Iditarod Dog Sled Ceremonies (Alaska)

Alright so I decided to mozy on down to 4th Avenue in Anchorage to catch the annual Iditarod -- an event commemorating the 1925 emergency serum run to Nome which was struck by an epidemic with the only antitoxins being in Anchorage. The worlds best arrive here every year to show whoÂ's boss.

Felt like 10 degrees FÂ… feels like manly weather! (I keed)


The start line in front of the gaudy Sunshine Plaza.




One of the teams heading to the starting line. Just so you know, they send off teams every 5 minutes, I believe. An all at once start would be impossible, not to mention a recipe for international disaster.






















As the 50 or so teams start heading off, the place starts to emptyÂ… back to normal, for downtown, I suppose.


Extra credit:





Till then, catch you later.
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Katowice, Upper Silesia, Poland

Katowice is the capital of the administrative and local government region called Silesian Voivodship since 1999, and previously capital of Katowice Voivodship. Katowice is the main city of the Upper Silesian Industrial Area and main districts Metropolian Katowice. Its population is 321,163, with a greater urban agglomeration population of 3,487,000 (2004).

More about Katowice here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katowice

And some pictures, that have been taken yesterday by me (and salutuj):























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beijing urban life, wow!!!

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