WorldCon 2008 and Denver Scenery
Aug 6-10, 2008

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Giant blue bear statue peering into the Denver Convention Center Denver Convention Center Bear silhouette Bear Denver's pedestrian mall
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View from the 19th floor of the Hyatt (DCC on the left) Bubba Gump Shrimp was right below our window (well, 19 stories down) Robin Roberts (biographer of Anne McCaffrey) Robin Roberts  
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  Anne with the Pern globe made by Steven Beard Break in the clouds KC and Me! Night view from 19th floor
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Night view of the big blue bear The wonderful room Pam and I shared (before we littered it with books) Work in progress Sculpture in the Hyatt Fan made "Space Girls" costumes
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Fan made Star Fleet "Supreme Dress Uniforms" Fan made "Vorkosigan House Livery" and "Vorkosigan Onesie" inspired by Bujold's books Fan made "flower creature" costume inspired by a video game Battlestar Galactica model ship Battlestar Galactica model ship - Colonial Viper
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Battlestar Galactica models - Cylon Raiders 2001 inspired model Enterprise Pam! Me!
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Groovy ceiling Denver's light rail goes right on the city streets Cityscape Big Blue Bear Mountains around Denver
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Looking down at the little park outside the DCC Part of my explorations....should I be here? Cityscape View of the 5th floor balcony from up above....can I get to it? Well, I can see the balcony but the door is locked, bummer
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Scratch that itch Me and da bear We weren't the only convention that weekend, but we were the biggest Lost herd of buffalo Fountain
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Architecture Architecture Architecture Old cowboy statue Lovely ships in the window
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Bigger fountain Biggest fountain Denver state capitol building Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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Pipe organ and Rosette stained glass in the cathedral Cathedral interior Cathedral stained glass Cathedral interior architecture Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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Crab apples Stegosaurus fence panel Butterfly and bird fence panels Rose Denver county building
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Peach canna Canna Larry Niven Sharon Lee and Steve Miller My lovely new dragon opal necklace
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Pam relaxing Sunbeams Storms over the mountains Sunbeams Sunbeams
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Pockets of sun and storms Roller coasters Cityscape Big blue bear again Even princesses get phone calls
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Oh la la! Lacing of Pam's new dress Lovely Pam Cheryl and Pam Pictures on escalators (Pam and I can't resist!)
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Coming down Too funny Pam and the Stargate Marshmallow Pam The downpour that kept us from leaving the DCC.
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Look at the alien spacecraft! Pam and KC KC, Pam, and Cheryl Two spaceships -- we're being invaded! Another day, with clearer skies
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An odd place to leave a glass Sun on the mountains The first glass was taken...and replaced with another Collector's panel Dusk
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Dusk Night falls Pale sunrise Pam and KC Wait, that's not Elizabeth Moon! (No, it's Pam at the end of the line for her signature)
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KC braves the line for Lois Bujold Charles Stross Elizabeth Moon Pam and Chris Elizabeth and Charles exchange a look....
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Lois Bujold signing for KC Lois Bujold Pam, Kim, Julia, and Chris