While the Erie Canal is mostly used for pleasure craft, there is still some industrial traffic. When there are items that are too large or heavy to put on trains or trucks, companies still use the canal to ship them. I had the chance to see Genesee Brewery’s new beer vats pass through several of the canal’s locks. Even in the pouring rain it was quite a sight to watch the experienced crew wrangle these huge vats, and they were experts.
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
A delicious lunch was capped by a pleasant young Berber girl pouring mint tea for us.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe
TravelGumbo revisits Jonathan L’s trip to the Columbia River and the old cannery town of Astoria, Oregon
Jonathan L explored some of the local culture of small town Portugal in Ferreira do Zêzere.
Jonathan L took advantage of atmospheric weather for some striking pictures