Along the main entrance to Sandy Hook in New Jersey, is this sea wall. Its main function is to help prevent flooding of the area during storms.
memorials of a once divided city
The northern part of Sea Bright is essentially a narrow strip of land with Route 36 (Ocean Avenue) running through it's middle. Buildings near the bay are on one side with the beach and Atlantic Ocean on the other side.
Crossing the North Atlantic in six hours by air is contrasted with crossing in five to ten days by ship. Ship wins.
Nanjing has city walls. Has had them for a very long time.
Palm beach at Preveli - so unknown like from the movie "The Beach".
When winter winds howl, the perfect island vacation with blissful days and nights in a pleasant temperature climate can be an invigorating boost for body and soul.
In November 2006 I have attended a work meeting on a boat on the Baltic Sea: cold, short days, always in a hurry. But wonderful colours!
Travel can be splendid. Exhilrating.
A giant crab specimen hangs between the wall and a light at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.