Southern Photos of the Day

[RestedTraveler]

You really suck, man. Sounds like a nice job.

Where you going in Texas, by the way? You going I-20??

I second that dude! So what do you do for living? If you don't mind me asking.

And do you need 2 helpers... ?

Hahaha. I usually don't travel that much for work...it's nice to get out of my house...I spend most of my time working from home. We'll be taking I-20 from Atlanta over to Tyler, yea...with a night spent in Pearl (Jackson), MS, if all goes as planned.

A rather odd thing to find at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida...it even caught my colleague from Shanghai somewhat by surprise:

[Charlotteman]

So glad to see some pics of Orlando on here!

Some people associate Orlando only with the tourist attractions.

Orlando itself is quite a lovely city. One of the prettiest cities in the South (and yes I think it's the South, albeit the last gasp of the South:) lol

[rusthebuss]

Pagoda park in Norfolk

[dimebag1980]

Pagoda park in Norfolk

Wow. First Orlando and now Norfolk! I'd expect to see something like this in Orlando but not in Norfolk. Very cool and unexpected, no doubt.

[NCB]

Wow. First Orlando and now Norfolk! I'd expect to see something like this in Orlando but not in Norfolk. Very cool and unexpected, no doubt.

I'd like to post a picture like that too and continue with the Chinese style architecture, but I really don't think I'll be able to find something like that anywhere in New Orleans, but who knows!

[rusthebuss]

Boat ride through Norfolk Botanical Gardens. The Gardens are 150 acres.

Fountain in the gardens

I will be taking the kids to the Norfolk Zoo soon and I will have photos of that as well.

[Charlotteman]

I've never been to Virginia--looks like I have been missing out!

[krazeeboi]

Edisto Memorial Gardens, Orangeburg, SC:

[rusthebuss]

Edisto Memorial Gardens, Orangeburg, SC:

That looks like a very nice garden! How big is the entire garden?

Alot of the Norfolk Botanical Gardens are roped off due to a Bald Eagles nest that has come there for the last 5 years. I'll dig up a photo of it if I can

[rusthebuss]

Just a little bit more from the Norfolk Botanical Gardens:

This is given to us from our sister city in Japan:

Bald Eagles Nest:

sorry for the bad shot. I only have 3X zoom on my camera.

Just some random shots in the garden. I have yet to visit the entire garden. It would take days of going to see it all

This is the boat ramps

Hope you guys enjoy it!

[rusthebuss]

I'd like to post a picture like that too and continue with the Chinese style architecture, but I really don't think I'll be able to find something like that anywhere in New Orleans, but who knows!

We have a huge navy presence here so there is alot of japanese and phillipino people here. That pagoda was given to us from the japanese. You can see the difference from the one in Orlando and ours!

[NCB]

That pagoda was given to us from the japanese. You can see the difference from the one in Orlando and ours!

Yea, now that I compare the two I can see a very noticeable difference between them. Thanks for pointing that out!

[rusthebuss]

Yea, now that I compare the two I can see a very noticeable difference between them. Thanks for pointing that out!

Sorry if you took that wrong. It wasn't intended to be that way! Chinese and Japanese are similar but have a little difference in their design.

I've never been to Virginia--looks like I have been missing out!

Yeah Virginia is very overlooked nationally. Everyone thinks its just a big military state or a bunch of hicks.

[vdogg]

Norfolk skyline

[NCB]

^That's a great shot of Norfolk's skyline, vdogg!

Sorry if you took that wrong. It wasn't intended to be that way! Chinese and Japanese are similar but have a little difference in their design.

Oh no problem, I'm glad you pointed it out. It gave me a chance to really compare the designs.

And I agree with you about Virginia, it gets overlooked way to much nationally. If you think about it, Virginia offers nearly anything someone could ask for. Just in terms of tourism; mountains, beaches, history, food and culture, and on and on. It's one of my favorite states!

[dimebag1980]

Norfolk skyline

Wow. I count 8 cranes, and possibly a 9th one hidden behind another building. That's very impressive!!

Edited July 1, 2006 by SBCmetroguy

[goodbye]

Very nice pics, everyone!

The old Huguenot Mill, now restored and part of The Peace Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Greenville:

[NCB]

Here are a few of my pictures taken from I-81 in Virginia. I loved the views of the Appalachians in Virginia, and the foothills in Alabama and Georgia.

[dimebag1980]

Here are a few of my pictures taken from I-81 in Virginia. I loved the views of the Appalachians in Virginia, and the foothills in Alabama and Georgia.

*photos snipped*

Wow, Nate, gorgeous photos! Much nicer than my Arkansas mountain photos.

[rusthebuss]

Nice shots everyone! We have to say we have a beautiful country! Not too many other countries have all the types of places to travel to. We have deserts, beachs, tropical regions, and mountainous regions. I LOVE AMERICA!

[krazeeboi]

That looks like a very nice garden! How big is the entire garden?

Over 150 acres. It's actually more like a gardens complex. There's the rose garden that I showed, but there's also a wetlands park with a boardwalk along the Edisto River (longest blackwater river in the world), a botanical garden, a butterfly garden, and Centennial Park, with 2 plazas, a gazebo and a foutain with a palmetto tree sculpture. Not bad for a town of 12,000, huh?

The Norfolk Botanical Gardens look pretty awesome.

[vdogg]

Wow. I count 8 cranes, and possibly a 9th one hidden behind another building. That's very impressive!!

Only the 4 on the left are for towers. The 5 on the right are for the shipyards. With 4 towers slated to break ground this fall and 1 starting heavy contruction this month we'll likely see up to 10 more cranes added to the skyline. Then i'll take some more pics.

[NCB]

Massachusetts Avenue NW of Dupont Circle in D.C.

I took that through the window of my hotel room, so the clarity isn't the greatest.

[dimebag1980]

Only the 4 on the left are for towers. The 5 on the right are for the shipyards. With 4 towers slated to break ground this fall and 1 starting heavy contruction this month we'll likely see up to 10 more cranes added to the skyline. Then i'll take some more pics.

That's still quite impressive!

[TBurban]

Massachusetts Avenue NW of Dupont Circle in D.C.

I took that through the window of my hotel room, so the clarity isn't the greatest.

Awesome shot, NCB! My hotel the last time we stayed there, the Hilton at Dupont Circle, mustve been right around the corner.