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One of my guides during the trip. People usually assume travelling in North Korea entails having minders with you that control everything you do and are generally nasty people. My guides were actually genuinely nice people who spoke freely about everything.
During our self-guided walking tour of Ketchikan, Alaska, Mike and I strolled through the city's historic Creek Street. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a designated historic district, Creek Street is located along the eastern shore of Ketchikan Creek adjacent to the downtown area. It features a boardwalk and buildings built over the water on wooden pilings, and it gained notoriety as Ketchikan's ''red-light district'' circa 1903-1954.
Our visit to Creek Street included a stop at Dolly's House (24 Creek St.), a former brothel that today operates as a museum. After entering through the parlor and proceeding through the dining room and kitchen, we came to the front hallway. This shot shows a view of the hallway and front entrance, as seen from the kitchen.
A few details on Dolly and her kitchen/hallway according to an informational placard displayed in the kitchen:
Kitchen and Hallway
Dolly was known as an excellent cook and used the latest appliances and gadgets. Her electric stove was probably the first one in town.
Along the right side of the hallway, you can see some of the modifications Dolly made to her house, like indoor plumbing. Notice the clever ''Men's Room.''
It was booze that made money for the girls more than the $3 tricks they turned. Dolly's arrival was timely. It was the time of big money on the Creek. Just a few months after she bought her house at No. 24, Prohibition went into effect: January 16, 1920.
During Prohibition, a gentleman caller could wait in the parlor with a short-shot of bootleg liquor, at fifty cents per teaspoon. Dolly said she never closed her business for the day until she had made between $75 and $100. Her standard rate was $3. You are invited to do the accounting for yourself. There were expenses, too...as much as $300 for a case of smuggled Canadian liquor. The cases of booze were passed up through a trap door under the house, late at night, at high tide. Dolly was a cautious business woman and only kept one bottle out at a time, and everyone shared the same shot glass. Everyone, including the authorities, knew that there was booze all over town. ''It was the marshall himself who told us to keep just one bottle and shot glass so we could throw it in the creek, and that's what we did,'' Dolly once said. To protect her earnings, Dolly built a little safe right into the house, with a slot for coins; she did not make change.
At the end of the hallway, on the lower left, Dolly kept her collection of dog sweaters and books. She loved small dogs and had five or more around the house at all times.
After a guided tour of Barcelona by coach (in the rain), our tour guide took us for a scheduled visit to the Sagrada Familia, at about 12:30pm CEST (we arrived a bit early). After queuing up, and getting through airport style security, we were giving a earphones set and a listening device.
A bit of free time in the Sagrada Familia. A look at some parts the guide didn't take us too, although it's all the same.
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Catalan: [səˈɣɾaðə fəˈmili.ə]; Spanish: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; "Expiatory Church of the Holy Family") is a large unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona. Designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), his work on the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica.
In 1882, construction of Sagrada Família began under architect Francisco DE Paula Del Villa. In 1883, when Villa resigned, Gaudí took over as chief architect, transforming the project with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted the remainder of his life to the project, and he is buried in the crypt. At the time of his death at age 73 in 1926, when he was run down by a tram, less than a quarter of the project was complete.
Relying solely on private donations, Granada Familiar's construction progressed slowly and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War. In July 1936, revolutionaries set fire to the crypt and broke their way into the workshop, partially destroying Gaudí's original plans, drawings and plaster models, which led to 16 years work to piece together the fragments of the master model. Construction resumed to intermittent progress in the 1950s. Advancements in technologies such as computer aided design and computerized numerical control (CNC) have since enabled faster progress and construction past the midpoint in 2010. However, some of the project's greatest challenges remain, including the construction of ten more spires, each symbolising an important Biblical figure in the New Testament. It is anticipated that the building can be completed by 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death.
The basilica has a long history of splitting opinion among the residents of Barcelona: over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's cathedral, over Gaudí's design itself, over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design, and the 2007 proposal to build a tunnel of Spain's high-speed rail link to France which could disturb its stability. Describing Sagrada Família, art critic Rainer Zerbst said "it is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art", and Paul Goldberger describes it as "the most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages".
As a new party takes power in Washington, 2017 promises seismic shifts in energy and environmental policy in the United States and around the world.
Please join the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) at the Wilson Center for the launch of SEJ's new report, "Journalists' Guide to Energy and Environment 2017," presented by SEJ Board President and Climate Central Senior Science Writer Bobby Magill. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with six leading reporters and editors from Associated Press, Politico, Mongabay, Washington Examiner, and more to be confirmed. -
Read more: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/journalists-guide-to-energy-en...
I had a long transit in Singapore, so I jumped on the free 2 hour tour into the city. The first hour was waiting for the group to assemble and to get through security with special visas. Once on the bus we were served a lot of stuff that sounded suspiciously like good old propaganda. But the guide slipped once, which was a good one.
Driving past the university being told how fantastic, great and awesome it is -
Tourist lady: Is it free to study?
Guide: Nothing in Singapore is free! Only free bus tour!
tow wire passing through the guide pins towards the hermod, hermods bridge looks tough ! left under the bridge off the hermod you can see one of the fairleads.
GULF OF ADEN (March 25, 2014) – Interior Communications Electrician Seaman Apprentice David Shaulis fires an M500 shotgun at targets during a live-fire weapons qualification on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). Arleigh Burke is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)
Every year, the open air museum just outside of the small Danish town of Holbaek is transformed. Over the course of the day the Nazi's invade Denmark, the small open air museum/town undergoes years of occupation, and then eventually is liberated just before sunset.
All of the actors are incredible. The experience is immersive and leaves you with goose bumps. You have aircraft flying over head, the sound of machine gun fire, minorities being rounded up, SS officers marching in the streets.
To make the day even more meaningful, I was joined by a Danish friend and his grandmother who is 90. In her late teens during the invasion, she shared with me stories of the occupation as I picked her brain (through my friend as I don't speak Danish and she doesn't speak English).
Afterwards we retired to his Great Aunt's house where they shared additional stories and pulled out old ration cards, shared my friend's father's resistance armband, and chatted with me about how Denmark has changed since they were children.
You can view footage from the battle here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1sLS37idu4
The event is held here: adlbn.dk/ at Andelslandsbyen Nyvang.
a guiding love...is a humble love...to give care to those in need of guidance...such as the babies and children...
In March 2023, the Adventure Guides embarked on exciting adventures such as camping, horse riding, hiking, ziplining, and more. These experiences help build a unique opportunity for parents and children to create unforgettable memories and strengthen their relationships!
Another from August 1979 showing a 506 unit stopping on its way to Hadfield, oh dear what have they done to dear old Guide Bridge.
The Cork Butter Exchange Brass & Reed Band performing at the Irish Guide Dogs Charity Fundraiser 9th April 2012.
Tour guides give a tour of Eastern Illinois University to prospective students on September 11, 2020. (Dominic Baima)
We all want to be at some point with a beautiful companion. Some experts undertook the task of studying female escorts, and that study sought to identify the most common reason for men to fornicate with female escorts.
Corregidor Tour by a former Guide, 26th Dec. 2021.
I posted these 192 images of that tour that only a knowledgeable person about Corregidor may get an idea how Corregidor looks like now, on the 26th Dec. 2021. The pictures were not edited nor have descriptions.
Here are some of my observations:
Mr. Marianito Malacaman (He said, call him Mart), a licensed guide, organized this Corregidor Tour via Facebook messenger. We met in Cabcaben. 6 people signed up including me. We used Villa Carmen boats. Because of the virus, the boats only load 50% capacity, so two boats had to be hired. The guide told me he paid 4K peso for each boat. We parked at the Villa Carmen Beach, we were 3 PUVs. Another group beat us to the boats; only 2 boats were available, so we had to wait our turn. No problem, Mart had the trolley and only driver reserved, so the first group had to wait for us and we used a trolley jointly and shared the cost. There was no driver for the only van on Corregidor (cheaper) and we were prepared to pay the higher cost of the trolley, so things worked out for both parties. The North Channel had the typical NE wind and swells, so going over no problem, coming back we got wet.
I paid 2700 for everything, the boat, the trolley, the entrance fee. Mac Arthur Café is closed, the former proprietor works there now as an employee and food arrangements have to made prior via the CFI office. Mart shared a hamburger with me; he had brought over, great guy! Overnights are available with prior arrangement at the MacArthur Café and one needs to discuss what one wants to eat, prior via the CFI Office. The power will stay on during the night with overnight guests, otherwise the power, right now, runs from 6pm to 9 pm. The Hotel is still closed. The CFI staff is reduced but many familiar faces are still there, the nurse, the cashier, the Mac Arthur Café entrepreneur, now an employee though. This was Sunday but saw maybe an 8 men sweeper crew.
The Philippine Navy and Marines have small detachments on the island, they will get relieved on the 27th Dec. so the teams don’t miss both Holyday seasons, and one guy said the detail lasts 3 month. Everybody on the island cares for their own food, bring, or get it yourself, Menard the boat food delivery from Bataan is still available but less often. Interestingly the Navy team had a monkey and was allowed to climb on people. The sailor said, they got it as a baby on Corregidor and it will go with them when relieved. Both outfits are located at the Bottomside south beach. The Coast Guard is still there, the roof is beginning to need repair. The roof over the outdoor area at Mac Arthur Café is hurting also.
I asked and Villa Carmen boats said, this month, so far they had 10 round trips, the Cabcaben Boat CoOp, I don’t know. The Coast Guard or Navy and another enterprise were over here, this month, but with their own transportation. Also I don’t know whether CFI with their 15 passenger craft had any trips this month, and remember they leave from the CCP in Manila now.
On this trip the guided tour was like normal and the pictures in the album are in sequence and tell you that everything on the tourist route looks the same as before. We skipped Battery Grubbs and Battery Crockett and did not get off the trolley at the Philippine Hero Memorial. The guide and I did sit down at the Mac Café while we waited for the boats when they took the first bunch back which had beat us to the punch today. I walked thru the chapel, it is beginning to hurt. The Malinta Hill Tunnel, we walked just into the west entrance and were cautioned about the rocks falling down sometime, outside the entrance.
I’m glad I made the trip and it helped me to prepare myself for my next trip in Feb. 2022. And I appreciate all the effort the tour guide Marianito Malacaman put into this and he travelled up here with his motorbike.
A guided walking tour of Vieux Lyon. The tour would take around an hour.
The Vieux Lyon (English: Old Lyon) is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon.
This zone is served by the metro line D
In 1954, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites. Covering an area of 424 hectares at the foot of the Fourvière hill, it is one of Europe’s most extensive Renaissance neighborhoods. There are three distinct sections: Saint Jean, Saint Paul and Saint Georges.
The Saint Jean quarter: in the Middle Ages, this was the focus of political and religious power. The Cathedral of St Jean, seat of the Primate of Gaul, a title still conferred upon the archbishop of Lyon, is a good example of Gothic architecture. The Manecanterie adjoining the cathedral is one of Lyon's few extant Romanesque buildings. Formerly a choir school, it now houses the museum of the cathedral’s treasures. Saint Jean is also home to the Museum of Miniatures and Film Sets, located in a building that was the Golden Cross Inn in the 15th century.
The Saint-Paul section: in the 15th and 16th centuries predominately Italian banker-merchants moved into sumptuous urban residences here called hôtels particuliers. The Hôtel Bullioud and the Hôtel de Gadagne are two magnificent examples and the latter now houses the Lyon Historical Museum and the International Puppet Museum. The Loge du Change stands as testimony to the period when trade fairs made the city wealthy. The Saint Paul church with its Romanesque lantern tower and its spectacular spire mark the section’s northern extremity.
The Saint Georges section: silk weavers settled here beginning in the 16th century before moving to the Croix Rousse hill in the 19th century. In 1844, the architect Pierre Bossan rebuilt the St George's Church on the banks of the Saônein a neo-Gothic style. In the Middle Ages, when there were only a few parallel streets between the hill and the Saône, the first traboules were built. Derived from the Latin trans-ambulare, meaning to pass through, traboules are corridors through buildings and their courtyards, connecting one street directly with another. Visitors can discover an architectural heritage of galleries and spiral staircases in these secret passageways, as unexpected as they are unique.
La Longue Traboule from 27 Rue du Boeuf towards 54 Rue Saint-Jean.
The long Traboule - it winds through 4 different buildings and courtyards and links Rue Saint-Jean with Rue du Boeuf.
The word "traboule" comes from the Latin "trans" which means to cross and "ambulare" meaning to move, hence the verb, in French, trabouler and the noun, traboule.
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On May 31, more than 50 Southern Nevada wildland firefighters from BLM, U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service were joined by Mercy Air for medical extraction training exercises.
In the first scenario, two separate heat related injuries of a fellow firefighters were reported. And it couldn’t have happened on a more appropriate day as it was 106 degrees.
Firefighters worked together to provide shade to the patients, record vital signs, provide initial treatment, provide interventions by administering oxygen, hand carrying them and finally fully extracting them from the injury site when medical gear arrived.
In the second scenario, a fellow firefighter fell and reported no feeling below his waist. This time, air transport was requested, a helispot was created, the patient was carefully guided down a steep hill with full c-spine immobilization on a litter, a BLM helicopter landed, the patient was loaded into the BLM helicopter, and finally transferred and loaded into a MercyAir medical helicopter.
After both scenarios, an After Action Review was held to discuss the extractions and lessons learned.
Special thanks to Ian McQuery, Las Vegas Helitack’s Assistant Crew Supervisor, for spearheading the training!
Nikko guide pamphlet (cover). Not sure when this is from. This site says it is pre-war opac.nikkocity.jp/viewer/info.html?id=145
I like the illustration and the Kanji design on the cover (notice how the 日 gets "split"). It is also interesting to see how everything is written from right to left (even inside).
I went back to my local city museum BM & AG, to check out the brand new permanent galleries that is the Birmingham History Galleries (it opened on the 12th October 2012).
Free entry
Birmingham its people, its history
A Stranger's Guide to 18th Century Birmingham
1700 to 1830
Model workshop of making a gun barrel.
Press the buttons for the light to come on, and for the figures to move!
Gun on top!
PVC guide rods added to Performance trailer for Precision 21. Made of Schedule 80 PVC screwed to the bunk and keel guide with 1 1/2" stainless self-tapping screws, covered with Schedule 40 PVC as a roller.
This cowboy was the guide on our 3 hour trail ride. He was a hoot. He told great stories, bantered around with us and was the real deal.
Guide scope is 12" FL, guide camera sensor is from $10 webcam.
Good seeing (quiet star, indoors)
Dedicated "motor3" autoguide system on CGEM ( www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/6204459052 ).
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Graph of a star with my normal poor seeing: www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/6244387757
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file: M3 PHD test on quiet star - Lap241