US Travels

Last year after I visited Indonesia and Palau, I spent a few weeks in the US.

I attended GenCon, a big gaming convention in Indianapolis.

I also had quick trips to Las Vegas and New York. I spent a night in New York’s Library Hotel, which has rooms based on the Dewey Decimal system. I stayed in the Almanacs room.

One of the streets near the New York Public Library has lots of plaques with literary quotations. Unfortunately the surroundings don’t always match the intention of the quote.

I had a quick visit to Central Park.

And Times Square.

Jesus is coming. He’s probably just caught in traffic.

I also visited Orlando, where I went to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Atlantis space shuttle and Saturn V rockets are on display.

I also met one of NASA’s most famous astronauts.

I also visited Universal Studios.  Theme parks in particular have developed many ways of extracting money from people. After you’ve been on a flume ride, you’re encouraged to pay $5 to line up and use the People Dryer.

I enjoyed visiting the Simpsons themed area of the park.

I ate a Krusty Burger, a Flaming Moe and a Lard Lad donut. My life is now complete.