I'm taking a vaction...
7 days of kicking back, no work, no army, no bullshit.
lot's of doing nothing, though.
I'm taking a vaction...
7 days of kicking back, no work, no army, no bullshit.
lot's of doing nothing, though.
Death BOO Z, I hope you have a wonderful time. Being able to do nothing can be really fantastic.
So, update on my job - they have wireless at the camp! Beautiful, blissful wireless. So, I don't have to be separated from my forumsStill, I probably won't be able to download anime, so you guys won't see me much in anime discussion again until the fall. My contract starts next week, and ends August 30th. I'll definitely try to get some fun pictures for you guys when I get settled in.
I just got back from a week in California. I went with my family to the Yosemite National Park. This morning I finished uploading about 120 pictures to Facebook, so I thought I'd post some here. We did some hiking, lots of sightseeing, river rafting that was really cold, and saw some Giant Redwoods. All in all, very fun.
The view from pretty much any location in the park was amazing. This was my favorite:
I have several pictures standing next to this waterfall, but this is the most impressive:
Gorgeous!!
Me looking very rugged standing next to the river we rafted on:
MOAR rafts. Me and my bro:
The Giant Sequoias weren't as tall as I imagined, but they were all pretty huge.
It rained on the last day there and made the view of the mountains very cool and eerie:
If anyone has me on facebook, or actually cares, there's a buttload more up there. Otherwise, these ones are suitably cool.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
Looking good xan, that place looks awesome.
Those trees look huge!! That's coming from a guy who's never really seen big trees, but still. I liked how you included the rainy pic. It really contrasts with the previous sunny shots. Really shows how a bit of lighting can make a gorgeous mountain into a kinda scary cliff of sorts.
Not to mention, you look pretty fit there, Xan.
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Holy shit, I went to Cali for vacation with my family and I visited San Fran (have some family there) and got to go see Hollywood. But now I really really wish I went to that park you visited! Those pics you posted are really something Xan. Very nice!
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It certainly looks like a really amazing place!
Hay peeps, tomorrow I am going to NYC for like a week, but maybe I will have access to a computer so I can spam you guys some more~! <3
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Freshman orientation or something?
Have fun!
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<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
Pictures please, Sapphire. And ammo, lots of ammo.
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I'm staying there for a while. Si, orientation por NYU. Getting kidnapped and sold into a drug chain today, I guess.
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"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
NYU aye?..What did you get into?
I'm trying to figure out whether the drug reference is to NYC or your degree itself...
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Just answering DB's question from the 'Where are you from' thread...
What part of Canada are you looking at? Because it's a pretty large country, and unless you have a lot of money to fly around, you're probably going to stick to only one or two provinces. It also depends on what sort of activities you want to do, urban vs. wilderness, and what time of year you're coming. Because, if you want to go hiking or rock climbing in May, you're going to end up covered in mosquito and blackfly bites. Or if you want to go skiiing in the summer, you'll have to go to the mountains in Alberta or BC.
Well I'd like to give the mosquitos and stuff a miss if possible.
I guess I don't really want to just go to from one big city in the UK to another. I'm looking for something scenic, some place with good views and maybe something interesting to explore. How's the interstate rail service? I was thinking of maybe taking the train to go from state to state if it is cheap enough.
One thing I was thinking was taking a drive up the rockies, I heard they have something called 'drive to the sky' or something which sounded interesting.
So I had these things in mind so can't really decide!
I've been to Vancouver in the summer, Niagra Falls in the summer (for the stereotype touristy vacation), and Montreal/Quebec City in the mid-late winter.
I honestly had the most fun in Montreal and Quebec City in the dead of winter. My friends and I accidentally arrived in Montreal on the final night of Festival Montréal en Lumière and had a blast, got late night food/alcohol from a depanar (probably spelling that wrong, a convenience store), and stayed for 3 nights in a 3 bedroom apartment for like $150 (USD) per night. Hit up a couple stores, musuems and bars the next days (going to the Biodome in the winter was neat too) and set off for Quebec City.
On the way there we dropped by the Ice Hotel (site), and stayed in the Old City a street or two from the Citadel. Again, about $150 USD a night in this really old kickass hotel on the square across from the Hotel Chateau Frontenac. In Quebec we got the true Canadian experience of -40°F wind chill. We hit up a few shops and ate at some local diner places before we made way for the States.
Going in the off-season was one of the best ideas. We got super cheap deals on lodging.
Vancouver was a pretty typical city, though my folks and I dropped by the Museum of Anthropology at UBC while we were there. It was really interesting.
Well, if you're coming sometime soon, you could do some of the fun wintery things Ryllharu talked about in Ontario and Quebec. I believe VIA Rail (the highway robbers of all rail companies) have a pretty good deal for travel within the southern parts of those two provinces if you want to see a lot of the country. Definitely stick to the cities this time of year. Ottawa has a really cool hostel you can stay at that used to be a jail, which is fun.
If you want to visit some of Canada's warmer climes, Vancouver is about equivalent to England in the winter. Cool and rainy, but not really too cold. I think you were referring to the 'Sea to Sky' highway perhaps in your post, which goes from Vancouver up to Whistler. It really is a gorgeous drive, and if you do any skiing or snowboarding, Whistler is a top-notch place to go. You can even just get a pedestrian pass or whatever they call it, and ride the gondola up the mountain to look around, and then ride it back down.
Jumping on the bus to go on "vacation" in around one hour from now. Well it's actually the compulsory Finnish military service i am going to. Hopefully i'll be done in 6 months instead of 12, so this means i'll be even less active and lurking a whole lot less from now on
I think we have enough soldiers in the forum to overthrow a small country... let's do it.Originally Posted by Sandldan
well, at least it's summer now, maybe you'll finish it before the cold season starts.
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<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
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