Sat, 16:07: October weekend #HappyHour, on a stunningly beautiful day at Seattle’s new Overlook Walk, open just last weekend! It connects Pike Place Market to the Seattle Waterfront, and doubles as the roof to the new Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion building. It’s truly spectacular. https://t.co/TclBc964uv
Fri, 23:01: Today I learned about Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an archipelago of eight islands off the southern coast of Newfoundland, and 12 miles to the *west* of Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula. What's so special about it? It's a French territory—a vestige of once-vast "New France" dating back to the 17th century, now with a total land area of 93 square miles and a population of about 6,000. The official language is French; the official currency is the Euro; its residents are French citizens; it's the one place in the world where France shares a (maritime) border with Canada. I did know that there were several French territories in the Western Hemisphere, perhaps most notably in the Caribbean, and of course also French Guiana in South America. I had no idea, however, that there was such a place in North America at a latitude north of the continental United States. Who knew? https://t.co/Rse29IxQef
