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SCHLIEFKEVISIONdotcom

The online chronicles of a painter living in Austin, Texas

AN UNEXPECTED TRIP TO THE OLD HOMETOWN

SCHENECTADY
AND BEYOND!

 
June 4, 2005 - I pooled what little luck and resources I have remaining and was able to swap a painting for a round trip ticket to Upstate New York to visit my ailing grandfather and help celebrate his birthday. 

Traveling on such short notice put a sizeable spring in my step, and I paced as much into two weeks as one could imagine - hanging out with family, visiting seedy bars, filling my body with some of the best hot dogs I have ever tasted, and running through Boston and Cambridge, even making a visit to my old place of employment and visiting the cold, grey world of cubes I left behind three years ago.

There's plenty more coming that will flesh out the random adventures that fell into my lap, including a night at the track, a date with Darth Vader, and a quest to celebrate my distaste for the British at the Boston Tea Party boat.

So without any more words, here are the stories and pictures that begin to resemble the trip back to my hometown.

Click Here to
Start your journey through the Capital District


 

Running with the Relatives  
Amsterdam, New York Meatloaf Battle
Troy, New York Troy's Hot Dog Battle:
Famous Lunch
vs.
Gus's Hot Dogs
Schenectady, New York Shots of the Pieta
Back to the Past:
Riding Through Scotia
A Night at the Races