at the stars and rented out a camping spot. Tomorrow will be the last day in uninterrupted nature... Early the next morning, we took a shuttle bus back and ate breakfast at one of the stores. Those were some good pancakes... And off we go to Cambridge(or Daloa) ***I need from you today...*** What do you think of New Newport Point? Should we stop at Cambridge or skip it and go to Daloa? Sign up for the Name-A-Town Program! You get to name one town that might appear during this trip. If your town was named in the last trip, you are disqualified.