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**Voitramma** · 11-15-2005, 06:51 AM

I have 2 locations to describe

West Lafayette, IN
Not really much out here since it's about an hour north of Indianapolis but it has it's moments. It's a college town so you can find your general parties and sports attractions throughout the year.

As far as the scenery, it's actually quite nice especially during the fall season. There are a lot of trees out here so you can see the natural beauty of the place, especially if you go to high places like the Math building that is on campus. If you have never seen corn/soy fields before, then this is your place cause there are many for miles around.

If you can't find anything to do, you can always go to Chicago which is a mere 2.5 hours away from here, in which you can find attractions that are indicitave of any large city.

Suwanee, GA
This is where I live when I am not in school. It's about 35 miles outside of Atlanta so you can get big city and small city benefits at the same time. The population in the city itself is about 10,000 though it really doesn't feel like it.

For attractions, you can see Stone Mountain from I-85 or just take the drive down there to see it up close. Stone Mountain is a giant granite rock with a portrait chisled in the side. There is a park with picnic areas, trails, a water park and you can even climb the rock or take the gondola up. I haven't been to the top of the rock, but I assume that it's a nice view up there. There is also a Six Flags in the area as well. While it's on the western side of the metro area (I'm on the NE side) it's still a nice place to go for some great fun.

Shopping in my area is plentiful. There are 3 malls within an 8 mile stretch. Gwinnett Place Mall is your general mall. Discover Mills is a large mall designed to look creative (similar to other malls owned by the Mills corporation) and has a theater and nice arcades. The last one of the bunch is the Mall of Georgia which is one of the largest (if not the largest) mall in the SE. It's not to the likes of the Mall of America, but it's pretty great. It has IMAX theaters, skate park and sometimes several attractions are held there.

You'll like the food here. You can get some great southern food here like grits (my favorite). This is the best place to have it (or anywhere in the SE US) cause from what I have found, other places in the US just can't get it right unless a southerner is cooking the food.

For the scenery, it's pretty nice. There is a lot of wooded area so it's really nice to see during the fall and it's easy to enjoy cause the weather doesn't get that cold often (70s during the Christmas break last year). You can drive south and see the city of Atlanta with it's bars, Atlanta Underground, World of Coke and Martin Luther King's memorial and home. Or if you drive north, you can see the nice southern countryside at the foothills of the Appalachain mountains.

I almost forgot, you can't say that you have been to Atlanta unless you have been to a Waffle House. There is at least one on every exit in the area so they are not hard to find...at all. There are 3 in my area, two on either side of the highway less than a mile apart and another one that is another exit down. Go enjoy the southern diner the way it's meant to be enjoyed.

Ok, I've rambled on too long about my area.

11-15-2005, 06:51 AM	#5
Voitramma Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 316 Senior Member	I have 2 locations to describe West Lafayette, IN Not really much out here since it's about an hour north of Indianapolis but it has it's moments. It's a college town so you can find your general parties and sports attractions throughout the year. As far as the scenery, it's actually quite nice especially during the fall season. There are a lot of trees out here so you can see the natural beauty of the place, especially if you go to high places like the Math building that is on campus. If you have never seen corn/soy fields before, then this is your place cause there are many for miles around. If you can't find anything to do, you can always go to Chicago which is a mere 2.5 hours away from here, in which you can find attractions that are indicitave of any large city. Suwanee, GA This is where I live when I am not in school. It's about 35 miles outside of Atlanta so you can get big city and small city benefits at the same time. The population in the city itself is about 10,000 though it really doesn't feel like it. For attractions, you can see Stone Mountain from I-85 or just take the drive down there to see it up close. Stone Mountain is a giant granite rock with a portrait chisled in the side. There is a park with picnic areas, trails, a water park and you can even climb the rock or take the gondola up. I haven't been to the top of the rock, but I assume that it's a nice view up there. There is also a Six Flags in the area as well. While it's on the western side of the metro area (I'm on the NE side) it's still a nice place to go for some great fun. Shopping in my area is plentiful. There are 3 malls within an 8 mile stretch. Gwinnett Place Mall is your general mall. Discover Mills is a large mall designed to look creative (similar to other malls owned by the Mills corporation) and has a theater and nice arcades. The last one of the bunch is the Mall of Georgia which is one of the largest (if not the largest) mall in the SE. It's not to the likes of the Mall of America, but it's pretty great. It has IMAX theaters, skate park and sometimes several attractions are held there. You'll like the food here. You can get some great southern food here like grits (my favorite). This is the best place to have it (or anywhere in the SE US) cause from what I have found, other places in the US just can't get it right unless a southerner is cooking the food. For the scenery, it's pretty nice. There is a lot of wooded area so it's really nice to see during the fall and it's easy to enjoy cause the weather doesn't get that cold often (70s during the Christmas break last year). You can drive south and see the city of Atlanta with it's bars, Atlanta Underground, World of Coke and Martin Luther King's memorial and home. Or if you drive north, you can see the nice southern countryside at the foothills of the Appalachain mountains. I almost forgot, you can't say that you have been to Atlanta unless you have been to a Waffle House. There is at least one on every exit in the area so they are not hard to find...at all. There are 3 in my area, two on either side of the highway less than a mile apart and another one that is another exit down. Go enjoy the southern diner the way it's meant to be enjoyed. Ok, I've rambled on too long about my area.
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