I hope to take a picture of this later but the sign in front of my hotel says, “Yes, we are open.”. This is not a great sign literally and figuratively. Figuratively it says, “I know I look like I am run down and under construction and that business is terrible..but gimme a try.”
On top of the sign itself there is also a payphone out front..also a sign of blight if you have read prior blogs from me on this subject.
My hotel is about a mile from the conference I am attening. I walk the span each day, past several social service agencies here in Norfolk and the courthouse as well. Let’s just say I got more of the local flavor than just the mothballed battleships hulking near the water’s edge.
The great travel author Bill Bryson is right, no one in America walks anywhere anymore. Crosswalks are definately timed for cars traveling 40mph and not me at 3mph. There were also impassible areas without options detailed. I figured it out, but walking is not for the meek to be sure.
So, I am not sure if I am cheering for more signs or not.
