RE: Where do you come from?
August 23, 2014 at 10:15 am
(This post was last modified: August 23, 2014 at 10:40 am by Lucanus.)
(August 23, 2014 at 8:01 am)bennyboy Wrote:The locations for Assassin's Creed II start 500 kilometers North(August 22, 2014 at 12:41 pm)oukoida Wrote:
That's my town
Matera, Basilicata, Italy
Why does this make me want to jump from rooftop to rooftop, do a backflip onto unsuspecting shopkeepers, and stab a stiletto through their kidneys?

Another view of the old town, with parts of the "Gravina" (kind of like a canyon) below...
...and the "Gravina" itself:
And here's a scene of Mel Gibson's The Passion getting filmed here... *sigh*
(August 23, 2014 at 8:01 am)bennyboy Wrote: Vancouver ftw
Stunning place!

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Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."