Great City, Great Lakes

North America » United States » Michigan » Saint Ignace
August 22nd 2011

Published: August 21st 2011

You can't stay out in the parks and countryside all of the time. Cities have their place and some of them should be visited. How else do you get to see how they work, understand how the people there operate, start to appreciate the sometimes subtle differences in culture that may be most apparent where big mobs of people congregate? And it is not necessarily an appropriate performance measure ... Read Full Entry

Photos are below

Photos: 38, Displayed: 21

Comment Follow (19) Message

Slowfeet

Our travels over the years have often sought out those places that we haven't yet experienced. We have loved chasing new places, but there is a change underway. We continue to enjoy experiencing other cultures along with their food, beverages, history and ways of life but now, having a little more freedom, we will also make more effort to seek out out such things as music events and festivals, particular natural attractions that we have missed and places where we can better appreciate the history of a place and its people. The attraction of the road less travelled and the place less visit... full info

Blog Options

Top Photos Blog Map

Print Version

[blog=636297]

[blogger=93651]

22nd August 2011

Pete
non-member comment

Chicago
I'm quite envious of your jaunt into the Windy City... yes, it is a city of skyscrapers, but it is the first such city...

22nd August 2011

Klaire and Adam
Coles New World

Cadel and the blues
But did you get to the blues bars in the end? Also, what on earth does "Shank's Pony" mean? Where we come from that's called 'taking the foot Falcon'. And - we saw Cadel on his way to win Le Tour!

22nd August 2011

Andrew
non-member comment

Thank you
for reminding me of my favourite beer in Houston. I didn't realise Shiner Bock, made funnily enough in Shiner between Houston and San Antonio, was available outside of Texas.

22nd August 2011

Sarah
non-member comment

Better than Kidaman Creek?
Well, seems to have less class 1 declared weeds...

22nd August 2011

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Cadel and the Blues
We ended up not getting to the blues bars we wanted. They had jazz on the nights we were there and couldn't justify the long trip late at night on the train just for jazz.

22nd August 2011

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Weeds
Not so sure about that. There are signs everywhere. Think its the Canadians though. They seem not to want those pesky US weeds coming in. Trust the pesky weed people aren't harassing you yet.

22nd August 2011

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Windy City Buildings
The CAF were a pretty slick outfit. Trust that the fraternity in Brisbane are as organised. It was a great way to spend an arvo and there was even a bar on the boat.

Tot: 0.091s; Tpl: 0.013s; cc: 15; qc: 26; dbt: 0.0568s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb

Do not copy images or text from this page without requesting and receiving permission. All rights are reserved by the author and photographer.

Contact Slowfeet (Slowfeet) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.

Great City, Great Lakes

Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved