Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Railfanning in Maine
Maine Scenes
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| Red's Eats in Wiscasset - Legendary for its lobster rolls |
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| Typical Maine lobster shack... |
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| Pemaquid Lighthouse |
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| A tiny House |
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| A bridge to nowhere - Rt 1 in Wiscasset |
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| Waiting for the 9am to Brunswick at Wiscasset on the Maine Eastern Railroad |
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| Maine Eastern FL9 number 488 |
Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay, Maine
See also my report on the steamcourse I took in 2003, returning in 2004 to fire for two days. Both experiences were on #6.
See also my report on the steamcourse I took in 2003, returning in 2004 to fire for two days. Both experiences were on #6.
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| Freeport (Maine) Station |
Henschel (#6) Stettin
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| Highspeed Rail |
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| Highspeed Rail and the Percival House |
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Currywurst, in Syracuse?
Anyone who is a regular visitor to my webpages will likely have noticed my affinity for the industrial haze of Germany's Ruhrgebiet, in particular the ubiquitous kiosks that are everywhere serving up news, sweets, other essentials, but most importantly things like currywurst mit pommes (fries) and mayo. Anyhow, before I digress too far while going for my haircut today I noticed a trailer with Walking Taco on the top and Currywurst below. I knew I just had to stop and try one, nevermind the pouring rain. Ordered in German, the owner didn't skip a beat and it was delicious. No pommes (fries) and mayo though. :-( Will definitely be back, either there in Manlius next to Sno Top or at their other location in Paradise Market. The trailer is definitely the more authentic venue...
The currywurst is said to originate in one of three places, the Ruhr, Hamburg, or Berlin. Franz Rogmans Walking Taco's is modeled on the Berlin variety and served with a good roll even though he grew up next to the Ruhr. It is even namesake to a fair movie based on the novelle by Uwe Timm. Most famous of all is Herbert Grönemeyer's song of the same title. For those non-German speakers, the New York Times had a good article.
Other links:
Anyway, I love this kind of food and ambiance, and have modeled at least one such kiosk on my layout in the form of Bochum's Bergbau-Grill (original and model below). Those that want their own should visit the page just linked to.
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| Walking Taco's Currywurst truck in Manlius, NY, next to Sno Top in the parking lot. |
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| Eine glückliche Kundin! |
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| Our first batch with curryketchup made from scratch. Yes that's mayo on those fries! |
Other links:
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2959505/The-Invention-of-the-Currywurst-Film-sends-Germanys-sausage-war-from-bad-to-wurst.html
- http://www.trailerseite.de/archiv/trailer-2008/9746-die-entdeckung-der-currywurst-film-trailer.html
Anyway, I love this kind of food and ambiance, and have modeled at least one such kiosk on my layout in the form of Bochum's Bergbau-Grill (original and model below). Those that want their own should visit the page just linked to.
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