Panoramic Europe / America ’10
Tue Dec 22, 2009 23:06 (UTC -5)During my European adventure this summer, I took a lot of panoramic photos. Well, I took the individual photos that I would later stitch into panoramas once I got back home. And once I got back home, I did just that. Then I posted them on Facebook, which didn’t really do them justice because they were all resized to be all tiny-like. I’d been meaning to post full-size versions of the best ones here on The World of Stuff, so I’ve done that now. Enjoy Panoramic Europe!
The summer of ’08 consisted mainly of me hanging out and throwing around baseballs with some of my friends, but that’s not to say we didn’t have big plans. My friend Nick, a history buff, floated around the idea of going on a road trip to see some Civil War battlefields, possibly the next summer, but that didn’t materialize.
Now, it’s official. Nick, Mike, and TJ asked me if I wanted to go with them on a two-week road trip in June 2010. They plan to visit Atlanta, Washington, New York, Boston, and Gettysburg. It won’t be all battlefields, as I could have guessed. Nick and TJ plan to go to a pizza restaurant near Atlanta to see if they can eat an 11-pound pizza in an hour. And I’m sure that won’t be the only crazy hap to happen.
I told my parents about the plans, and they didn’t say I could go, but they also didn’t say I couldn’t go. I figure that if they let me go to Europe for two months with people they didn’t know, they’ll let me go up north for two weeks with people they do know. Ah, to be trusted. It is good.
It might sound strange that I want to go on this trip because I just said that I don’t have enough money to go on another trip to Europe. But the projected cost for next summer’s road trip is much less than what I spent on plane and train tickets before setting foot in the airport in May. We’re talking apples and oranges here. Well, more like apples and… tiny apples.
Inevitable misreading: “Panoramic Europe-America ’10?” I put spaces around the slash for a reason. No excuses.
Here’s a video showing Every Nickelback Wikipedia Page Vandalism Ever. Warning: there’s Nickelback music, so turn your sound off. (Via waxy.org)
This would be fun to try if I were good at making stuff: Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock. (Via Lifehacker)
5 comments
#1 by Wendy: Wed Dec 23, 2009 07:36 (UTC -5)
Are you familiar with Sara Rue’s (sp?) “Assassination Vacation”? Check it out.
#2 by Fabiola Hernandez: Wed Dec 23, 2009 08:21 (UTC -5)
That sounds awesome! I was in Washington DC yesterday for the first time and it was breath-taking, especially since the whole city was covered in two feet of snow :D You have to visit the Georgetown area which is (surprise, surprise!) next to Georgetown University. It’s super cutesy and picturesque with cafes and shops everywhere.
#3 by Jordon Kalilich: Wed Dec 23, 2009 08:29 (UTC -5)
Wendy: Do you mean this? The premise sounds interesting.
Fabiola: I don’t know how long we’ll be in Washington, but probably not more than a few days. I know there are a lot of touristy things to do in the city, but I’ll see if I can’t slip away to an area like Georgetown.
#4 by Kate: Thu Dec 24, 2009 09:01 (UTC -5)
I definitely like the idea of subject trips. I’ve had the “funeral doom” trip to Finland, and the “Esperanto” trip to Europe. Actually, the second one wasn’t fully devoted to its subject, but the first one was: the first sign came when we were leaving Russia and the driver of the minibus said: “The process of passing through customs is very simple: …” then his voice was interrupted by sounds of machine-gun fire.
#5 by Jordon Kalilich: Thu Dec 24, 2009 09:39 (UTC -5)
The photos from your trip are really interesting. I’d like to hear more about what you did.