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Fursuit bowling after Megaplex started one hour late, but was very entertaining. Unfortunately, it also ended late, so we didn't get to visit a theme park. Instead, BBF, Yappy, Kwisa and me chatted a bit and afterwards drove to Downtown Kissimmee. At night, we had dinner at Wolfgang Puck's at Downtown Disney with more than 10 people. The Macadamia Chicken was excellent.
The concert of Matthew Ebel was great. He needs a band, though. He's a hell of a piano player, and his voice is excellent. But the pre-recorded drums and bass don't sound right.
I'm having a blast. From what I had about Megaplex beforehand, I was expecting some kind of American MMC. And indeed, it is a relax-a-con deluxe. Even though there is not overly much programming, the panels and events are excellent. The Megaplex staff is running the convention very smoothly, everyone is having a great time and its fun to hang out with all the folks here.
My itinerary was Nürnberg, Frankfurt, Philadelphia and finally Orlando. The take off in Nürnberg was 33 minutes late, but that's not unusual. Opposed to what I expected there were only few turbulences and even
the kids on board were reasonably calm. The Frankfurt airport is still under reconstruction, which means missing or misleading signs and walking all the way from the end of concourse A to the end of
concourse C through the terminal halls. The security measures by US-Airways are getting more and more obscure (three people at the gate who practically stand next to each other requesting to see my passport, requirement to give an emergency contact...)
I came home on Sunday afternoon, unpacked my luggage and already washed most of my clothes. Going back to work on Monday was easier than expected, but I still have to catch up on a lot of things. The vacation was great, we had a lot of fun and were able to see quite a lot of things in relatively short time. Almost no unplanned expenses for me, either. I wish we had spent more time in San Francisco itself instead of going shopping so many times, though.
Free and working wireless at Charlotte airport! However, I'm sure as hell not going to let anyone steal my cookie, thus: this is also pre-written...
This is the last day of our vacation. After breakfast at Denny's, fortunately at one of their better subsidiaries, we drove to the Charles Schulz Museum. A very intriguing place with lots of Schulz' original Peanuts strips, information about his life and work, and the historical context the comic strips appeared in. We even saw the To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA special exhibition which officially opens tomorrow. Unlike museums about other artists, this one is as modest and factual as Schulz himself was.
After Furvan brought a parcel with the Nerf guns to the post office this morning, we drove to downtown Sacramento. A sandwich, coffee and donut later we went to the California State Capitol building and park. The park with its memorials and trees is a very interesting and relaxing place, a calm island in the middle of a busy city.