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A MIDWESTERN ADVENTURE
KANSAS CITY AND BEYOND
October 5, 2005 - Two things are very true about my travels these days: every trip outside Austin's City Limits becomes more and more precious, and every return trip to Kansas City is like a delirious, naughty rendezvous with an old flame.  Both parts of this statement held true as Laura and I topped off the gas in her car and headed north, through Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas to arrive in that magical little land that holds a special place in my heart:

Kansas City.

And so the short visit was filled with delights, laughs and the usual staples of enormous KC sized meals I caught up with the quickly changing downtown, the ever present art scene, my old school and the attempts to improve the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.  To catch a sense of just what happens on the road, take a trip all your own.  And watch out for hypnotic Chinatown cats.


A note to SCHLIEFKEVISION readers: since I've gotten my new camera, I've been experimenting with video clips, and now my humble editing prowess is hopefully on display in good form.  They rely on Quicktime, so if you don't have it, you can download it here.  Unfortunately, it now comes bundled with iTunes, so you can be one step from joining the growing line of hipsters by owning your very own newfangled iPod.

The Itinerary:

click on a link below or start your very own Midwestern excursion by
reading road trippin'

KC Index Page
Road Trippin'
The City
Arthur Bryant's: King of Food
Red Hots
The Arts
Pictures from Kansas City
Precious Moments
Remember This
Neil Diamond in Houston