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theducksSoo.. just finished the first week back at work, after a week in New York City, and a week in Washington DC. I guess I didn't post about that. Oops. Sorry.
So let's re-cap!
2011-10-08 - Saturday
Left Vancouver at about noon, flew to Minneapolis, then onto Newark NJ. Arrived late, just missed a shuttle bus to NYC, and so spent 30 minutes waiting for the next one. Arrived at Port Authority Bus Station at about midnight, walked the three blocks to our hotel, Yotel Times Square. Which, since it was Saturday night, had a nightclub in the lobby. Which was a little exciting.
Bed was really hard, shower was very.. integrated into the room. But we slept.
2011-10-09 - Sunday
"Hop-on, Hop-off" tour. Which it wasn't really - took us about an hour to get going, then the bus was so packed that we didn't really want to get off. Got off around .. well, somewhere. Walked around lower Manhattan.
2011-10-10 - Monday
Caught the bus uptown, got out at Museum of New York (which was mostly closed, but we had free entry, so.. it was ok). Walked down through Central Park, then via SMS, arranged to meet up with Anne and Sarah, two sisters from Australia who I've known via IRC since about 1995, but yet never met. So we finally did, and had a fun few hours hanging out and chatting.
Went to 5th Avenue Apple Store, got directions to nearest AT&T store, got a micro-sim for the iPad. Activation was.. less than seamless, due to the way AT&T want to check the card address. So I had to use my Australian credit card. Heh.
Went to Zen Palate on 9th avenue for dinner
2011-10-11 - Tuesday
Did a tour around the river in NYC. Very pretty. Was very pissed off at some kid who insisted we have a photo op for the $20 souvenir before the boat tour, even after I said no. Little fuck face even got in my way to prevent us boarding. Perhaps I'm more angry with myself that I didn't rip into him and just went along with it. So many belittling responses I could have used! Sigh.
Afterward, we we right next to the Intrepid Museum, so we went there and went on a tour of their Concorde. That was pretty cool.
Had some dinner at a mexican place, then went up the Empire State Building - beautiful clear night. Accidentally backed into one of the panic buttons, probably installed after the 1997 Shooting. Oops.
2011-10-12 - Wednesday
Went to Museum of Natural History. Had a bit of a quiet day other than that.
Caught up with tofu-cousin Janet for dinner.
2011-10-13 - Thursday
Went to Museum of Modern Art in the afternoon, then went to Loving Hut for dinner.
Went to Bodies in the evening, by myself. Felt quite voyeuristic, but it was interesting. And thankfully didn't smell.
Went out for a late dinner at a Mexican place in Times Square. Very glitzy.
2011-10-14 - Friday
New York Comic Convention - I'm actually going to write another post all about the Con, so no details on that in this one.
Arrived just before opening, so we had to go to the end of the line to get in. Which was about a mile long. I'm not even kidding. It took us a good 15 minute walk to get to the end of the line. But there were really good about actually getting everyone in quickly.
Went through the dealers room. Or, four football fields of dealer rooms.
Met up with Anja, an old friend of mine from Mandurah, who through various connections, now works in the US, and happened to be at NYCC too!
2011-10-15 - Saturday
New York Comic Convention
Walked along the Elevated Railway Park, back to the Convention Center.
2011-10-16 - Sunday
New York Comic Convention
Went to an awesome Korean Vegetarian place for dinner, called Hangawi
2011-10-17 - Monday
Train to Washington DC. Worked out Metro system via internets on the train using my iPad. The future is pretty awesome. As mentioned vaguely on twitter, I was thinking of a similar trip I took back in 1998, where I pondered the possibility of one day being able to see my location as we travelled. Yeah, iPad with GPS + 3G internets is pretty awesome at that.
Did laundry - I wish we had awesome washer/dryers here.
2011-10-18 - Tuesday
Went to Bureau of Printing and Engraving Tour. Saw about half a billion dollars cash in production. Niiice.
Walked to Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, then walked past The White House
I went to the Holocaust Museum in the afternoon. It's really well done, I can't say enough good about it.
2011-10-19 - Wednesday
Went to Museum of the American Indian, just for lunch. They have an amazing selection. Loved it.
Then headed to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in the National Mall.
2011-10-20 - Thursday
Met up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shifuimam! After knowing her on LJ for the last 4 years or so, and chatting/debating a fair bit, it was really good to finally meet her. Went to the Air and Space Annex at Dulles Airport with her and her boyfriend. Good fun. Then back to her place, saw some of her geeky toys and her kitties.
Had hoped to meet up withpunquin for dinner, but her husband had to cancel, so.. maybe next time for her.
2011-10-21 - Friday
Met up with C+J again, went to National Museum of American History. Saw the original Stars and Stripes flag, Dorothy's red shoes from the Wizard of Oz, and a bunch of other cool stuff. Went to the National Archives, saw the original Declaration of Independence
We went to the H Street Country Club for dinner with them, which is a bar with mini golf. Good fun :D
2011-10-22 - Saturday
Went to National Zoo. Saw Pandas.
Went to National Museum of Natural History. Saw cool stuff.
2011-10-23 - Sunday
Met up withshifuimam+J again, did lunch, hung out at Tyson's Corner, saw the Lego Store, the first Apple Store, then they dropped us at the airport for our flight.
All in all, it was a really good trip :)
So let's re-cap!
2011-10-08 - Saturday
Left Vancouver at about noon, flew to Minneapolis, then onto Newark NJ. Arrived late, just missed a shuttle bus to NYC, and so spent 30 minutes waiting for the next one. Arrived at Port Authority Bus Station at about midnight, walked the three blocks to our hotel, Yotel Times Square. Which, since it was Saturday night, had a nightclub in the lobby. Which was a little exciting.
Bed was really hard, shower was very.. integrated into the room. But we slept.
2011-10-09 - Sunday
"Hop-on, Hop-off" tour. Which it wasn't really - took us about an hour to get going, then the bus was so packed that we didn't really want to get off. Got off around .. well, somewhere. Walked around lower Manhattan.
2011-10-10 - Monday
Caught the bus uptown, got out at Museum of New York (which was mostly closed, but we had free entry, so.. it was ok). Walked down through Central Park, then via SMS, arranged to meet up with Anne and Sarah, two sisters from Australia who I've known via IRC since about 1995, but yet never met. So we finally did, and had a fun few hours hanging out and chatting.
Went to 5th Avenue Apple Store, got directions to nearest AT&T store, got a micro-sim for the iPad. Activation was.. less than seamless, due to the way AT&T want to check the card address. So I had to use my Australian credit card. Heh.
Went to Zen Palate on 9th avenue for dinner
2011-10-11 - Tuesday
Did a tour around the river in NYC. Very pretty. Was very pissed off at some kid who insisted we have a photo op for the $20 souvenir before the boat tour, even after I said no. Little fuck face even got in my way to prevent us boarding. Perhaps I'm more angry with myself that I didn't rip into him and just went along with it. So many belittling responses I could have used! Sigh.
Afterward, we we right next to the Intrepid Museum, so we went there and went on a tour of their Concorde. That was pretty cool.
Had some dinner at a mexican place, then went up the Empire State Building - beautiful clear night. Accidentally backed into one of the panic buttons, probably installed after the 1997 Shooting. Oops.
2011-10-12 - Wednesday
Went to Museum of Natural History. Had a bit of a quiet day other than that.
Caught up with tofu-cousin Janet for dinner.
2011-10-13 - Thursday
Went to Museum of Modern Art in the afternoon, then went to Loving Hut for dinner.
Went to Bodies in the evening, by myself. Felt quite voyeuristic, but it was interesting. And thankfully didn't smell.
Went out for a late dinner at a Mexican place in Times Square. Very glitzy.
2011-10-14 - Friday
New York Comic Convention - I'm actually going to write another post all about the Con, so no details on that in this one.
Arrived just before opening, so we had to go to the end of the line to get in. Which was about a mile long. I'm not even kidding. It took us a good 15 minute walk to get to the end of the line. But there were really good about actually getting everyone in quickly.
Went through the dealers room. Or, four football fields of dealer rooms.
Met up with Anja, an old friend of mine from Mandurah, who through various connections, now works in the US, and happened to be at NYCC too!
2011-10-15 - Saturday
New York Comic Convention
Walked along the Elevated Railway Park, back to the Convention Center.
2011-10-16 - Sunday
New York Comic Convention
Went to an awesome Korean Vegetarian place for dinner, called Hangawi
2011-10-17 - Monday
Train to Washington DC. Worked out Metro system via internets on the train using my iPad. The future is pretty awesome. As mentioned vaguely on twitter, I was thinking of a similar trip I took back in 1998, where I pondered the possibility of one day being able to see my location as we travelled. Yeah, iPad with GPS + 3G internets is pretty awesome at that.
Did laundry - I wish we had awesome washer/dryers here.
2011-10-18 - Tuesday
Went to Bureau of Printing and Engraving Tour. Saw about half a billion dollars cash in production. Niiice.
Walked to Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, then walked past The White House
I went to the Holocaust Museum in the afternoon. It's really well done, I can't say enough good about it.
2011-10-19 - Wednesday
Went to Museum of the American Indian, just for lunch. They have an amazing selection. Loved it.
Then headed to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in the National Mall.
2011-10-20 - Thursday
Met up with
shifuimam! After knowing her on LJ for the last 4 years or so, and chatting/debating a fair bit, it was really good to finally meet her. Went to the Air and Space Annex at Dulles Airport with her and her boyfriend. Good fun. Then back to her place, saw some of her geeky toys and her kitties.Had hoped to meet up with
punquin for dinner, but her husband had to cancel, so.. maybe next time for her. 2011-10-21 - Friday
Met up with C+J again, went to National Museum of American History. Saw the original Stars and Stripes flag, Dorothy's red shoes from the Wizard of Oz, and a bunch of other cool stuff. Went to the National Archives, saw the original Declaration of Independence
We went to the H Street Country Club for dinner with them, which is a bar with mini golf. Good fun :D
2011-10-22 - Saturday
Went to National Zoo. Saw Pandas.
Went to National Museum of Natural History. Saw cool stuff.
2011-10-23 - Sunday
Met up with
shifuimam+J again, did lunch, hung out at Tyson's Corner, saw the Lego Store, the first Apple Store, then they dropped us at the airport for our flight.All in all, it was a really good trip :)
