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@ The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Oregon, USA A balloon lady at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon.Don’t miss her hair ornaments. 🙂 Linking to the meme — Our World You might also like: Tulip Time A Tulip fest or a visual feast For pictures from...
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The Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round The building that houses the ancient carousel. This carousel, which was made in 1911, has gotten into US’s ‘National Register of Historical Places.’ This post is linked to the meme: An earlier post on this Regional Park – Family Fun at Tilden Park For pictures...
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We were driving from San Jose to Mountain House, CA and we had just passed Livermore when windmills took over the scene in an otherwise dry landscape. The area — a part of the Diablo Mountain Range — is home to Altamont Pass Wind Farm, which is said to...
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Every Zoo has them Giraffes, Tigers and Lions. However there is usually something to set each one apart from the rest. Some zoos stand out because they have animals from a particular geographical area, some, because they they have only a few barely-heard-of animals. (Read: Oakland’s own Little Africa | Exotic animals of...
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We love our Fish and Chips. We love Clam Chowder, too. And now we know of a place in Southern Washington that serves really good stuff – both Fish and Chips and Chowder. I’m quite certain Pacific Northwest Best Fish Company will disappoint few. We first heard of...
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To some of us, this is the Rainbow Tunnel just a few miles north of the world-famous landmark called Golden Gate Bridge. This tunnel on US 101 is actually called the Waldo Tunnel, supposedly named after a politician of the 1850s. Now, this tunnel in Marin County may have a change of name...
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Palace of Fine Arts is a must-see structure in San Francisco, CA. Built in Greek and Roman style of architecture ... ...
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This is Santa Clara’s own Central Park. All of 50 odd acres, this park in California’s Bay Area is a pretty place, which is well landscaped with lawns, water fountains and all. The park’s proximity to several residential areas makes it a good place for a stroll, for little...
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We were in Washington last summer and it was nice and warm and not unlike California, around then. Then we were back in Vancouver, Washington in the Fall and on our very first day here, the area gave us a taste of the rains that the Pacific Northwest is...