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Thursday, 24 June 2010 |
Mitch Traphagen photo
I’ve heard that few residents of Paris actually visit the Eiffel Tower. While the roadway on the St. Petersburg Pier isn’t quite on par with the Champ de Mars, the Pier is still a unique and iconic symbol of the city. It is also a pretty cool place to hang out (literally, the air conditioning inside is phenomenal coming in from the summer heat). The top floor restaurant, from where last week’s photo was taken, offers a great view of both the city and of Tampa Bay. June Helveston (as a former resident, you would certainly know! It’s great to hear from you!) recognized it as did Carol Everson (I wholeheartedly agree — everyone should visit it and the view is fantastic), John and Linda Torchia (thanks for writing!) and Bill and Margie Galbreath (Haven’t been? Let’s go! We’ll pick up a gigantic chocolate shake for the drive home). This week we have another iconic view and nothing says “Welcome to Florida” like a week of drunken debauchery. Oh wait, that was years ago. Today, nothing says that like a few hundred thousand of your closest friends gathering (and screaming) for cheap trinkets while having a great time in the sunshine. Yeah, New Orleans has Mardi Gras but so do a half a dozen other cities these days. This is totally unique to Florida. What is it and where are we? Send your best guess to
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. And yes, I have a load of cheap trinkets of my own.
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