Saturday, May 30, 2009

Friday, May 29, 2009

Henry Goes Out to the Ballgame, other late May ’09

Rickwood Field 5/27: Birmingham Barons vs. Mississippi Braves









US Space & Rocket Center, Hunstville, AL: Memorial Day:







Johnny Rocket's:

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Martinique

General Aviation/Executive Airport; shares tower with main terminal

Bar/café with Stella poster
Hangar: note weeds on fence
parking area/ runway (about 2km long)

waiting room:
customs: you step in off the tarmac
GA building
fence lining runway

St.-Pierre typical house:
Cyparus's cell
Cyparus


rum factory and plantation house (model for Fielding's house):






view of Mt. Pelée from below:
view down from halfway up:
northeastern part of the Atlantic coast:

Fort-de-France and environs, 5/19:

Just like Paris, it's important to have exact change here:

Random Gandhi statue:

Approach to Fort-de-France by ferry from Les Trois Ilets in Southwest part of island (has older luxury hotels/close to airport, including the fictitious Pointe Etieone):

Lady, you're in my picture!
Detail of the Pointe du Bout marina, charter/boat rental marina:

Gated community in Anse Mitan, generic 400K euro condos/safe houses:

Hurricane Damage from 2007 still in evidence:
The library:

The "Fort"—still in use:
rue Joseph Compare in the Pointe Simone area: lot of small night club; site of fictitious Odelette's:
model for Odelette's:
street signs exactly like Paris; weeds, mildew, etc: not like Paris.



There's no Four Seasons in Martinique, but there is a Four Seasons Plus: