tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52203057388482289292024-03-08T05:46:59.921-08:00Anaheim Ducks Towel InvasionsWhen hockey fandom goes against a quacked up worldBuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comBlogger381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-6635352481858804672013-03-01T19:27:00.000-08:002013-03-02T00:16:55.218-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Salisbury Cathedral<a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8519411349_5fd8ecedb7_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 566px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8519411349_5fd8ecedb7_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United Kingdom <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/gbr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Sovereign state:</span> England<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Salisbury<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Salisbury Cathedral [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/1x95i">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral built between 1220 and 1258. It contains the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom, at 404 feet (123 meters), largest cloister and largest cathedral close in Britain at 80 acres (320,000 square meters), world's oldest working clock (since AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of the Magna Carta.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-88445246623626274452013-02-25T20:47:00.001-08:002013-02-25T20:47:23.752-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Caesarea Maritima<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8508336479_5eef39b54d_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8508336479_5eef39b54d_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Dark Knight (from Southern California, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> Israel <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/isr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">District:</span> Haifa<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Caesarea<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Caesarea Maritima [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/OASA8">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Caesarea Maritima is a national park in Israel notable for being a harbor built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BCE; its ruins lie on the Mediterranean coast of the country, making it once the largest harbor on the eastern coast of that sea. Around 132, Caesarea became the center of Early Christianity in Palestine. It is the location of the 1961 discovery of the Pilate Stone, the only archaeological item that mentions the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate, by whose order Jesus Christ was crucified.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-67000216159636050682013-02-18T19:53:00.000-08:002013-02-18T19:55:19.987-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Qumran<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8488246962_cf1f24888d_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8488246962_cf1f24888d_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Dark Knight (from Southern California, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> Israel (West Bank) <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/isr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">District:</span> Judea and Samria Area<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> near Kalia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Qumran [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/4ARLR">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Qumran is an archeological site in the West Bank, near the Dead Sea. It was constructed around 134 to 104 BCE, and destroyed by the Romans around 68. It is notable as the settlement nearest to the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden; they were discovered between 1947 and 1956, though the site had been explored since the 1850s; nearly 900 scrolls were discovered at Qumran.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-81079347480822237172013-02-16T17:38:00.001-08:002013-02-16T17:39:24.550-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: University of Glasgow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8480813082_987d3892dd_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8480813082_987d3892dd_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Dark Knight (from Southern California, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United Kingdom <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/gbr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Sovereign state:</span> Scotland<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Glasgow<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> University of Glasgow [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/Kz0mB">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world, second oldest university in Scotland and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. It was founded in 1451 and has consistently ranked among the top 100 universities in the world. Classes for the university were first taught at the <a href="http://duckstowels.blogspot.com/2013/01/anaheim-ducks-towel-invades-glasgow.html">Glasgow Cathedral</a> and moved to its present location in 1870. Among its alumni are six Nobel laureates and two British prime ministers.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-55181312737043963962013-02-15T17:45:00.001-08:002013-02-15T17:53:00.438-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: DuPont State Forest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8477852080_32cb5a160e_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 554px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8477852080_32cb5a160e_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span>Tatiana (from Northbrook, IL, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United States <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/us.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">State:</span> North Carolina<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Henderson County, Transylvania County<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> DuPont State Park [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/njaTy">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg" /><br /><br />DuPont State Forest is a 10,000-acre (40-square kilometer) park in North Carolina known for being the home of Triple Falls, which was filming location of "The Hunger Games" and "The Last of the Mohicans."BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-1787526151979964472013-02-09T17:33:00.001-08:002013-02-09T17:33:40.091-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Mona Lisa<a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8459229101_8a38b97878_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 566px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8459229101_8a38b97878_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> France <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/fra.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Region:</span> Île-de-France<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Paris<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Mona Lisa (displayed at the Louvre) [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/gGHxd">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The Mona Lisa was painted by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci and seen as the most famous piece of art in the world. Currently on permanent display at the <a href="http://duckstowels.blogspot.com/2012/04/anaheim-ducks-towel-invades-louvre.html">Louvre museum</a> in Paris, it was painted between 1503 and 1506. Its fame led to the painting being under attack by vandals and targeted by thieves numerous times; today, it is encased by bulletproof glass as a precaution.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-75975249770988456032013-02-08T19:15:00.000-08:002013-02-08T19:15:55.240-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Western Washington University<a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8457655210_a108a7b8c4_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 566px; height: 377px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8457655210_a108a7b8c4_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Bucky (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United States <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/us.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">State:</span> Washington<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Bellingham<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Western Washington University [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/N6SpX">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Established in 1893, Western Washington University is the third-largest university in the state of Washington, and the second biggest employer in the city of Bellingham. It has consistently ranked in the top 5 among other similar-sized and -funded universities in the country, and its campus boasts one of the largest collections of public art among educational institutions in the US.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-76657000836763745072013-02-06T20:10:00.002-08:002013-02-06T20:13:34.835-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Eiffel Tower<a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8452626444_02aaa95196_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 566px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8452626444_02aaa95196_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> France <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/fra.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Region:</span> Île-de-France<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Paris<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Eiffel Tower [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/bT2Dj">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The Eiffel Tower is the tallest structure in Paris and most recognizable symbol of France. It was erected in 1889 to serve as the entrance to the World's Fair, and was once the tallest man-made structure in the world. Since its opening to the public, it has welcomed over 200 million visitors, making it the most-visited paid monument in the world.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-39246489379808242862013-02-04T19:31:00.000-08:002013-02-04T19:32:09.579-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Sherlock Holmes Museum<a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8445790637_94b89f685f_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 566px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8445790637_94b89f685f_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United Kingdom <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/gbr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Sovereign state:</span> England<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> London<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Sherlock Holmes Museum [<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000499a0e55fa4933b6a2&msa=0&ll=51.523998,-0.157784&spn=0.001826,0.004823&iwloc=0004d4f1d558f9392172a">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The Sherlock Holmes Museum in London is a privately-run museum dedicated to fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, and officially located at Holmes' fictional address, 221B Baker Street. Though Holmes is a fictional character, the museum's building is treated as if it were his real-life residence.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-89124291748034699092013-02-02T15:38:00.000-08:002013-02-02T15:38:19.658-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Buckingham Palace<a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8438626421_51d7a97427_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 566px; height: 377px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8438626421_51d7a97427_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United Kingdom <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/gbr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Sovereign state:</span> England<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> London<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Buckingham Palace [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/QfDiI">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Buckingham Palace is the official residence and workplace of the British monarch. Built in 1705, it gained its status as the primary royal residence in 1837, under Queen Victoria, and its last major remodel was after the Second World War, when parts of the complex were hit by a German bomb.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-52447009727662599322013-02-02T14:51:00.000-08:002013-02-02T14:51:05.596-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Deception Pass Bridge and State Park<a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8438511133_e0e21463d4_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 566px; height: 377px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8438511133_e0e21463d4_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8438511059_1529549da2_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 566px; height: 377px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8438511059_1529549da2_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8439597244_7dc52c4b42_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 566px; height: 377px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8439597244_7dc52c4b42_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United States <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/us.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">State:</span> Washington<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Oak Harbor, Anacortes<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Deception Pass Bridge and State Park [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/KJAhz">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Deception Pass State Park is the most visited state park in Washington, highlighted by the Deception Pass Bridge, one of the most photographed landmarks in the Puget Sound region. The bridge opened in 1935 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, while the park opened in 1923 and is a former military reserve. The bridge connects to Whidbey Island, the fourth largest and fourth longest island in the contiguous United States.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-46742576482906918092013-02-01T19:49:00.001-08:002013-02-01T19:49:23.990-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Notre Dame Cathedral<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8436251275_3391a8c333_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8436251275_3391a8c333_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8437331990_5582a4b475_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8437331990_5582a4b475_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> France <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/fra.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Region:</span> Île-de-France<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Paris<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Notre Dame Cathedral [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/RKu9C">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Notre Dame Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral that is also the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris (home to the Archbishop of Paris). Its construction started in 1163 and it was completed in 1345.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-70407917596314135622013-01-29T20:37:00.000-08:002013-01-29T20:39:59.936-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Glasgow Cathedral<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8429183874_f38a107ebf_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8429183874_f38a107ebf_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8428092709_d4d4c28d09_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8428092709_d4d4c28d09_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Dark Knight (from Southern California, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United Kingdom <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/gbr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Sovereign state:</span> Scotland<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Glasgow<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Glasgow Cathedral [<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000499a0e55fa4933b6a2&msa=0&ll=55.863753,-4.234028&spn=0.003293,0.009645&iwloc=0004d47a0d7ddfceba437">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The Glasgow Cathedral was built in the late 12th century, before the Reformation (making it one of the few medieval churches in Scotland to survive that time period), and is home to the Church of Scotland. Today, it is technically not a cathedral since it has not been home to an archbishop since 1690, but remains a popular worship and tourist site.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-605032496217656352013-01-26T16:30:00.001-08:002013-01-29T20:21:38.677-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Tower of London<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8418622814_bac865886a_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8418622814_bac865886a_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United Kingdom <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/gbr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Sovereign state:</span> England<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> London<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Tower of London [<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/ZaDKg">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The Tower of London is a historic castle founded in 1066 and built in 1078. It served many purposes in its history, most notably as a prison and execution site. Today, it is a UNESCO Heritage Site.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-76492484485989394222012-06-21T01:34:00.001-07:002012-06-21T01:36:40.348-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Arc de Triomphe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7412870068_ff9fc7d015_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7412870068_ff9fc7d015_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> France <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/fra.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Region:</span> Île-de-France<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Paris<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile [<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000499a0e55fa4933b6a2&msa=0&ll=48.875032,2.297022&spn=0.007268,0.01929&iwloc=0004c2f75dd2fd4dc6071">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Arc de Triomphe was built between 1806 and 1836 to honor those who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as housing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War. It was once the largest triumphal arch in the world, until it was surpassed by the one in Pyongyang, North Korea.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comArc de Triomphe, Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France48.8737198 2.295123348.8632763 2.2753823000000004 48.884163300000004 2.3148643tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-7336496744861222052012-05-12T13:04:00.000-07:002012-05-12T20:36:59.104-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Whatcom Museum of History and Art<a href="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/7183687232_901ab433b4_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/7183687232_901ab433b4_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7183687522_449c8e2969_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7183687522_449c8e2969_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United States <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/us.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">State:</span> Washington<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Bellingham<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Whatcom Museum of History and Art [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000481bc487efd51c4389&msa=0&ll=48.75551,-122.480929&spn=0.007724,0.009334&iwloc=0004bfbc18167a7ed1ab0">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of structure/location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The Whatcom Museum of History and Art was built in 1892 and was the city hall for the former city of New Whatcom. It is on the US National Register of Historic Places for its significance in art and historical architecture; its construction marked the beginnings of a permanent American settlement in the area, after a gold rush led to a boom in nearby British Columbia to the north.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-27299819347885731832012-04-14T23:23:00.003-07:002012-04-14T23:34:27.429-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Jobing.com Arena<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7078998393_05eeff5ef2_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7078998393_05eeff5ef2_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Fiona (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United States <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/us.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">State:</span> Arizona<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Glendale<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Jobing.com Arena [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000481bc487efd51c4389&msa=0&ll=33.541252,-112.248001&spn=0.036843,0.077162&iwloc=0004bce80a664f11638ce">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Jobing.com Arena is the home of the Phoenix Coyotes. It opened in 2003 as part of the Westgate City Center entertainment complex and was also the home of the former Arizona Sting of the National Lacrosse League. The Arizona Cardinals' University of Phoenix Stadium lies across the street.<br /><br /><u><b>Location formerly known as:</b></u><br /><ul><li>Glendale Arena (2003-2006)<br /></ul>BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-44711177653675307712012-04-07T13:28:00.002-07:002012-04-07T13:32:25.955-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Big Ben<a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6908516726_71a12a0162_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6908516726_71a12a0162_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> United Kingdom <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/gbr.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Sovereign state:</span> England<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> London<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Big Ben [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000499a0e55fa4933b6a2&msa=0&ll=51.521562,-0.122738&spn=0.058533,0.051327&iwloc=0004bce831cc01705bff6">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of structure/location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Big Ben is located at the north end of the Palace of Westminster and is the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world and the world's third-tallest free-standing clock tower; it was formerly the largest four-faced clock in the world. It was completed in 1858, built after a fire destroyed the old Palace of Westminster in 1834. It is renowned for its accuracy and reliability, having only one major breakdown in its history, in 1976.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-21813628494277045972012-04-05T18:35:00.003-07:002013-02-09T17:36:18.395-08:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: The Louvre<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/7049385465_00fe1778bd_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/7049385465_00fe1778bd_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/7049385687_d04983aa6a_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/7049385687_d04983aa6a_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> Page (from Orange County, CA, USA)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> France <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/fra.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Region:</span> Île-de-France<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Paris<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> The Louvre [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000499a0e55fa4933b6a2&msa=0&ll=48.86084,2.338532&spn=0.001818,0.004823&iwloc=0004bce7e2ff75f56cc5d">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />The Louvre Museum is the world's most-visited art museum and one of the largest museums in the world. It is located in the Louvre Palace, a fortress built in the 12th century. It was first transformed into a museum during the French Revolution. It currently hosts famous art pieces such as the <a href="http://duckstowels.blogspot.com/2013/02/anaheim-ducks-towel-invades-mona-lisa.html">Mona Lisa</a> and the Venus de Milo. In 1989, the main entrance was shifted to a new glass pyramid, known as the Louvre Pyramid; it quickly became an icon of the museum.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-75872254042629528602012-04-03T19:46:00.000-07:002012-04-03T20:05:51.439-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria<a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7010318289_f2facd579b_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7010318289_f2facd579b_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> Canada <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ca.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Province:</span> British Columbia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Victoria<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Christ Church Cathedral [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000498e6bbd4bc0494b08&msa=0&ll=48.423797,-123.359535&spn=0.003895,0.003948&iwloc=0004bbe0ef416af78f769">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of structure/location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Diocese of British Columbia of the Anglican Church of Canada. Originally established in 1856 to improve upon the existing church at Fort Victoria, the current structure was built in 1929 and is currently one of the largest churches in Canada.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-60334803506595197742012-04-01T15:35:00.000-07:002012-04-01T15:35:00.936-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Bastion Square<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/7010317973_a343d825f7_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/7010317973_a343d825f7_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> Canada <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ca.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Province:</span> British Columbia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Victoria<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Bastion Square [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000498e6bbd4bc0494b08&msa=0&ll=48.427172,-123.368365&spn=0.003894,0.003948&iwloc=0004bbe0ef41499d08f7c">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Bastion Square is located on the former site of Fort Victoria, a fur trading fort for the Hudson's Bay Company, which existed from 1843 to 1858. It was eventually enlarged to become the main trading post for the company, when the Oregon Territory treaty placed the US-Canada border at the 49th parallel north; this was a turning point in making Victoria the capital of the Colony of Vancouver Island and, later, the province of British Columbia. As Bastion Square, it is home to the British Columbia Maritime Museum, and several art galleries and cafes; as Fort Victoria, it is a National Historic Site of Canada.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-46066900901971606572012-03-31T13:48:00.000-07:002012-03-31T13:48:00.167-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Craigdarroch Castle<a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6864203414_b7bdda9946_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6864203414_b7bdda9946_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color:#de7008;" >Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color:#de7008;" >Country:</span> Canada <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ca.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color:#de7008;" >Province:</span> British Columbia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color:#de7008;" >City:</span> Victoria<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color:#de7008;" >Location:</span> Craigdarroch Castle [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000498e6bbd4bc0494b08&msa=0&ll=48.423121,-123.342723&spn=0.003902,0.009645&iwloc=0004bbe0e84755d4d2609">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color:#de7008;" >Status of structure/location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg" /><br /><br />Craigdarroch Castle is a National Historic Site of Canada built in 1890 as a family residence for a wealthy coal baron named Robert Dunsmuir. Located on the highest hill in the City of Victoria, it is one of the earliest, most flamboyant and best preserved of the bonanza castles built in Canada, built during an era when outward displays of wealth were common. After serving as a military hospital, a college, a school board office and music conservatory, it was finally converted to its present day status as a museum.<br /><br /><u><b>Location formerly known as:</b></u><br /><ul><li>Craigdarroch Military Hospital (1919-1921)<br /></li><li>Victoria College (1920-1946)<br /></li><li>Victoria Conservatory of Music (1968-1979)<br /></li></ul>BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-3049890864549573232012-03-30T00:21:00.001-07:002012-03-30T01:01:32.208-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Congregation Emanu-El<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6864203230_50ab5e7b89_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6864203230_50ab5e7b89_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> Canada <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ca.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Province:</span> British Columbia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Victoria<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Congregation Emanu-El [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000498e6bbd4bc0494b08&msa=0&ll=48.428588,-123.36123&spn=0.003894,0.003948&iwloc=0004bbe0ef415b3e8a7ae">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Built in 1863 during the Fraser Canyon gold rush, Congregation Emanu-El is the oldest surviving synagogue in Canada and the oldest synagogue building on the west coast of North America. The building is now a National Historic Site of Canada.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-91018671221017353692012-03-27T00:11:00.000-07:002012-03-27T00:11:00.505-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Fan-Tan Alley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/6864203128_a436e5991a_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/6864203128_a436e5991a_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> Canada <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ca.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Province:</span> British Columbia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Victoria<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Fan-Tan Alley [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000498e6bbd4bc0494b08&msa=0&ll=48.430461,-123.367442&spn=0.003894,0.003948&iwloc=0004bbe0ebde126834f62">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of building/structure since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Fan-Tan Alley in <a href="http://duckstowels.blogspot.ca/2011/04/anaheim-ducks-towel-invades-victoria.html">Victoria's Chinatown</a> is the narrowest designated street in Canada, at only 3 feet (0.9 meters) wide. It was originally a gambling district with restaurants, shops and opium dens; today, it is a tourist destination with art galleries, barber shops, cafes and apartments.BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220305738848228929.post-40201343005781166172012-03-23T23:39:00.007-07:002012-03-25T17:03:30.736-07:00Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Victoria International Airport<a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/6864188268_cb73298104_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 826px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/6864188268_cb73298104_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Submitted by:</span> BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Country:</span> Canada <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ca.jpg" border="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Province:</span> British Columbia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">City:</span> Sidney<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Location:</span> Victoria International Airport (YYJ) [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207823404814445463618.000498e6bbd4bc0494b08&msa=0&ll=48.648052,-123.423586&spn=0.029204,0.077162&iwloc=0004bbe0f67dbe58fe8af">map</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #de7008;">Status of structure/location since photo:</span> <img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/buchanan-hermit/blogfiles/ana/status-standing.jpg"><br /><br />Victoria International Airport is the second busiest airport in British Columbia, after <a href="http://duckstowels.blogspot.com/2010/09/anaheim-ducks-towel-invades-vancouver.html">Vancouver International Airport</a>, and one of the busiest in Canada in terms of passengers due to the many flights in and out of the airport. The airport serves Victoria, the capital of the province; the site started as a training field for the Canadian military before they left in 1952.<br /><br /><u><b>Location formerly known as:</b></u><br /><ul><li>Victoria Patricia Bay Airport (1912-1959)<br /></ul>BuckyHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900984037597647422noreply@blogger.com