HBM 131 1st Edition Lecture 21 Outline of Last Lecture I MICE Outline of Current Lecture I II Attractions Presentation Pier 57 Current Lecture I Attractions Presentation A The Maldives B The Taj Mahal 1 The foundations may also be shrinking towards the Yamuna River 2 Will collapse in five years from 2011 because its wooden foundations are rotting 3 Causes shoddy restoration air pollution and population expansion C Venice 1 Sits on fragile lagoon polluted by people industry and toxic rivers D Mt Kilimanjaro Tanzania 1 85 of the ice cap has already disappeared during the last century snows are likely to be gone in 20 years 2 Causes deforestation of the mountain s foothills global warming II Pier 57 Miners Landing A Seattle WA originally pier for the gold transactions for the Alaskan gold rush 1 Recently a new attractions B The Crab Pot 1 Family Style unique atmosphere signature Seafeast 2 Idea for the crab pot started in Louisiana 3 How it works sheet of paper as tablecloth bib Seafeast on the table crack your own crab 4 Locations Bellevue Seattle and 3 in California C For kids 1 Pier has an arcade and a carousel that attracts many young children D The Great Wheel 1 The cost is 13 per ride goes around 3 times 50 VIP box 2 After the 9 months of being open the wheel brought in 1 million people and over 15 million dollars 3 Security people were climbing on it people were having sex in the rooms people would destroy the inside of the ride and people would throw pennies out the window and break the glass 4 VIP booth glass bottom air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter E Future 1 Gondola from the Convention Center to Pier 57 2 Easier way to get to and from the pier because of the limited parking 3 They also are considering serving drinks on the wheel 4 Pier 57 is becoming a iconic attraction that every visitor wants to see
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