Here she is! :D No worry darling! ;) I'm glad u decided to post this one cos that panoramic view rocks big time! It didn't match the size of my collage otherwise I would have used that one!! I love it! U really took super shots darling!!! Thx again a bunch! :)

I miss NY!!!!! luv all the lights! TY margana!! ;]

Oooooooh yes, I remember u saying u're from NY originally Cyn right!? Mmmmh! Nostalgia yes! I know the feeling! I miss France more and more... :(

not originally... but did live there for 3 years in the late 60's... would luv to see it again! i will, i will...

Oooooh! Where the hell did I read that!? O_o

Where did you live in New York? And please call me Marlene...:)

in the Bronx... overlooking the Hudson River... went to PS 24... Marlene :]

Hi Pascale!I just want to make sure you know you can use those photos I sent you wherever you like.You don't need to ask me,ok?I took them for you.You mentioned your website.Let me know if you put any in there.I'd like to see it!Have a great day honey!And congrats again.I'm so proud of my famous friend! :)

So you were a real city girl Cindy!No wonder you're nostalgic for the lights.Me,I'm from Long Island.And I don't go to the city very often.So this was a real treat!

before & after NYC it was Kansas City, Mo... another big city... so Austin, TX felt small when I went there in comparison... & now... it's MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! land... hehe :] was wondering where you were at Marlene... NYC was a blast though when I lived there... I was a latchkey kid & got around fine on my own... when I think of my daughter doing it though it makes me cringe...

I know what you mean.Things have changed a bit since we were kids...Such a shame.

Oooooh! Thx Marlene sweety! I won't put any pics in my website after all cos I put a link to the pics in my gallery instead and from there, a link to the pics in the forum! So...all is linked yep! ;) I love links! :D

You guys are fun to watch chat. 8] My folks are from NY orginially but I never lived there. I wouldn't want to really. I like having access to a city but preferr to live in the country...even though I'm not really there yet. I do love all the lights though, it reminds me of other big citys I've been in around the world like Hong Kong, Seoul, Okinawa...except all the signs are in English. ;] If there are any other photos Pascale, I'd love to see them, even if you made them into a small collage for this or another thread. --Kort

Hi Kort.Hey!I've been to Hong Kong And Seoul too.And Taipei, Tokyo and Osaka.A long long time ago...I have other shots I could post if you're interested.That is if Pascale doesn't mind...This is her thread...

Sounds like you did a lot of traveling Marlene! I was an Air Force brat and we followed my dad on his overseas tours. Aside from various stateside locations, I got to live in Germany, Hawaii and Okinawa, and toured the neighboring countries during those stays. I was too young to truly appreciate Germany, but Hawaii and Okinawa and the Far East countries were amazing. Yes, if Pascale doesn't mind, I'd enjoy seeing more. =]

I guess I'll wait to see what Pascale wants...So you were in the Orient as a child too.My Dad was an importer so for two summers my Mom and I joined him as he did business.I was often the only american child wherever we went.We used to visit the army base in Korea.It was the only place we could see movies in English and I relished that we could get potato chips there.Otherwise I was stuck with those ucky rice cracker things as a snack.NOT very appealing to a kid!!!...Ooops sorry Pascale.I know this is off-topic! :)

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No, no plz guys, keep going!!! This is all too interesting!! And post all the pics u want darling! They're urs!!! Plz!!
I love to know where people travelled an dstuff...I've been travelling a 'lil myself and I just love it!!

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go for it... learning about each other is always interesting ;]

Exactly!! ;)

Sorry, already exchanged life histories from ancestors to future plans. There's no WAY I'm gonna type all that again! 8] lol

Nice, your name in lights!

YES!!! Israel!!! Oh my! I totally fell in love with that country and cried my eyes off when I had to leave! :( I'm a desert girl! The desert makes me cry and I dunno why..it feels like home for some reason.... I travelled to a few places in Europe too, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Belgium, and also Corsica, Tunisia and Sicilia but those last 3 don't really counts cos I was a kid so I barely remember it! And then the Carribeans where I stayed 5 months, and Thailand, India, Turkey, America (yes, yes) and Israel...I think that's about it! There's so many other places I want to go to! But the Orient is definitely my kinda place! Not the far East though, I didn't really enjoy Thailand, but the Proche Orient, Arabic countries! Yep!

Attached Link: Golden Gun

What a story! I can't imagine how I would have felt if I were y ou. You look great in it though. ;]

Ah yes Kort it is a very interesting country indeed and I loved those marvellous Golden temples and giant Buddhas BUT I didn't enjoy the people there really! They just see us, tourists, as huge bank notes and that's all they care about! I didn't feel any spiritual connection there like I did in all my other travels where I met fantastic and TRUE people! I know I can go back to Israel and India in 10 years time and I will be welcome by the people I met there 15 years ago! I never got to create any bonds with any locals in Thailand! They smile a lot when U arrive somewhere but the smile disappears when they realize u're not gonna buy anything! I really felt out of place in Thailand! It's not the kind of things I'm after when I travel!

Gotcha, I know what you mean. That's one reason I won't go to Jamaica. Well, if you ever want to travel to exotic South Florida, I'll make you and Laurent feel right at home. I even have some tapisseries I'd like to show you. ;] lol

Ooooooooh!!! R u serious??? O_o careful here, I might just take ur word for it! ;P

What, and risk the wrath of Laurent?...I don't think so! (hahahaha) But yes, if you are ever in the area, at the very least least a visit would be in order. We could swap travel stories. I do hope that one day I get to actually meet in person some of the great people I've come to know here on RO--and that most definately includes you. Besides, you know you want to check out the gators living in my back yard. (( grin ))

LMAO!! I do indeed!! Same works for u btw, if u ever come around here huh! ;) And I don't see why Laurent should be angry? O_o U Americans are weird! ;P

Ooh Pascale if you ever go to Florida and visit Kort you must tell me! I'll go visit my mom the same time since she lives nearby!Wouldn't that be fun!...I loved Israel by the way,and also cried when I left.I met such amazing people there!Lol at Kort.I've been to Jamaica and was shocked when they tried to sell us weed right at the airport!Can be kinda a scary place, too, if you don't stick to the touristy spots...Pascale your sari story is a real jaw-dropper.How creepy!That guy would have made my skin crawl and his wife waiting there like that!UGH!I guess I would have put on the sari too!Unfortunately did you know that now that means you are married to him?...Just kidding!:)Wish I had a pic of me in some exotic locale.Unfortunately all I have is me in New York the other night!Don't get away too much these days.

U bet I'll tell u!!!! Do u really think I would go to the States without telling u to bring ur butt to meet me?? U're dreaming sweety! ;P And u went to Israel too!!! Oh my!! When??? and where? In the Carribbeans, I was in Martinique and they do sell grass everywhere too and man, it's good stuff!!! LOL! I had a blast with Ganja there!! ;) As for India and the sari, well, the same happened in Turkey! I have some pics with my head covered with one of those veil women wear on their head! It seems that in Arabic countries they have that thing about dressing me up! LOL! I've learnt something in Israel though that makes a few things much clearer, is that for Arabic people, blue eyes bring good luck and push away the evil or something and dark haired blue eyed people and especially women are very "prized". A guy in the Arabic quarter in Jerusalem wanted to take me home with him! sigh It's crazy all the things that happen when u travel! Not always funny at the time though! And I'm still waiting to see those pics of u in NY btw! ;P Whenever u'll feel like it sweety huh! O_o

Dark haired, blue eyed women very 'prized' ... I'll have to remember that if I ever go to any of those countries ... perhaps dye my hair first, lol!

lol!!! Don't do that silly! It's actually a pretty cool thing! They invite u around just to have ur company so u bring good luck in their home and shops! Hehe! ;) Clever huh! The thing is, it's an Israeli friend that translated what the guy was saying! He spoke Arabic and pretended to be English cos it was quite hot for him to be in the Arabic quarter! It was the first time he went there and he was scared, I can tell u that much! So the shop owner spoke in Arabic, thinking we wouldn't understand but David did! He also suspected that David was Isreali! Man, it's hard to realize how things are down there....

Pascale, I enjoyed your story & picture of you in the sari very much!!!
can't wait to travel again!! everywhere!
studying Art History only made me want to see it all the more!
when I was young I went with my mother to England (luved it!!),
Puerto Rico, the Yucatan Peninsula (awesome!), the Bahamas & Quebec, Canada
have seem much of America over the years but dang! i want to venture out again so bad i can taste it!!
With getting to know so many of the members here & their invites to stay with them,
I about got my itinerary all mapped out, could see more of the "underbelly" of different countries
& have someone there who knows the language & show me around :] ...s o m e d a y !!!

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Hahah, I can see it now, the Renderosity Travel Network. Visit exotic locals, stay with a RO member.... ;]

not a bad idea!!! ya'll got a place to stay smack dab in the heart of Texas anytime! :D

Smack dab...always wondered about that phrase. Thanks cyn, same goes for you on my end. Try to avoid hurricane season though. ;]

doesn't take long for those southern phrases to wear off on a person... lol! ...thanks kort! will keep that in mind :]

"the Renderosity Travel Network"!!! LOL!! Man I like the sound of that!!! What a brilliant idea! We should all plan to meet someday, in one place, and have a huge party!!! Now this would be wicked too!!! ;) And yea Cyn, the travelling bug is constantly itching me!! I know exactly what u mean! ;)

Well if that ever happens,everyone meeting in one place,count me in!How great would that be!!!!

Me too! ((jumps on bandwagon)) =o]

U bet!!! I'll camp there 2 days before if need be!! Wouldn't miss that for the world! ;)

me neither!! please send me airline tickets & i'll be there! :D

Ah well! Yes of course!! Saving might be needed here but everything's possible!! When there's a will.....! ;)

Wow !!! Congrats!!! Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thx Brian! :)

You know, I've been checking out the Kodak PotD daily, and I have to say that yours is definately one of the better ones. ;] Most are too snapshoty for my tastes, though I have seen some that some thought went into...like yours.

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"...I have seen some that some thought went into...like yours"! O_o What the hell does that mean Kort???? LMAO!!