It turns out Wi-Fi at the hotel this weekend wasn’t complimentary, and we decided to opt out since we wouldn’t really be using it very often, so I didn’t tweet as much as I thought I would. We came back late last night and I have so much to share. It’s too overwhelming to try and organize right now, but I’m still mega excited so I’m just going to list out some highlights.
Weekend of Awesome at World Steam
✓ Went to a Titanic exhibit and saw real artifacts from the ocean floor.
✓ Saw groups in full period Edwardian dress
✓ Rode a train
✓ Chased a woman on a dutch bicycle
✓ Took a lesson in Baritsu (fighting style of Sherlock Holmes)
✓ Stood in the Wright Brothers house to learn Katherine Wright was pretty amazing (Why didn’t we learn about her in History class?)
✓ Had some amazing vegan Chicago style cheese-less pizza
✓ Lost a contact lens and spent a two days a little blurry
✓ Played Munchkin with strangers until 2am
✓ Picked out a new fox toe ring
✓ Tried a real corset for the first time
✓ Ate at an 18th century restaurant and had lemonade out of a pasta straw
✓ Had Edwardian style tea time
✓ Went to a midnight carnival (where I saw an amazing ariel performance)
✓ Was winked and waved at by Jody Ellen of Abney Park, and I caught it on video
✓ A little old lady stopped me to say she had a hat just like mine when she was in her twenties (1930s), and it was her favorite.
And of course, I photographed everything along the way. I can’t wait to go into more detail! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! =)
10 Comments
Lena
5 Jun 2012 at 4:04 pmThe expo is always a blast, but I have to say (and I’m probably biased since I know them) – the Weird Sisters Circus aerial performance (http://weirdsisterscircus.com/) was the best part!
Sarah Von
31 May 2012 at 6:51 pmEdwardian style tea?! So, so awesome.
Jessica
31 May 2012 at 12:09 amI’ve never been fully immersed in steam-punk culture before, but I eagerly await your photos as a good introduction! This sounds awesome.
Shauna
30 May 2012 at 7:42 pmI’m just going to sit over here in the corner and be insanely jealous.
jaclyn
30 May 2012 at 12:22 pmThat sounds like so much fun! I’ve never been to a steampunk con, but I’ve been to quite a few anime and general cons. Nothing is better than a building filled with things you love and PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND YOUR LOVE. I’m glad you had a great time and I can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures! I’m hoping to do a steampunk-esque cosplay soon, based on The Protomen, so I’ll be looking for lots of inspiration!
christina
30 May 2012 at 12:15 pmThat actually sounds really fun!
Mariana
30 May 2012 at 7:53 amEverything sounds amazing!
What exactly is a World Steam Expo? Is it to do with the steampunk genre? 🙂
Sara
30 May 2012 at 10:51 amYou’re spot on, Mariana! World Steam Expo is a giant Steampunk convention! People walked around in costume, and they had panels for pretty much everything you could think of – sword and cane fighting to proper gentleman’s etiquette of the time period! It was definitely all new to me but really really interesting.
Beatrice
30 May 2012 at 6:29 amthat sounds like an awesome weekend. and I loooove Munchkin!! it’s such a fun game! can’t wait to see more pictures 🙂
Sara
30 May 2012 at 10:51 amThanks, Beatrice! It was a blast! I can’t wait to share everything, it was too fun.