The favorite parks in your city/neighborhood

Seattlelife · May 11th, 2009, 01:30 AM

Thought this might be a good way to kick off the new forums!

Post pictures

***Oriolus*** · May 11th, 2009, 08:13 AM

Well I'll kick things off with my favourite park in Townsville, which is Queens Gardens. Its just so ridiculously...green

Heaps of shady trees and tropical plants, some hedge mazes, some avaries. Once you step through the gates you feel so seperated from the surrounding urban environment. Heres a photo of Queens Gardens from Castle Hill (click to enlarge):

image hosted on flickr

Liwwadden · May 11th, 2009, 01:31 PM

The Prinsentuin (=Prince' Garden).

image hosted on flickr

It's my own shot.

kazetuner · May 11th, 2009, 09:01 PM

Japanese Garden in Buenos Aires

TampaMike · May 11th, 2009, 10:03 PM

Oh I like the Japanese Garden, so calming it looks.

Seattlelife · May 11th, 2009, 11:35 PM

NYC's Central Park, Manhattan:

http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keat...ial_v-1297.jpg

The Mall in Central Park
image hosted on flickr

sabatoa flickr

Bow Bridge

http://en.structurae.de/files/photos...ridge_ice2.jpg

Fountain

Marco_ · May 11th, 2009, 11:41 PM

Vondelpark

kiretoce · May 12th, 2009, 03:38 AM

Lake Eola Park. Downtown Orlando, FL

Maxxclip · May 12th, 2009, 03:56 AM

favorite parks in my country

Wright Park

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Luneta Park

MDguy · May 12th, 2009, 04:24 AM

Baker Park!

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gotbob/535299129/

***Ni3lS*** · May 12th, 2009, 04:08 PM

Central Park is a classic, and the best IMO. Maybe I can find some pictures of parks in my country

hpal3 · May 15th, 2009, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ni3lS

Central Park is a classic, and the best IMO. Maybe I can find some pictures of parks in my country

Agreed!! Rock Creek Park in DC is my second.

Maxxclip · May 15th, 2009, 04:05 AM

image hosted on flickr

venue for various concerts and occasions

Maxxclip · May 15th, 2009, 04:28 AM

special thanks to:
traveleronfoot, mayniladailyphoto & easytraveler

RafflesCity · May 15th, 2009, 02:08 PM

Esplanade Park, Singapore

image hosted on flickr

redbaron_012 · May 15th, 2009, 02:33 PM

Melbourne, Australia has many acres of parkland around the Central Business District, Downtown. All have their own appeal, from the grand traditional Royal Botanic Garden, Gardens with memorials, Music Bowl, Melbourne Park Tennis Centre in the former Olympic Park to Albert Park where the Grand Prix is run each year. So you can find peace and tranquility or throngs of sport fans a short distance in any direction.

pics from government brochure ...I think?

buho · May 15th, 2009, 04:17 PM

Parque del Retiro (Madrid, Spain)

Maxxclip · May 16th, 2009, 04:42 AM

QUEZON NATIONAL FOREST PARK. Just 180-km southeast of Manila in Atimonan, Quezon Province lies one of the most beautiful mountains in southern Luzon that has been declared a Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary. The present area of the park is 984 hectares (4 sq. miles) with its highest point at 366-m above sea level.

The park has an intricate system of caves, waterfalls, springs, creeks, gorges, and ravines set against a quaint backdrop of lush greenery. The park teems with flora and fauna, from butterflies to birds and monkeys tugging along their young while crossing the street. The trees are so tall and huge that they make the zigzag road darker than it should be. The park is also the site of Pinagbanderahan, where the Filipino Revolutionaries planted the Philippine flag in their fight against the Spanish colonizers. Quezon National Forest Park encompasses the western municipalities of Atimonan, Pagbilao, and Padre Burgos. It can be reached by walking for about one hour from the road to the top of a ridge.

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

erbse · May 16th, 2009, 01:11 PM

Marvellous parks everyone! Good start for this section

But, please don't forget: Credit your picture sources!

Otherwise your photos might get deleted or transformed.

buho · May 16th, 2009, 02:55 PM

"El Retiro" photos that I posted are mine

(except for the photo of Fallen Angel fountain, that includes the source, FotoMadrid)

May 11th, 2009, 01:30 AM	#1
Seattlelife Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle/Brooklyn Posts: 3,382 Likes (Received): 59	The favorite parks in your city/neighborhood Thought this might be a good way to kick off the new forums! Post pictures __________________ Supersonics Belong in Seattle Sonicsgate, a must see! Just click and watch. http://www.sonicsgate.org/

May 11th, 2009, 08:13 AM	#2
*Oriolus* OzScrapers Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 4,950 Likes (Received): 24	Well I'll kick things off with my favourite park in Townsville, which is Queens Gardens. Its just so ridiculously...green Heaps of shady trees and tropical plants, some hedge mazes, some avaries. Once you step through the gates you feel so seperated from the surrounding urban environment. Heres a photo of Queens Gardens from Castle Hill (click to enlarge): image hosted on flickr __________________ Townsville Biggest city in the northern half of the great southern land. Visit me on flickr

May 11th, 2009, 01:31 PM	#3
Liwwadden Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Groningen Posts: 3,206 Likes (Received): 4	The Prinsentuin (=Prince' Garden). image hosted on flickr It's my own shot. __________________ Flickr

May 11th, 2009, 09:01 PM	#4
kazetuner Perito Mercantil XD Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 1,689 Likes (Received): 4	Japanese Garden in Buenos Aires __________________ Este post es tan bueno que ni mi avatar puede resistirse a mirarlo my flickr

May 11th, 2009, 10:03 PM	#5
TampaMike Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 6,140 Likes (Received): 5	Oh I like the Japanese Garden, so calming it looks. __________________ Corporations Are People Too - Mitt Romney For the People that dress up like Corporations.

May 11th, 2009, 11:35 PM	#6
Seattlelife Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle/Brooklyn Posts: 3,382 Likes (Received): 59	NYC's Central Park, Manhattan: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keat...ial_v-1297.jpg The Mall in Central Park image hosted on flickr sabatoa flickr Bow Bridge http://en.structurae.de/files/photos...ridge_ice2.jpg Fountain __________________ Supersonics Belong in Seattle Sonicsgate, a must see! Just click and watch. http://www.sonicsgate.org/

May 11th, 2009, 11:41 PM	#7
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May 12th, 2009, 03:38 AM	#8
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May 12th, 2009, 03:56 AM	#9
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May 12th, 2009, 04:24 AM	#10
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May 12th, 2009, 04:08 PM	#11
*Ni3lS* Moderator of Mayhem Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rotterdam / Vienna / London / Colorado Springs Posts: 14,706 Likes (Received): 239	Central Park is a classic, and the best IMO. Maybe I can find some pictures of parks in my country __________________ Living in Vienna, Austria from 01/09 '13! ROTTERDAM - THE PORT OF EUROPE THE HAGUE - CITY OF JUSTICE LIFE IN LONDON

May 15th, 2009, 04:05 AM	#13
Maxxclip Maximus Expelliarmus Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,094 Likes (Received): 3	Paco Park, Manila image hosted on flickr venue for various concerts and occasions Last edited by Maxxclip; May 15th, 2009 at 04:41 AM.

May 15th, 2009, 04:28 AM	#14
Maxxclip Maximus Expelliarmus Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,094 Likes (Received): 3	La Mesa Eco Park special thanks to: traveleronfoot, mayniladailyphoto & easytraveler

May 15th, 2009, 02:08 PM	#15
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Esplanade Park, Singapore image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

May 15th, 2009, 02:33 PM	#16
redbaron_012 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,048 Likes (Received): 116	Melbourne, Australia has many acres of parkland around the Central Business District, Downtown. All have their own appeal, from the grand traditional Royal Botanic Garden, Gardens with memorials, Music Bowl, Melbourne Park Tennis Centre in the former Olympic Park to Albert Park where the Grand Prix is run each year. So you can find peace and tranquility or throngs of sport fans a short distance in any direction. pics from government brochure ...I think? __________________ "Make no small plans, for they have not power to stir the blood" - Daniel H. Burnham Last edited by redbaron_012; May 16th, 2009 at 03:20 PM.

May 15th, 2009, 04:17 PM	#17
buho Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 5,615 Likes (Received): 102	Parque del Retiro (Madrid, Spain)

May 16th, 2009, 04:42 AM	#18
Maxxclip Maximus Expelliarmus Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,094 Likes (Received): 3	Quezon National Forest Park, Philippines QUEZON NATIONAL FOREST PARK. Just 180-km southeast of Manila in Atimonan, Quezon Province lies one of the most beautiful mountains in southern Luzon that has been declared a Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary. The present area of the park is 984 hectares (4 sq. miles) with its highest point at 366-m above sea level. The park has an intricate system of caves, waterfalls, springs, creeks, gorges, and ravines set against a quaint backdrop of lush greenery. The park teems with flora and fauna, from butterflies to birds and monkeys tugging along their young while crossing the street. The trees are so tall and huge that they make the zigzag road darker than it should be. The park is also the site of Pinagbanderahan, where the Filipino Revolutionaries planted the Philippine flag in their fight against the Spanish colonizers. Quezon National Forest Park encompasses the western municipalities of Atimonan, Pagbilao, and Padre Burgos. It can be reached by walking for about one hour from the road to the top of a ridge. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Last edited by Maxxclip; May 16th, 2009 at 04:49 AM.

May 16th, 2009, 01:11 PM	#19
erbse Leave UiG alone! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mecklenburg, California of Germany ja! Posts: 20,269 Likes (Received): 4809	Marvellous parks everyone! Good start for this section But, please don't forget: Credit your picture sources! Otherwise your photos might get deleted or transformed. __________________ MARS☻ONE *Making a Mars Settlement a Reality! (FAQ • SSC Thread • Mars One Fans Forum)* Last edited by erbse; May 16th, 2009 at 01:17 PM.

May 16th, 2009, 02:55 PM	#20
buho Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 5,615 Likes (Received): 102	"El Retiro" photos that I posted are mine (except for the photo of Fallen Angel fountain, that includes the source, FotoMadrid)

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