Windmills of San Francisco
A Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
January 28, 2008
Random post from the past:
Xochimilco
When you are in Mexico City, it seems that the noise and the traffic are going on forever. However, just about 20 kilometres from the city centre, there is a totally different place: Xochimilco was the agricultural centre of Tenochtitlán, the great city of the Aztecs. In Xochimilco, you can still see the so-called Chinampas - floating islands made of weeds, and earth on which the Aztecs used to grow their agricultural produce. Actually, this is somewhat similar to the floating islands of the Uros on Lago Titicaca. Nowadays, Xochimilco is a huge tourist attraction: you can take a boat on the canals and ...
June 14th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Oh beautiful photo ! that windmill is gorgeous, I love SF !
February 19th, 2010 at 3:33 am
This is best photo of the Windmill of S.F. I’ve ever seen.
The Dutch Windmill was built in 1902 and Murphy’ Windmill not far away was built in 1905, the largest Windmill ever built.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:34 am
This is the best photo of the Windmill I’ve ever seen.
The Dutch Windmill was built in 1902 and Murphy’ Windmill not far away was built in 1905, the largest Windmill ever built.