We met up with the rest of the photogs tonight for a BBQ. We got our
bikes and are ready to hit the town tomorrow.
Keep checking during the day because I'm going to try and post as much
ad possible.
Detroit had this cool water thing that I hung out at for a while.
They also had a really cool tunnel with fun lights and a people mover.
I took some pictures with my Leica, so I'll share those when I get
back. I planned to go back and fourth in the tunnel but got
comfortable in a chair with a bag of pretzles and some twizlers. And
that took up my hour layover.
Anyway, when we got home, we decided not to go out and eat. Instead,
we heated up some pizza and watched the Yankees vs. Red Sox game.
We both decided that was a good idea because of how much we ate during
the game. A little bit of pizza hit the spot.
Here are the final totals from the All You Can Eat afternoon.(with the
regular price for the item in paraenthises)
Nabil:
Nacho (6)
Burger (5)
Mt. Dew (2.50)
Popcorn (3.50)
Burger (5)
Peanuts (4)
Diet pepsi (2.50)
Sierra mist (2.50)
Total... $31
Matt:
Nacho (6)
Hotdog (2.25)
Mt. Dew (2.50)
Popcorn (3.50)
Nacho (6)
Mt. Dew (2.50)
Mt. Dew (2.50)
Burger (5)
Totoa..... $30.25
Each ticket cost 40 bucks. So I think we pretty much broke even. Our
seats were on the top row in right field, just foul of the foul pole.
We were in the shade of a huge sign and caught a nice breeze off the
river. So it was very comfortable up there. And we could turn around
and watch boat traffic against the skyline.
I'm packing up to head home now.
To burn off the calories from the all you can eat buffet... We took a
stroll down to point park. It's the point where three rivers meet.
It's pretty cool.
Two nachos
Two popcorns
Two Mt. Dews
One hotdog
One hamburger
You're only allowed 4 items per trip.
Were going to keep track of what we get, then compare the total with
the normal concession stand. I bet we come out ahead.
The Pirates lost by three. But there were 15 total runs. And 22 total
hits. And 4 or 5 home runs. So it was an exciting game.
Looks like the Bucks will lose tonight. But we got free hats. OH! We
just hit a home run. Only down three with 2 outs in bottom of the 9th.
Tomorows game... All you can eat at the concession stand. Yea, it's
awesome.
Nabil got some veggies and we both got some homemade peanut butter.
The jar says it tastes great on toasted marshmellos and on hot dogs.
So, yea.
The living room had steps that went right down to the river. So the
family could just walk down and put their feet onto the water, or fish.
The family that lived there (the Kaufmann family, a rich guy from
Pittsburgh) had a staff of servents... And the servents had a staff of
servents. Servents for servents.
Oh, and this was just a vacation home for the Kaufmanns.
That's Nabils friend Brent on the right. He's a KU grad and a 1998
grad of salina central. Meaning he and I ran in the same cross country
race our senior year. He was good. I was on C team.
But as you can see, he's a KU fan. We've done our smack talking,
baught each other a round, and had a good time.
Pirates down one going into the 9th. They had the bases loaded with no
outs last inning, but only got one run on a walk. Such is life with a
bad team.
It's just a tall building full of classrooms and offices. Pretty
awesome.
Babe Ruth hit his final three home runs here. And Bill Mazeroski hit
the game winning home run from this point in 1960.
That's Nabil and his friend Jodi
This cafe is under the Tribune offices.
One of the more recent updates... A photo by misty from the all star
game.