Tue - August 12, 2003

Inge's first trip to B&H



Inge and Todd outside the big kids toy store

Our goal was the Museum of Natural History. What did we want to learn about? The Flora and Fauna of New York? Dinosaurs? The Ocean World? Fie, Fie I say! Chocolate was our quest. The museum was hosting an exhibition of the history and manufacture of chocolate. The exhibit was (dare I say?) mouth watering. And to top it all off, it ended conveniently at the gift shop were Miss Inge bought $45 worth of chocolate bars. We only had a few minutes before closing to see any other exhibits because we got there a little late because we had a few stops to make...

First, Kiehls . For those of you not familiar with this NY landmark, it is an old pharmacy that makes incredible lotions, creams, oil, and beauty products. Inge spent a about a half hour sniffing, sampling, and shopping while I squatted outside around the corner trying (and succeeding) to get on someone's Wi-Fi network to check email.

Next stop, B&H Photo .

I know, I know, I already have 2 digital cameras. Why do I (we) need another?

I'm glad you asked. You see my other 2 are either too big or too slow. I need one for taking happy snaps, that has large enough files for small prints, and, most importantly, will fit in your pocket. At the wedding I didn't want to break the lines of my new suit by trying to cram a big camera in my pocket. Enter the Casio Exilim S3 , yeah baby! I have been coveting this camera for a month or so and being so close to B&H, it seemed like the right thing to do. To top it of, Inge Kautzmann, Miss Marketing Director of the Best Photo School in the World has never been to this Photo/Video Equipment mecca. If you've never been, it is a lot like Santa's workshop with interesting characters in odd costumes taking care of customers. The toys come up from the basement, get put in baskets that ride in tracks in the ceiling, finally coming to rest at the pickup area. the whole process is fun, wondrous, and efficient. We got our camera, loaded it with batteries and memory, and took the first picture outside to document the historic occasion.

Next Stop, the Museum of Natural History . It's big, it's old, it's cool, it's got dead dinosaurs in the lobby. And for a limited time, it has chocolate (see above).

We hoped to get down to SoHo to see some galleries but we arrived too late. On the way to find some food I spotted this store window which displayed this:

I alerted Inge and she went in muttering that they wouldn't have her size. The response to her query was this:

Note the look of joy on her face

She ended up finding 3 pairs of boots for herself and a pair of shoes for me. Not a bad day.

A girl and her loot

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