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Wow, Walabies! Soft and cuddly Koala Bear. Wombats are cool!
  Featherdale Park  
  Sydney, Australia  
     
The Southern Ocean as viewed from Phillip Island, Victoria - Antarctica is only about 1,000 miles that a way Ayers Rock (Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park) Northern Territory - been there, climbed, it, signed the book at the top. The Gahn from Alice to Adelaide - top speed through the outback: 20 MPH - wow!
  Let's go Outback  
High Tech from the turn of the last Century     A depressed market has the best of opportunities!     Three more generations     Innovative Technology Transfer
One of two Steam Traction
Engines owned by John Franklin Kalb (pictured) in 1912. The 'business' involved traveling from farm to farm in Western Baltimore County to run equipment during the harvest season.
A monopoly for its time, these were the only two steam engines available to perform this task.
The Steam Traction Engine was built by the Guizer & Frick, Co. of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.		     Mr. Julius Westheimer (Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.) and three generations of the Kalb Family. (1992)     Three generations of
the Kalb Family. (July1966)		     First rubber tires (Goodyear) to be installed onto a farm implement in the State of Maryland, (Baltimore County).
Tractor successfully towed combined weight of hay bailer and four men around muddy hay field.
Picture taken in early 1930 on the Kalb family farm on Johnnycake Road.
My Rental Car parked in front, sweet! Opening ceremony - Welsh choir. Lovely for everyone to be dressed so nice. View from upstairs.

Opening night (May 20, 2004) of Alfred's Bar & Grill (Pontypridd, Wales, UK). Enjoying the evening at Alfred's.
Having a pint of Ale with the town Mayor the previous day.

I climbed all this way for this? Looking Northwest Looking North along the Taff river valley (Taff Vale) towards Pontypridd

In the 1995 movie "The Englishman who went up a hill and came down a mountain" starring Hugh Grant - the hill/mountain was called Ffynnon Garw (a fictional name). The real village is Taff's Well (Ffynnon Taf in Welsh), and the mountain is Garth Mountain. It is just about two miles south of the University of Glamorgan adjacent to the railway line towards Cardiff. Although the movie was filmed in North Wales, much of the town names and historical locations actually refer to the true South Wales area.

Nice view!

The view from the back deck at the Court House Pub in Caerphilly, Wales. Caerphilly Castle is absolutely impressive.

Delft, Netherlands - where all the cars look like bicycles. Verzorgingsplaats Monument along the 20 mile enclosure dam (Afsluitdijk) - his butt is pointing towards the North Sea for some reason. Abandoned border checkpoint between Belgium and France along the E19.
Rock of Gibraltar just after crossing the Spanish boarder - pedestrians get to walk across Gibraltar's airport active runway to get to town. Stonehenge - a nice 4,000 year old pile or rocks! Dublin, Ireland - I want that one!

Some other interesting places.

Arch of Triomphe has four Pillars. I suppose it should be the Chair of Triomphe. Observation deck of L'arc de Triomphe. Dude, is that the Eiffel tower sticking out of your butt? 750 year old stained glass windows within Saint Chappelle
Eiffel Tower as viewed form the observation deck. Forget the elevator ride - I'm not waiting in that line for tickets! Wow, you don't get a view like this one every day.

Visiting Paris for tourism and a good pub crawl in the Latin Quarter.

Hmm, what's that hill in the background? Nice front lawn! Very nice neighborhood - no street crime here. Newly renovated - don't mind that volcano in the backyard. I guess she wasn't impressed with the town's brothel.

Visiting Naples to take a tour of Pompeii.

Oh, the next town is just a short 100 or so miles down the road. Grizzly Country Store near Tolsona, AK - about 130 miles from Anchorage. Eklutna Lake (Chugach State Park - Anchorage, AK) Matanuska Glacier Northeast of Palmer Walking on a Glacier - my contribution to global warming.
Hmm, midnight and still sunny out!. Tailgaters (Wasilla, AK) formerly owned by the Palin family. Midnight on the Summer Solstice - time for a beer. View inside the Mug Shot Saloon - Hmm, perhaps this is because (almost) Vice President Sarah Palin was Mayor of this town View across the road from the Mug Shot Saloon

Visiting Alaska during the 2009 Summer Solstice.

Anchorage from a nearby mountain top. Don't feed the animals - they may feed on you. But it's a science experiment. Mug Shot Saloon (Wasilla, AK) - The view from the Palin compound across the lake was actually towards Canada; not Russia. Del Rois Saloon (Butte, AK) - out in the middle of nowhere...but it's got pool tables!

Visiting Alaska during the 2011 Summer Solstice.

The Hip Strip - watch your wallet. So, how much snow is in Baltimore right now? Where is everyone - this is supposed to be Spring Break. Nice beach - where's the bar?
    Bobsled Cafe - Hip Strip Bob Marley's for everyone!    

Visiting Montego Bay, Jamaica - the hip strip.

Daytime view from the room. Nighttime view from the room The last bar before the southern coast of Moracco, about 60 miles. Twelve Hour layover at Hamburg Airport - what else am I supposed to do?

Visiting FuerteVentura - Canary Islands, Spain.

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