Friday, April 11, 2014

Out and about in Phoenix

I want to finish up my Phoenix-Spring Training posts with a miscellany of interesting glimpses of the town. We weren't there for long, but got to see a good bit of the city and enjoyed the mild weather and the occasionally quirky sights.

it's pretty easy to tell where they irrigate...view from the plane on the way in

nice view of downtown from the plane on the way home...
the stadium is what I still call "the BOB"*

we had an appropriately cool rental car...
...that was almost the same color as the green cabs we saw all over

I thought the "Sky Harbor" airport was very nice...
here's my nephew riding the tram to the light rail with me upon my arrival

street art on the platform...waiting for the light rail (the real feet are mine)
more neat public art...a stylish caduceus

handsome church and ubiquitous palm trees

nice fountain in Scottsdale

and a very nice restroom...who knew they have awards for things like this?!

*It's now the really lame-sounding Chase Field, since Bank One got taken over. Bank One Ballpark gave it a so much snappier nickname, don't you think?

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