America the beautiful, America the ugly. In any case, I found these impressions worth sharing. Photos were taken using a simple Nokia cell phone, at the spur of a moment.
The view from my office window. I've seen deers running around.
There even is a sign "beware of rattle snakes." Ah, Silicon Valley, most modern part of the world.
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In downtown Palo Alto even this shoe shiner is probably hacking some code for a startup.
What else to do if your next customer might be some high-powered VC?
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Ah, IKEA. Where would we be without it.
Here, IKEA is teaching U.S. citizens how to cook Swedish foods in Spanish.
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Shopping is big, of course. Hence the industrial size approach to it.
This photo was taken in front of the Mountain View CostCo.
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Some customers just create a mess... no inhibitions at all.
This photo was taken at a ROSS department store that sells brand-name goods cheap.
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I think the boy is innocent. Creating all this shopping mess can't be just his fault.
(This is another shot from a local ROSS store.)
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Americans don't like to walk.
Any place is a good place to set your shopping cart free...
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That nagging feeling of behaving badly isn't nearly as bad if you do like everyone else does.
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No photo manipulation whatsoever. These really are that person's legs.
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No photo manipulation whatsoever. This spoiler really is that car's spoiler.
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Yep, misbehavior doesn't stop inside the restroom.
(Well, the restroom is probably where it all starts.)
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You are looking at bubblegum alley in San Luis Obispo. The smell is distinct.
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Colorful, isn't it?
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Finally, a shot of beautiful flowers, from the otherwise downtrodden Motel 6 in San Simeon.
Who would have expected this beauty in such a place?
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The end, my friend, this is the end (of this page).