A-Z Places

[AuAL]

X marks the spot in

Yuma, Arizona

Is that “X” or “Y”, or both?

 

[Cutesie]

Is that “X” or “Y”, or both?

Both; we often don't bother with the "X".

 

[Cutesie]

Zeeland Bridge. At the time of its completion in 1965, it was Europe's longest bridge; it is still the longest one in the Netherlands. The bridge connects Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Aguanga, CA

Le sigh, Chapparral.

This is what every driveway looked like where I grew up.

 

[Cutesie]

The Balmoral, Edinburgh, Scotland. It opened in 1902, after six years of construction, as the North British Station Hotel. The current name was given upon its reopening in 1991, following a refurbishment costing 23 million pounds (63 million in today's currency).

 

[AuAL]

Covent Garden, London

 

[Cutesie]

Durban Botanic Gardens, Durban, South Africa. Established in 1849, it moved to the current site two years later. It covers 37 acres (15 hectares).

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Elko, Nevada

 

[Cutesie]

Funduq al-Najjarin (Inn of the Carpenters), Fez, Morocco. It was founded in 1711 as an inn, trading center and warehouse for merchants. Housed within now is the Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts.

 

[NDR2]

Gallery Players Theater, Brooklyn, New York

 

[Cutesie]

Havilland Hall, the largest private estate on the Channel Island of Guernsey. Built in 1830 by the de Havilland family, it is now the home of investor and banker David "Spotty" Rowland.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Idaho

 

[NDR2]

Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates

 

[AuAL]

Kintaikyo Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan

In the background you may be able to see a magnificent dwelling on the ridgetop. All the building materials were carried up there by hand.

 

[Cutesie]

The Lantern Tower (tour de la lanterne), La Rochelle, France. It's amazing what we Americans think of as old compared to places in the Old World. This lighthouse, which also served for a time as a prison, was built in 1209, and it's been recognized as a national monument since 1789!

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Mount Baldy, California

 

[AuAL]

I knew we were up to M and, given the recent discussion on relative antiquity, would have liked to post pictures from Murujuga, where the petroglyphs are estimated to be 50,000+ years old, but I haven’t been there, yet. And then, I was travelling, my flight only getting home this evening and M was already gone. One day I hope to have my own photos from Murujuga to post here, and not have to use something from this book I bought recently.

 

[negative-speedforce]

Nashville, Tennessee- or, at least, the kinda industrial area of it, as found on Google Street View.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Orick, California

The first place I ever got close up to elk was on the beach in Northern California.

 

[Cutesie]

Palace of Fontainebleau (Château de Fontainebleau), Fontainebleau, France. A piece of it was constructed in the 12th Century, but the greater parts are from the 16th through 18th Centuries. It served as a summer home and hunting lodge for numerous kings and presidents. Now it's a museum.