Thursday, 11 August 2011

Guns and glaciers

Juneau Alaska is considered one of the most liberal and progressive parts of Alaska, however that does not mean that everyone is not still pretty much obsessed with killing things.

Downtown is composed almost entirely of jewellery and souvenirs shops for the cruise ship passengers - despite the fact all the cruise ships have jewellery shops on board!


Fi bought this lovely fur bikini, but only after haggling over the price for a good half hour


It's hard to argue with their logic - Harry I nearly got you this but the postage was prohibitive


The town is full of Ravens, they give the place real atmosphere with their great noises


Banksy eat your heart out


A print from Alaska state museum - This is supposed to be a sea otter 



Yes that is bacon on a doughnut - quite uncharacteristically Ralph didn't actually eat one


A nice dude called Dave, a construction worker staying at our hotel, gave us a lift to one of the nearby glaciers.


Mendenhall glacier


Icebergs in the water


nice waterfall



Signs that the bears had been about


Junea is a pretty groovy town, one of the more liberal in Alaska, and despite the title of my last post not a place where Sarah Palin is particularly popular. I had it in mind that finding some right wing bumper stickers would make a great present as they are about the only thing that can fit into our overloaded bags.



Mmm, I have to say I don't look that comfortable holding this


That's better - Bonnie and Clyde eat your heart out


 A poster in the gun shop


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