Classy...
Sunday, April 22, 2007
You know you're in Cincinnati when...
Here's a little blast from the past. A few months ago we stopped at Long John Silver's in Cincinnati and realized there were no cars in their parking lot. I wonder why?
Classy...
Classy...
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Orlando and Disney World!
And now for some pictures from Orlando! They set us up in the Gaylord Palms Resort and Conference Center. It was a bit crazy. Connected to the hotel below (the picture below is only the hotel) is a massive convention center that dwarfs HyVee Hall in Des Moines: 
At the center of the complex was an indoor forest with a castle, about eight restaurants, and a number of other shops.
Me also made a new friend while we were in Florida:
We found the time to head over to Disney / MGM Studios for an afternoon and part of the evening.
An Imperial Walker!
Fun in the sun...
At the center of the complex was an indoor forest with a castle, about eight restaurants, and a number of other shops.
Me also made a new friend while we were in Florida:
We found the time to head over to Disney / MGM Studios for an afternoon and part of the evening.
An Imperial Walker!
Fun in the sun...
What more could you want?
More pictures? OK - check out our new Web Album site. There are pictures of New York (all of them) and some pictures of Carter and Lucy we've acquired. Check them out!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Miami in the Spring
You can smell the spring in the air! The facilities personnel are repairing steps on campus to their original specifications:
The campus and its many paths are beautifully lit:
And the uptown stores proudly announce new arrivals:
Can you feel it?
The campus and its many paths are beautifully lit:
And the uptown stores proudly announce new arrivals:
Can you feel it?
Monday, March 19, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
New York City, Part 1
Four days. 291 pictures. New York City...
Don't forget to the click on the pictures and make them huge!
Here we are at the hotel. Let the NYC adventure begin!
Walk out of the hotel front door, turn right and walk about a half a block, and turn right for this view of Times Square:
It was definitely worth staying so close to Times Square.
Legally Blonde the musical? Apparently. Also, the McDonald's we visited - with a $2 "Dollar Menu!"
Here we are on our last night - Times Square at night is amazing.
Next, we jumped on our double-decker buses (which I forgot to photograph!) and headed up the Empire State Building. After 9/11 it's now the tallest building in New York, and only #2 in the U.S. to the Sears Tower in Chicago.
Yup - pretty big.
Here is the view from the 86th floor. This is "uptown," and you can see a famous building!
This is all the closer we got to the Chrysler building.
Here is a view of "downtown" Manhattan. The twin towers would have been toward the right of the mass of buildings down there. On the bottom left you can see the gold roof of the New York Life building.
Also in uptown, you can see the "Flatiron" building. Some consider it the first skyscraper when it was the first large building to be built with a steel frame around the turn of the 20th century. People thought that it was impossible for a building to stand and be so narrow. 
Next, we hopped back on the bus tour and stopped to get a shot of the Brooklyn Bridge. I like bridges.
Next, the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Apparently a different nation's flag flies along the Star and Stripes when a foreign head of state is staying there.
Next comes the home of The Donald: Trump Tower.
The Trump Tower is almost right across the street from the U.N.
There is a flag for each U.N. Member nation - from A to Z.
Next, we hopped off the bus and walked down to ground zero. Although a lot of construction is going on, no official memorial exists yet.
In the background you can see a glass skyscraper, the first of the World Trade Center Complex to be rebuilt after 9/11. There is a train station finished now in the center of the complex, and construction of the Freedom Tower should start soon.
Wall Street!
The New York Stock Exchange (on a very narrow Wall Street.)
Next is Part 2!
Don't forget to the click on the pictures and make them huge!
Here we are at the hotel. Let the NYC adventure begin!
Walk out of the hotel front door, turn right and walk about a half a block, and turn right for this view of Times Square:
It was definitely worth staying so close to Times Square.
Legally Blonde the musical? Apparently. Also, the McDonald's we visited - with a $2 "Dollar Menu!"
Here we are on our last night - Times Square at night is amazing.
Next, we jumped on our double-decker buses (which I forgot to photograph!) and headed up the Empire State Building. After 9/11 it's now the tallest building in New York, and only #2 in the U.S. to the Sears Tower in Chicago.
Yup - pretty big.
Here is the view from the 86th floor. This is "uptown," and you can see a famous building!
This is all the closer we got to the Chrysler building.
Here is a view of "downtown" Manhattan. The twin towers would have been toward the right of the mass of buildings down there. On the bottom left you can see the gold roof of the New York Life building.
Also in uptown, you can see the "Flatiron" building. Some consider it the first skyscraper when it was the first large building to be built with a steel frame around the turn of the 20th century. People thought that it was impossible for a building to stand and be so narrow. 
Next, we hopped back on the bus tour and stopped to get a shot of the Brooklyn Bridge. I like bridges.
Next, the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Apparently a different nation's flag flies along the Star and Stripes when a foreign head of state is staying there.
Next comes the home of The Donald: Trump Tower.
The Trump Tower is almost right across the street from the U.N.
There is a flag for each U.N. Member nation - from A to Z.
Next, we hopped off the bus and walked down to ground zero. Although a lot of construction is going on, no official memorial exists yet.
In the background you can see a glass skyscraper, the first of the World Trade Center Complex to be rebuilt after 9/11. There is a train station finished now in the center of the complex, and construction of the Freedom Tower should start soon.
Wall Street!
The New York Stock Exchange (on a very narrow Wall Street.)
Next is Part 2!
New York City Intermission
Here are a few extra pictures with some neat labels!
Remember - click on the pictures to make the labels readable!
First, from the corner by our hotel on Times Square we could see the Empire State Building:
From the Empire State Building we could see the corner of Times Square next to our hotel!
Here is a composite I made of uptown Manhattan with a few buildings and areas labeled.
Here is a view of downtown Manhattan with a few more buildings and areas labeled. Enjoy!
Remember - click on the pictures to make the labels readable!
First, from the corner by our hotel on Times Square we could see the Empire State Building:
From the Empire State Building we could see the corner of Times Square next to our hotel!
Here is a composite I made of uptown Manhattan with a few buildings and areas labeled.
Here is a view of downtown Manhattan with a few more buildings and areas labeled. Enjoy!
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