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I learned a lot and met lots of new people at the NTC Conference. The Open Source people left a penguin outside my door. “This is not my new boyfriend,” I told all the raised eyebrows. Skipped Penguin Day to have fun with Dad.

The Conservatory in Volunteer Park is fabulous! Saw cactus in bloom. Left the disposable camera on a bench in the park (you’ll know it’s me by the purple cape) so no photos. Fremont’s public art is wonderful.

We saw “The Pillowman”. Scary and thought provoking look at how an artist reinterprets stories under the influence of a totalitarian state.

We took the Coast Starlight from Seattle to Portland. Beautiful scenery and comfortable seats!

Take the water taxi for a cheap ride around Manhattan.

The half price theater tickets are an excellent deal.

Visit the Cloisters. Hard to believe you are in New York.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is beautiful.

Ride the subway. It’s the fastest way to get around and you’ll get to see actual New Yorkers.

Gunderson’s Cannery Cafe is a great place to watch the ship channel and eat good food. Dad and I both enjoyed it tremendously.

We visited Fort Stevens and I (surprise) enjoyed it. “How come the barracks were so small?” pointing at these miniscule concrete pads. I must have asked 10 times. Dad’s face lit up and he told me they were the bathrooms. The rest of the barracks were on a platform. “When I was at Fort Something in Goergia, we’d go under the barracks for shade. I was there in spring and it was hot.”