這暑假要在The Oklahoman度過十個星期,把所有能塞進小pooh的東西都塞進去,然後帶不走的就都丟給潔儀處理了... :P
從密蘇里州的Columbia到奧克拉荷馬州的Oklahoma City,第一個停留點是密蘇里州跟堪薩斯州交界的Kansas City。每次去Kansas City都一定要逛Country Club Plaza,這次也不例外。
1923年完成的Country Club Plaza是亞美利堅第一個suburban shopping district,排列在Project for Public Spaces的60 of the World's Great Places裡。以西班牙的Seville為藍圖,plaza的建築設計整個很有南歐的感覺。
Country Club Plaza @ day
(47th Street View)
(Fountain of Neptune)
1911年從英格蘭飄洋過海的海神噴泉,刻畫了希臘神話裡的海神與他的三叉戟跟海馬。
(Clock Tower)
(Bronze Boar)
"Wish Good Fortune For Your Children And The Children Of Mercy Hospital. Rub His Nose -- Drop A Coin."
摸摸小山豬的鼻子,為你的孩子帶來財富;投下一枚硬幣,幫助Mercy Hospital的孩子找到財富(健康)。
(Palace Theatre)
(Fountain of Bacchus)
Country Club Plaza @ night
(Fountain of Pomona)
水池中央的果樹女神銅像是義大利雕刻家Donatello Gabrielli的作品。
(Court of the Penguins)
(The Cheesecake Factory)
(Brio Tuscan Grille)
Country Club Plaza
-- The plaza’s popularity and reputation has been recognized around the country. The entire 15-block district, with more than 150 shops and dozens of fine restaurants, makes it Kansas City’s premier retail, dining and entertainment destination.