Paris has its river as does Osaka. A welcomed green space in this sprawling urban space with mostly new construction since 1945.
Osaka Castle is a bit of history in this rather newly built city with skyscrapers. Its proportions are pleasing to me. The setting is in a wonderful green space.
In the 1970’s I flew into Charlottesville Airport for the first time and found my Samsonite luggage abandoned on the floor of the one room airport. No luggage carousel, no attendant checking baggage claim tickets…no wait. CHO now boasts of a two floor building complete with luggage carousel and the TSA gauntlet. Albeit passengers walk across the tarmac and mount portable stairs to board planes. I make the walk with pack on back. If it’s not in my backpack, it’s not coming. I leave the luggage carousel for those traveling with Samsonite.
Linda Scandore 