Coming full cycle

A new bicycle store has opened on West 72nd Street near Riverside Drive. It is most appropriate. During the "Bicycle Craze" of the late 19th century, Riverside Drive was a favorite thoroughfare and folks would pedal down West 72nd Street to get there - the street had a sort of primitive bike lane and was lined with planters and trees. A favorite destination - the Claremont House, a famed inn not far from where Grant's Tomb stands today.

Bicyclists on Riverside Drive in the 1890's. These folks must have felt truly liberated.

Amazing ice sculptures in Harbin, China

Fireworks at the annual ice sculpture festival in this very cold part of China.

For more, check out:
http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/01/harbin-international-ice-festival-2011/