Teendrama took an interesting fieldtrip to see the Lego Skyscraper:
There are many pictures on their site showing all the detail.
You can also see lots of different Lego Skyscrapers on Flickr:
You can see it here:
Storefront for Art and Architecture (thru Nov 24) 97 Kenmare Street, Lafayette, NYC Tuesday – Saturday 11:00AM – 6:00PM Closed Sunday and Monday.
Photowalking is getting a group of photographers together and walking around areas of town taking pictures. You don’t need a fancy camera or attitude. It’s open to anyone who wants to wander town and snap photos. It started in Silicon Valley, but Salt Lake City has an active photowalking group. They post their photos to the Flickr pool here:
I’ve found a ton of other photography pools for cities and countries. Here are a few:
Flickr: The SF Bay Area Shooters (sfbas) Pool: See photos of the San Francisco Bay Area in California
Flickr: The Photowalk.at – Photowalking in Austria Pool: See photos of Austria
Flickr: Grand Rapids, Michigan: See photos of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Flickr: Duluth Flickr Photowalk: See photos of Duluth, Minnesota
Flickr: Photowalk Cleveland: See photos of Cleveland, Ohio
If you would like to see if there is a photowalking group in your town, search Flickr here:
If you can’t find one for your town, it’s easy enough to create your own and start inviting people. Make sure you post the event on Upcoming.org.
Real Live Preacher gives you a glimpse of his whirlwind tour of Chicago:
He visited the Art Institute of Chicago and saw this exhibit. I love what he had to say:
I know this probably means I’m not very sophisticated, but I’m always a little amused by some of the modern art. This piece had no title that I could see. I might suggest “Red Board Leaning Against The Wall.” Or maybe someone was installing doors and left one out by mistake.
So much of art seems like pretension to me. This red board is a perfect example. Is it art? Is it abandoned building material? We don’t know.
It reminds me of this video:
“Waiting for the Stranger to Sit” makes me skeptical of art, but I LOVE art museums nonetheless.
Looks like you had fun, RLP! I am wishing I could visit Chicago right now!
Wil Wheaton visited Disneyland recently and posted his photos on Flickr. You can see them all here:
He included the obligatory photo of himself in front of the Haunted Mansion. At this time of the year, it is all decked out in Nightmare Before Christmas goodness.
I have never gone to Disneyland in October, so I’ve never seen the Halloween decorations on the Haunted Mansion. I’m really wanting to jump in the car and take a road trip right now for a quick jaunt to CA. Stop me, okay?
I usually watch David Howell’s videos for the meditative rest that they can provide. This video however, is the opposite: exciting and the film work will almost make you dizzy. He gives you a tour of the Minnesota State Fair in under four minutes:
Minnesota State Fair 2007 – Midway
Fair season is over here in Utah, so I have to wait until next year to pet the bunnies and goats. Deep fried Twinkies are good enough for only once a year without remorse, however.
On our way back from Billings, we stayed the night at the Best Western Crosswinds Motor Inn in West Yellowstone, Montana. They also allow pets, but if you have allergies, you won’t be able to tell because their rooms are so clean. Here is the SWAG as it was presented on 08-24-07:
This motel is within walking distance of all the fun places in West Yellowstone. It’s right on the main strip and our room faced the busy road, but we couldn’t hear road traffic because the insulation was so good. Our room had a refrigerator in it, which was an added bonus that we didn’t expect.
After such a harrowing trip, the Crosswinds Motor Inn was a quiet and pleasant place for us to rest on our way home.
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Without a doubt, my favorite place to stay in Billings, Montana is the Clock Tower Inn. They accept pets, but their rooms are clean and didn’t set off my husband’s allergies. It is closest to the best restaurants in Billings. I have stayed at plenty of hotels in Billings, but my favorite is the Clock Tower Inn. Here is the hotel SWAG as it was presented on 08-20-07:
I’m ashamed to say that the SWAG at this hotel made me squeal with joy.
On the back of the toilet, they had extra toilet paper, a shower cap and a disposal bag. I love the container for the shower cap. If you actually USE a shower cap and want to keep it, this is the BEST little box for one because it allows the cap to dry, it’s recloseable and it is compact.
I usually don’t take pictures of the coffee setup at hotels because I don’t drink coffee, but everything looked so good, I snapped a picture of the coffee as well.
They even performed a little bit of toilet paper origami. It’s little touches like this that make the hotel experience all the better.
We had to stay in Billings because my grandfather died. It was a horrible time for us and the one respite we had at the end of those hard days was coming back to the Clock Tower Inn. I’m so grateful for them.
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While we were being misled by timeshare people at the Excalibur Hotel, the rest of my family stayed at Hooters Hotel and Casino just down Tropicana Blvd. Here is what their SWAG looked like on 08-09-07:
Looks amazing compared the the Excalibur SWAG, right? Yeah… it does. In the collection, was a grooming kit. Here is what the grooming kit looks like when you open it up:
My family really enjoyed staying at Hooters Hotel and Casino. Considering how scantily clad most of the cocktail waitresses are in Las Vegas, Hooters is actually pretty tame. I liked the laid-back island atmosphere. Since we were so angry at Excalibur, we ended up spending all our time at Hooters instead.
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Last month, we took a quick trip to Las Vegas. We stayed at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino. Here is how the SWAG was presented on 08-09-07:
We were less impressed with Excalibur this time than the previous times we’ve stayed there.
When we arrived, we were exhausted. Loaded down with suitcases, we headed to the registration counter. A friendly lady approached us and asked if we were checking in. We told her yes and she told us to follow her.
She led us down the hall over some stairs (lugging our suitcases up the stairs) and to a timeshare desk!
The registration desk was in the complete opposite direction. When we realized we were at the wrong place, I asked, “Are you just trying to sell us timeshares?!” The lady at the counter said, “No, I’m trying to give you free tickets to a show.” I can’t believe she lead us the wrong direction and watched us lug our heavy suitcases up those stairs. I was so angry, I wanted to leave the hotel, but we had already paid for our room, so we checked in.
When are the Las Vegas hotels going to learn that the timeshare people are just pissing off their customers? We’re skipping the Excalibur next time we go to Vegas.
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Once again, it’s Hotel SWAG week. Today, we are showing the hotel SWAG from the Days Inn in Billings, Montana. These photos were taken 07-29-07:
This was on the counter by the sink:
This was taken in the shower. We had a handicaped room (saved us $5 a night), so all we had was a shower. This bath mat with soap and shampoo were sitting on the shower seat.
I liked this hotel. There was a friendly cat who lived there. He liked to sit on the printer and would let me pet him if he happened to be in the hall.
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