US vs Mexico

There are few places in the US where you can go to a city park and gaze at another country a hundred clear yards away. Anzalduas City Park in Mission, TX is one such place. It sits on the Rio Grande, on the other side of which is Mexico.

Here's a puzzle: which side of this picture is US and which is Mexico?


Despite a huge number of people trying to get across the Rio Grande into the US, someone actually runs river cruises on it - right along the international boundary:


Here is one more look at Mexico:


Other sights in South Texas: this is an old aircraft carrier being taken apart at Port Isabel. Right after I took this picture, a truck pulled out from the shipyard, stopped by our car, and a guy leaned out of it and told me to surrender my camera. I made a few wimpy sounds, before the guy said "I am just messing with you, buddy." :)


Another funky sight - miles and miles of onion fields along the roads:


And now for some more conventional impressions: