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The Complaining

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Originally posted: 2011/12/09

We absolutely loved our trip to NYC, but…

Here’s our review of the things that could have been better:

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Our hotel does not provide free wireless internet (our blog posts were delayed).
They want $4.95/day for internet.  Not that we couldn’t afford it, but we refused to pay on principle.  The public library, airport, Starbucks, etc, all offer free Wi-Fi.  But to make matters worse, these clowns want $4.95/day per device!  We have two laptops and two phones, and there’s no way we would pay almost $20/day to have full connectivity, when other places (even hostels) offer it for free.

We love the location of this hotel, but when we return to NYC, we will not be staying here again.  They lost customers over a trivial Wi-Fi fee.  Yes, we left a review.  We checked with the hotel around the corner (which I stayed in several years ago), and they offer free WiFi, so we’ll most likely stay there next time, and enjoy the same great location.
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We Did It Our Way – Part 3

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Originally posted: 2011/12/09

…continued from: We Did It Our Way – Part 2

After the court-house, we headed to the Empire State Building.
Steampunk Wedding

Steampunk WeddingThese display gears worked well with our attire, so we had to stop and get a picture.

Steampunk WeddingHuge problems in the Empire State Building.  We were severely discriminated against.

The short story: we got kicked out.  But the long story is a little more interesting…

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We Did It Our Way – Part 2

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Originally posted: 2011/12/05

We were amazed at how many people were trying to figure us out during the day.  Only one guy got it right at the courthouse, when he said “Cool!  Steampunk!” as we were walking by.  Another person said “Time Travelers!”

But other assumptions were severely distorted.  Everything from ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ (from a subway drunk), to ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (in the Empire State Building Elevator), to ‘Napoleon’ (old guy selling things on the street corner).  Whether they understood us or not, they all cheered us on, and asked to take pictures.  Everywhere we went through the city, there were so many compliments and applauds.

Steampunk WeddingHer boots are the coolest!

Jenny did some custom modifications to her dress/corset. It originally had buttons on the front, but the buttons were plastic, and a few of them broke.  Jenny decided to sew in some gears to replace them; it actually looked better than the original.  She also sewed the train (I suppose you call it that) in place to give it a more elegant and flattering look.

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