It’s Tuesday, and since we’re wrapping up the Labor Day Radio Free Charleston marathon on The AIR, I don’t have a new episode of the show to tell you about here. We are going to premiere a new episode on Thursday, which will run in its usual timeslot next week.
But…I do have a few photos from my recent anniversary excusion up North with Mrs. PopCulteer. Since Amtrak was sold out and we couldn’t celebrate our anniversary with a trip to Chicago, we went low-key and just drove up to the Northern tip of West Virginia. Mel got to visit her new holy land, the FiestaWare Factory Outlet Store (seen right), and I got to enjoy the scenery, witness a roadside attraction, buy some toys and bask in the company of my beloved.
I also took a ton of photos at The Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex , which I will share with you next week so I can plug a special event they have coming up.
Aside from that, I didn’t take a lot of pictures. It was supposed to be a non-working trip, after all, but here are a few sights from the weekend before last…
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I love this cool view of Ohio from the FiestaWare parking lot.
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We decided to make the drive even further North from Newell, to Chester, so we could see the freaking teapot. Are you happy now? You have to forgive me. I was very disappointed that Nandor, from “What We Do In The Shadows” wasn’t standing in front, like he was on the show.
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A view of the Ohio River, just moments after driving around the teapot. They don’t tell you that it’s located in the middle of a highway entrance ramp.
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The next day we made a return trip to the Grave Creek Mound. It’s for when you don’t feel like a nut.
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Signage contains Mound bragging.
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Your PopCulteer, seen in his feral state, posing near the Mound, with The West Virginia Penitentiary in the background. Mel didn’t want to be in any photos, as usual.
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