Random picture thread for Friday

Kimonos (and Yukatas) in Kyoto

Tokyo

Clanton Alabama, just south of Birmingham has some of the best peaches in the world......
.

.

.

.

.

@johnny9434 said:

Remember this from years back

My Uncle Jack would always hide a package of his namesake gum in a large stuffed arm chair when my siblings and I would come to visit him at "the ranch."

First thing we would do is make a beeline for that chair and search behind it cuishons.

Photos taken by my Dad from circa 1952 of my visiting his brother, Uncle Jack, at "The Ranch" located at the base of Nevada's Ruby Mountains:

Woodstock

SO JUST WHO HAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHOCOLATE "WATERFALL" FOUNTAIN?

IN THE U.S.THE BATTLE IS BETWEEN ALASKA AND NEVADA. BORN IN NEVADA AND GROWING UP IN ALASKA I HAVE NO DOG IN THIS FIGHT SINCE EITHER WAY I COME OUT A BRAGGING RIGHTS WINNER.

Switzerland (in Lindt’s World's Largest Chocolate Museum) in Kilchberg) has the tallest Chocolate Fountain and Nevada (Adjacent to Las Vegas’s Bellagio) Hotel and officially known as the "Jean Philippe Patisserie") also claims its Chocolate Fountain is the world's largest. Alaska maintains a case for its State having an even larger chocolate fountain "waterfall" than Switzerland’s or Nevada’.

Although both of these rivals are taller than Alaska’s 20 foot tall chocolate "waterfall" located in Anchorage at the Alaska Wild Berry Products, in sheer poundage of chocolate, (more than 3,400 pounds) Alaska edges them out depending upon whose statistics you use. Switzerland's has reportedly 3,300 pounds of chocolate and at least one source has the one in Las Vegas having even less although on its plaque it claims 2 tons of chocolate at 4,409 pounds.

In addition while both the Swiss and Nevada competitors have extensive piping, Alaska’s is recognized as a true chocolate "waterfall" as opposed to both Nevada's and Switzerland's being chocolate "fountains."

When AI was asked, "Where is the largest chocolate waterfall fountain," the answer came back in favor of Alaska with the other two also in the discussion.

Link to Video of Alaska's Claimed to be World'sLargest Chocolate "Waterfall" at Alaska Wilberry Products in Anchorage:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uL1hcKYunmk

SO IN THE END YOU BE THE JUDGE DESPITE AI's PRONOUNCEMENT;

Here are photos of each to compare:

My photos of Alaska's Claimed Largest Chocolate "Waterfall:"

My photos of Nevada's claimed "World's Largest Chocolate Fountain:"

Switzerland with its undisputed "tallest chocolate fountain at 30 feet: (Alaska's is 20 feet and Nevada's 27 feet tall):