Penc tucson6/4/2023 No doubt I will be on eBay when I return to London. I should move here as I’ve finally found somewhere I fit in! Old Mercs, old Beemers. While out of the car photographing a fine VW Beetle with the Porsche parked behind it, one of the lucky residents of this place came over and shared some appreciation for the newer evolution, his opening line “Very cool car, man”. Some bringing with them retro whips.Ĭlassic cars are a very personal thing, the 993 is a classic to me but to others far too modern. This is a neighbourhood on the up at some pace, it is a nice mix between those who have been here many years and the creative types who are moving in and flipping whatever they can get back to former glory. Adobe houses, bright colours, a wishing shrine, cantinas, art. Barrio Viejoīutting up against downtown Tucson is an area called Barrio Viejo. The brightly painted houses of Barrio Viejo. Russia must have a few with older technology and rust! Coming here would have been a tick on my bucket list if I had one. “I don’t care how long you’ve been flying, I’m not boarding that.” I’m not even sure if any other country has anything like this, on this scale? The dry climate of the Arizona desert is the ideal storage location. In the United States this is the closest you’ll get to one of these airplane boneyards as it’s the only one allowing (limited) public access. What captured my interest was the boneyard – row after row of redundant military kit, probably being saved ‘just in case’. There is such a lot here and it covers a massive site. After landing it in Tucson she apparently said “It’s time we both had a rest”. In 1992 Louise flew it one last time, donating to as a permanent display at Pima. Louise was the first woman to qualify for a type rating in a Learjet. Walking over to a red and white Learjet built in 1964, there was a plinth explaining how it had been bought new by Henry and Louise Timken of Ohio and flown by them both taking turns as pilot and co-pilot. Inside the main hall is a huge Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, which looks like a spaceship and still holds the record for being the fastest manned air breathing aircraft. Going around museums reading about exhibits there are always ones which stand out. Lots of old planes, old Airforce Ones, fighter jets, prototypes, Cessnas to supersonics. It is a proper drinker’s bar, our bartender, an EMO leftover, served us cocktails stiffer than a corpse with riga mortis. I like dark bars with rooms and corners to hide in and this one is just that. All they seem to have done is flip the sign over and move in the booze. An old funeral home, bought back from the dead to serve up hard liquor. The staff here recommended a dead good bar too. It was the furthest we ventured into the ‘city’ of Tucson. Tacos, and stuff that goes well with tacos, excellent cocktails, and parking right outside (although I doubt this place is more than a 10-minute walk from our hotel). Part deli, part restaurant, part coffee shop Cortados, Five Markets style. I think we’d of ended up there anyway as it’s a good place. Eating and drinking Breakfast and coffeesĭowntown Clifton gave us a couple of vouchers for breakfast at Five Points Market and Restaurant, so that’s where we went.
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