JAPANESE FESTIVAL

There is a big Japanese festival in the botanical garden over the Labor Day long weekend. We took granddaughter Ellie, who enjoyed the opening parade and cosplay show. I don’t begrudge the garden the extra money but there are no capacity controls and it became unbearably crowded. We may not return.

Other things going on, including Paint Louis and our iteration of nationwide anti-Trump demonstrations. Images to come.                   

CITY DAILY PHOTO SEPTEMBER THEME - VANISHING POINT

 

Downtown St. Louis and surrounding areas, looking west from the observation deck at the top of the Arch. City Daily Photo members around the world show the limits of their vision at https://citydailyphoto.org/category/theme-days/ .                

I DON’T BELIEVE IT

Crowds queue up for snacks at the Festival of Nations. I guarantee you there is no such thing as a Korean corn dog. Mozzarella? Italian, degenerated in this country. Hot dogs? Based on German sausage but first served in this form at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Coating it in corn meal and deep-frying it? American county fairs. And, moving right, Chan  is a Chinese name but teriyaki is Japanese. You can’t believe anything these days.               

IT’S A SMALL WORLD

Seen at the Festival of Nations. Maybe this globe provides a sense of scale. It rolls a little when the children push it but I’m guessing the bottom is a bit flat so it doesn’t go bounding into the street.

                         

 

FESTIVAL OF NATIONS

Time for a change. Last weekend we had our annual Festival of Nations, put on by the St. Louis International Institute. It’s a wonderful organization that provides services for immigrants, English classes, transportation and anything our new residents might need. The festival was almost canceled after the administration pulled most of its funding. The community came together, though, and the event was packed.