Philadelphia at sunset (from the Delaware river).
	The Philadelphia skyline, as seen from the Delaware river.

  Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the landscape; the pictures I took there are mainly of my attendance at Linux Expo.


SEATTLE, WA (May 1999)

	A view of the Space Needle and the Seattle skyline.
	The Seattle skyline receding towards the water, with the Space Needle on to the left.

SAN FRANCISCO & SAN JOSE, CA (August 1999)

  I spent a day wandering around San Francisco with my new friend Mikey, who was a fellow friend and houseguest of Craig. We had a great time, even though I did make him stop and wait for me to take the occasional picture. We were also quite silly in that we walked *all day long* (much to our poor feets' dismay) and never took the famous San Francisco trolley. *shrug*

	This is the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Unfortunately, we went into San Francisco on a Wednesday, when the museum was closed (argh!!), but I got this picture anyway. The white building in the back is not part of the museum.
	A corner of the SFMOMA and a neat-looking building (photo center) with a barely discernable spike.
	Coit Tower. Supposedly a phenomenal view, Mikey and I got to the base and no further; we chose to spare our feet for the long hike over hill and dale to Lombard Street.
	A view looking up Lombard Street, towards the 8-curve portion at the far end, the Curviest Street in the World.
	The Curviest Street in the World: Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA. Yes, we walked all the way up Lombard Street. Yes, it was very hot, sunny, and we were dead tired. But we had too-- if I didn't, I'd feel guilty for years following for the urban planning professors I would have let down by not climbing it when I had the opportunity.
	A view of San Francisco (with Coit Tower and St. Peter & Paul's (?) Church) from a street two east of Lombard Street, almost at the top of the hill.
	The Marriot Hotel in San Francisco. I took pictures before I knew what it was, but it is supposedly known for its interesting architecture. People either love it or hate it; I love it.
	The famous TransAmerica building. Looked pretty cool.
	St.Peter & Paul's Church, I believe. Unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to go in, but it's set across from a nice little park, near...Chinatown, I think..?
	One of the (many) great things about San Francisco is the profusion of little gardens (green vistas!) dispersed through-out the city. And not only are there a fair amount of them, but they're quite nice, too! One of the best ones is the Yerba Buena Gardens, right off Market Street, if I recall correctly, and also adjoining the SFMOMA on one side, and with the Marriot rising over us on the other. Mikey and I took a small break there; it was so nice and sunny.... and it was an excuse to SIT DOWN. *smile*
	The one picture of San Jose-- about an hour or so south of San Francisco, below San Mateo-- this is the famous (and quite orange) Tech Museum. I didn't bother going, but the architecture/color is interesting.

BOSTON, MA (August 1999)

The Hancock Tower (1969-73?) in Boston. Not to be confused with the John Hancock Center in Chicago.