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Village Halloween Parade Confirms it

IMG_7510We are doomed.  Doomed I tell ya.  A disturbing trend I noticed as of late is the amount of women walking around looking at their cell phones.  Its not so much a male thing, and not so new, but its getting worse and worse.  They cross the street while texting, use it in restaurants, friends, family included.  But this was the most bizarre.  Perhaps the most fun parade in NY, saw so many parade participants staring at the phones instead of the crowd.  There were plenty of fun ones that acted their costume, don’t get me wrong, but those fixed to their phones were as noticeable.  Its only the most unboring thing one can do anywhere.

Anyway, it was still a blast.  Here are some pictures from the parade.  Oh, note to future self. Don’t have a full meal before the parade.  Reserve a spot along the route at around 6 instead.  And hope you have more hair and better looking, tho I cant see how both can be possible…

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Lazy Post – Random San Francisco

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

California-2015 1167A couple of months ago we visited this very special Aquarium in Monterey, CA, considered the best in the nation.  According to EWZ historians, Aquariums have never been featured on the site, so for one to be featured, it’s got to be extraordinary (rule 35.8 section g).  We only had about 90 minutes to explore, after a longish trip from Yosemite that included two food stops (I eat like a baby on vacation, every 2.5 hours) but we got a lot of it covered.  And I already posted about dinner that night, another highlight on a great day

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This is Königssee

2151Did you think I was done with our Austrian/Czech Trip?  Think again.  I only left out possibly the best day.  The German day.  Specifically Berchtesgadener National Park near the Austrian border.  In fact for us, driving from Salzburg, it didnt seem like we are venturing into the German side.  The weather that day was misty, and fairly cloudy throughout the day, but got better after lunch.  And oh boy what lunch it was at the marvelous lake side Echostuberl, despite our much anticipated “Ya we have good Oxtail” turning out to be the 5th pork knuckle of the trip.

If I have to give one tip about this one to those researching, dont miss the stunning Obersee, the stop at the end.  So many get off the church and come back.  Its not only Obersee itself, but the walk to it, and the cows.  Perhaps the luckiest cows on the planet.  Ok, getting hungry… here are some pictures

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The Murals of Mission (San Francisco)

We came for Mexican food, we stayed for the murals.  Balmy Alley, Clarion Alley, 24th st, the magnificent Women’s Building.  You can easily spend half a day here and not see everything. California-2015 404

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A Man and His Lake – Tioga Pass (Yosemite)

Dog LakeEarlier this month we spent a day and a half exploring the sites off Tioga Pass road in Yosemite’s High Country.  Olmsted Point, Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Meadows including hikes to see the Soda Springs, and the serene Dog Lake where I practice my Jesus walk above.  And since our accommodations were close enough (the amazing Evergreen Lodge) we were able to sneak in another visit to see the Sequoias of Tuolumne Grove.  Cant recommend this highly enough, especially Olmsted Point (hike down to the left to the actual point – views from the parking lot arent enough), and Tuolumne Meadows where you can easily spend an entire day.

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The Strange and Bizarre Art of Prague

636Mostly by David Cerny, one of the most controversial sculpture artists in the world.  Finding his sculptures all over Prague is like an adult scavenger hunt (probably too boring for kids).  The only one we didnt get a chance to see because its out of the way is what I can only passionately describe as the “A-Hole”.  You climb the ladder, stick your head in there and watch some propaganda videos.  Cant quite imagine this working in Central Park or anywhere in the US.  The only issue we encountered that got Mrz Z truly upset for some reason was that the Pissing Fountain wasnt pissing and wasnt fountaining on this particular day.  It was just two men holding their Chorizos statue

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A Man and his Mountain. And a Choo Choo Train

1546Consider this Hallstat part deux.  A day so immense with beauty that it requires two posts.  Three actually with a visit to Bad Ischl in between.  50 minutes from Salzburg, in the town of St Wolfgang in the region of Salzkammergut you can hop aboard the SchafbergBahn, the little red engine that could.   A 40 minute picturesque trek takes you to the summit of the Schafberg where you are surrounded by 16 lakes.  Ok, I may have counted the same lake more than twice but you get the idea.  A breathtaking, stunning, 360 panorama, with a little restaurant on top to boot.  If you decide to stay less than an hour in the summit after seeing this, there’s something seriously wrong with you

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This is Hallstatt

HallstattI dont pay much attention to Trip Advisor lists because they are usually review algorithm based.  But sometimes they send lists based on their Destination Experts inputs (like myself) which are more interesting.  Last year they came up with a small list of unknown picturesque gems in Europe that no one knows about (that’s why they are unknown).  Sintra in Portugal was one of the only towns from the list we visited.  But a few weeks ago I received the same list yet again (which I cant find it) from TA and noticed there are two more places I can now check off, Cesky Krumlov, and this beauty located in the Salzkammergut region in Austria.  Hallstatt.

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Such stunning location very often lacks ample flat cemetery space.  Up until 50 years ago, the graves would be recycled every 10 years or so.  Bones and skulls would be removed and put inside the Charnel house, or bone house which visitors can visit today.  About half of the 1200 skulls are lovingly painted, along with the deceased’s name, and sometimes profession, and date of death.  And the cemetery itself offers more stunning views from above.  A little tricky to find but well worth it.  When walking back from the side of town where you’ll take the top picture, look for steps going up with a bunch of signs pointing up.

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20 km west of Hallstatt, there’s yet another stunner, Gosausee.  You can walk around the lake (about an hour) or find a spot and just stare.  Its so quiet you can hear a lung collapse.  The drive from here to A10 toward Salzburg is a fun one, as long as you stay alert (otherwise, you already know where the best burial place is)

 

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This is Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna

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