In
recognition of National Tequila Day July 24, I decided it was time to get back
on the blogging bandwagon and go back in time to relive some of my all-time
favorite Mexican restaurants from my travels as a commoner. Plus, I’ve been on a Mexican food kick lately
anyway, so that only stirred my memory more for these places, which I may never
get back to. So, here are five of my favorite
memories, in no particular order …
Experiencing the world -- or at least my small part of it -- one minor diversion at a time ...
Jul 24, 2012
Jul 18, 2012
As fate would have it …
If you’re one of my three loyal followers, you’ll know I’m
long overdue on several blog entries I promised. To be honest, I haven’t had much desire to
blog lately for personal reasons, as if you’ve followed my blog, the title kind
of gives it away.
Jul 3, 2012
5 Weird Roadside Attractions I’ve Visited
Nothing says summer like the great American road trip. Cram the car full of luggage, and hit the highway (noisy kids are optional). While I don’t plan to make any extensive road trips this summer (although I will be posting about accompanying a mysterious and exotic Gypsy to an art fair in Algonquin, Ill., soon), every trip leaves some everlasting memories, and often those memories come from the unusual site you encounter along the way. For better or worse, here are five I can’t get out of my memory bank.
1. World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, Ill. – Collinsville is part of the greater Saint Louis metro area. If you drive just south of downtown on Illinois Route 159, you’ll see a water tower decked out like a giant Brooks catsup bottle. According to the catsup bottle’s official website (yes, there really is one!), it was built in 1949 for the Brooks bottling company in town. After bottling operations left town in the 1960s, the tower fell into disrepair until it was saved in 1995 and, believe it or not, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
1. World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, Ill. – Collinsville is part of the greater Saint Louis metro area. If you drive just south of downtown on Illinois Route 159, you’ll see a water tower decked out like a giant Brooks catsup bottle. According to the catsup bottle’s official website (yes, there really is one!), it was built in 1949 for the Brooks bottling company in town. After bottling operations left town in the 1960s, the tower fell into disrepair until it was saved in 1995 and, believe it or not, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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