Coming back to Bangor, Maine in August? Not a bad experience. We stop in the airport here frequently, and if we get to stay in the city, it is mostly for short layovers. Summer is the time I love longer layovers in Bangor. A few years back, I was here for the 4th of July parade. It was an emotionally charged event. I remember mostly the nice people, the veterans and the kids. On another stay I discovered a wide stream with big rocks in the center. It was calmly flowing by a green forest. There is a path following along the river, but not many people were around. I sat on a rock and bathed in the water under a friendly summer sun. A sweet memory that made me look for the place again. I finally found it by asking for the stream. The river, Penobscot River that is, has a deeper faster flowing water. That was not the one I wanted. If you ever want to find it ask for Valley Avenue as it runs near. Yet, today the sun was not out of the clouds too often and the water was muddy. Not the same memory I recalled from the past. Yet I enjoyed a little acrobatics over the rocks, balancing and jumping from place to place, challenged by the idea of getting in the center of it still dry. My phone, my backpack, my tush and even my sneakers made it back dry and safe. Huray! Walking downtown from the hotel I enjoyed seeing and taking pictures of the residential homes. I love buildings and I get inspiration from yards and architecture. See for yourself the pictures of Bangor houses here.
