Continue driving for 5 miles and you will see the world's largest rocking chair on the side of the road. It is very conspicuous. Judging from the size of the rocking chair, it is probably used for Optimus Prime to rest. There is a small shop next to it, which is full of road-style accessories. On the door lintel are a pair of skulls and antlers of the extinct giant deer.
Too domineering! We also met an elderly American couple here. The old man exchanged a few words with Yunluo and told a story about roads, travel and love. Yunluo also wrote an article for this - "The Old Knight of Fanning". For them, this time Route 66 was a revisit to the past.
Dazzled and drunk. Yunluo thought it would be interesting to open a similar wine shop in a place like China!
Leaving the Devil's Turn, the next stop was Lebanon, where there was a time-honored Route 66 motel. Yunluo and Yan Chenyu also hurried past Springfield, Missouri. It was raining heavily at the time, and the sky and the earth were blurry. Apart from some E 66 road signs, there was nothing special to see.
I remember that a few days ago in Yosemite, I met a man named Sean who was asking Yunluo for cigarettes with US dollars in his hand. Usually in this situation, he would generously hand him a cigarette. After all, Yunluo often had a craving for cigarettes but his cigarette box was empty.
I still got up early. I got up at 6 o'clock. While I was heating up my meal, I saw that there were nice clouds in the east and the sun was about to rise. I ran to the road to find a good sunrise viewing point to see the rising sun and the morning glow.
After getting on the bus, we drove north along Route 66 to the small town of Cartavira, north of Joplin, and found the legendary Superman 66 ice cream shop, but it was still closed, so we could only look at it from the door. There was a Route 66-themed mural across the road, and there were many similar murals along the way.
Sometimes this kind of simple street art may not have much professional artistic value. But it does bring some different colors to the city, and it will also make you feel bright when driving by. I remember that when I rode around Taiwan two years ago, the most impressive thing was that even the factory chimneys were covered with cute graffiti. <&e Candy Store, which was also recommended in the guidebook, the female manager was very enthusiastic and curious about why so many Chinese tourists came to their store. Yunluo explained that this was because it was recommended in Yunluo and Yan Chenyu's guide book (referring to the guidebook)!
Just like Seligman's barber shop attracts many Japanese people, probably because it is specifically mentioned in the Japanese guidebook! The female manager also introduced Yunluo and Yan Chenyu to the owner of the candy and chocolate shop, and asked the staff in the workshop to take Yunluo and Yan Chenyu to visit the chocolate factory.
The whole workshop was filled with a strong smell of cocoa, and even Yunluo, who had no taste for sweets, was drooling! The raw cocoa here was imported directly from Africa, and it was all chocolate bricks bigger than bricks. After being re-made into a thick slurry in the machine, it was processed again. In short, the staff spoke too fluent English and there were too many professional terms, so Yunluo could only accept some general information.
Yunluo, who almost never bought souvenirs during travels, could not refuse the hospitality and bought two boxes of Route 66-themed chocolates in this store as souvenirs. Not long after leaving Joplin, they arrived in Kansas. Route 66 only has a short section in Kansas, passing through two cities.
Among them, Canary is famous for being the prototype of the trailer Mater in "Cars", but Yunluo and Yan Chenyu didn't find Brother Mater the first time! They had given up and moved on to the next town before they found the trailer Mater and the fire truck Xiaohong on the Internet. The specific location is indeed quite remote, near a gas station.
So Yunluo and Yan Chenyu decided to turn around and go back to look for it. Finally, they found that the trailer's "teeth" were already rusty, but the two big front teeth were really cute. No wonder American cartoons are so great, they can always find some good inspiration in the real world. There was also a row of second-hand cars parked across the road, which might be abandoned. Yunluo really liked these retro models!
After leaving Kansas, we arrived in Oklahoma. It is said that there are fried bull testicles in Vinita, but Yunluo and Yan Chenyu did not find them. Even if they were found, Yunluo would not have such a strong taste = =. When you are about to enter the city of Catoosa, you will see a pond on the right side of the road. There is a cute blue whale sculpture in the pond.
It was a wedding gift that a zoologist spent two years giving to his wife who studied whales. It was quite romantic. That story happened 40 years ago. Now the protagonist of the story has passed away, but the Blue Whale building still attracts many visitors as a romantic sanctuary of love. Even the signs of the public toilets are cute, with cartoon images of Mr. Blue Whale and Miss Blue Whale.
Stroud used to be a small town with frequent violent gun battles, but now it is dull and boring. However, not long after leaving Stroud, I saw an Early Bird Dinner restaurant and gas station at a three-way intersection. It was quite attractive. If I remember correctly, there were two classic mechanical gas pumps, and there was also a Route 66-themed mural at the three-way intersection.
It shows the spirit of adventure leading to the unknown road in the distance. A town not mentioned in the Route 66 guide, Chandler, is also an unexpected gain of this trip. This town has a Route 66 museum, a free restaurant, and a photography exhibition about Route 66, which is very, very beautiful! So much so that Yunluo added pressure to himself, because he also wanted to take pictures of the beautiful pictures taken by the photographer = =, Yunluo is too greedy.
The postcards in this museum are beautiful and cheap, 4 for 1 dollar. Before leaving the town, you will see a mural and an old gas station, which is also a rusty mechanical gas pump, full of vicissitudes. After driving 6 or 7 miles ahead, you will pass a motorcycle museum with a rich exhibit.
Even back in the earliest days, there were primitive motorcycles that looked a lot like bicycles.
The circular barn is what makes people stop in Arcadia Town. When Yunluo and Yan Chenyu arrived, the barn was about to close, so they hurried in to take a look. The light was quite dreamy, but it was empty and had a smell of dried grain. Not far in front of the barn, there was a large Coke bottle building made up of a circle. I guess it would look very nice with the lights on at night.
Oklahoma City is very big. Yunluo and Yan Chenyu were just passing by. They drove to the lake and walked around the lake for a while, then returned to the highway and took a look at the chapel northwest of Ellino. It was an old house from the 18th century. There was a factory nearby. When entering this area, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu took a shortcut.
Countless crows were startled, and the scene was spectacular. When I wanted to leave through the main gate, I found it was closed. I had no choice but to go back along the way I came, which startled countless crows again. I apologize to the crows here! < value inn, the conditions are quite good. When I was smoking outside in the middle of the night, I saw the spectacle of a lightning storm behind the dark clouds. It rained heavily, the temperature dropped sharply, and the dark clouds were illuminated by lightning into dark blue and lavender, like a dream.
We set out from Elk City on a cloudy day with a little rain. This small town has many road-themed museums, and you can buy a pass to visit them. However, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu didn't have time to visit the museums in detail in their schedule, so they just took a look around from outside. On the lawn, they could see an abandoned train station and old train carriages.
The sign of Route 66 Museum is very large and conspicuous. I didn't sleep well and fell asleep in the car. When my companion woke me up, I thought I was in the road movie scene of "See You Tomorrow". This is exactly what Yunluo imagined as a perfect location for a road movie. The weather was gloomy.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The straight gray-black asphalt road leads to the horizon. The weeds on the roadside sway in the wind, making a desolate and sad sound. The windmill blades on the mill roof in the distance are slowly turning, and the creaking sound reveals a sense of age. There is no one or car on the road. After Yunluo got out of the car, he was immediately sobered by the cold wind.
Then I lit a cigarette and listened to the music of "Ordinary Road". I felt very immersed in the movie. I suggested that Han Han could come here to shoot his road movie next time.
By the way, we are already in Texas. When I was a kid, my impression of Texas was the Texas Sheriff in the cartoon, with eagle eyes, wolf ears, leopard speed, bear strength! There was also a shape-shifting horse, which was very cool. In fact, Texas is also the most representative of the American Midwest style. The waitresses in the steakhouse here all wear cowboy hats. (To be continued...)
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