{"id":933,"date":"2013-06-27T10:29:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T10:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/?p=933"},"modified":"2013-07-25T12:25:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T12:25:26","slug":"out-and-about-in-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/27\/out-and-about-in-columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Out and About in Columbus!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-934\" alt=\"Columbus\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/Columbus-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/Columbus-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/Columbus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/Columbus.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em>Origins Related Posts:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/18\/what-i-played-at-origins\/\">What I Played at Origins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/21\/the-faces-of-origins\/\">The Faces of Origins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/21\/origins-overview\/\">Origins Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/27\/out-and-about-in-columbus\/\">Out &amp; About in Columbus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/24\/vivajava-the-coffee-game-the-dice-game\/\">VivaJava The Coffee Game: The Dice Game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/25\/angry-dice\/\">Angry Dice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/07\/08\/pixel-lincoln-preview\/\">Pixel Lincoln<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/07\/10\/bruges\/\">Bruges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/07\/12\/frog-flip\/\">Frog Flip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/07\/17\/carnival\/\">Carnival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/07\/23\/star-trek-attack-wing\/\">Star Trek Attack Wing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2013\/07\/25\/origins-wrap-up-post\/\">Origins Wrap-up Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Out and About in Columbus!<\/strong><br \/>\nI like to travel and thus when I was attending the Origins Game Fair in Columbus I did my best to get an idea of what the town was like. The photo above is the skyline of downtown from across the river, near the science center.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-935\" alt=\"IMG_2343-Edit\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2343-Edit-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2343-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2343-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThis is a shot of the downtown area from North Bank Park.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-943\" alt=\"IMG_2014-Edit\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2014-Edit-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2014-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2014-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2014-Edit.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThis is a day time photo from the same location. It goes to show you just how much of a difference the time of day makes.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-936\" alt=\"IMG_2279-Edit\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2279-Edit-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2279-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2279-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nOne of the rail road bridges that lead into the city. The track actually goes straight to the convention center.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-937\" alt=\"IMG_2274-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2274-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2274-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2274-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nNear downtown there was this crazy torch arch thingy. I never did find out what it was.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-938\" alt=\"columbussquare\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/columbussquare-1024x668.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/columbussquare-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/columbussquare-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/columbussquare.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nOne day I took the morning off from the convention and walked down to the square in the center of town. There was a really nice bistro and coffee shop a block away!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-939\" alt=\"statehouse\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/statehouse-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/statehouse-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/statehouse-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/statehouse.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI also took an hour and did a tour of the old Statehouse.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-940\" alt=\"IMG_2737_8_9\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2737_8_9-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2737_8_9-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2737_8_9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThe ceiling of the rotunda in the Statehouse.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-941\" alt=\"IMG_2734-Edit-Edit\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2734-Edit-Edit-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2734-Edit-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2734-Edit-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThis life size bust of Abraham Lincoln in the Statehouse is said to be the most realistic depiction of Lincoln. After modeling for it, he himself said so.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-944\" alt=\"light\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/light1-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/light1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/light1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/light1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThe back half of the Statehouse was absolutely\u00a0gorgeous.\u00a0Unfortunately\u00a0I didn&#8217;t have a wide enough lens to really get the full scope. You&#8217;d really need a low 14mm or fisheye to get a shot of it all.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-945\" alt=\"dragonthing\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/dragonthing-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/dragonthing-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/dragonthing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/dragonthing.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThis Griffin looking thing was some sort of seal that they had in the old catacombs underneath the Statehouse.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-947\" alt=\"IMG_2794\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2794-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2794-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2794-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/IMG_2794.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI know it&#8217;s dorky but I thought this was so cool and it stinks that the lighting and set-up was bad so that I couldn&#8217;t get a decent photo of it. This is a map of Ohio&#8217;s counties with each county made of a different rocks and the cool thing is that the actually rocks in the map were shipped in from each of the counties!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-949\" alt=\"market\" src=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/market-1024x613.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/market-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/market-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/..\/Pics\/market.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nOther places I also enjoyed around town were the North Market which had yummy food and lots of cool stuff to see and\u00a0Goodale Park which was only about a half mile from the hotel and was a good place to go walk in the mornings.<\/p>\n<p>If I end up going to Origins again, I\u00a0definitely\u00a0want to hit up German Town. It&#8217;s a section near the south side of the city that has an old timey look with lots of shops and\u00a0restaurants. Not only do I think I could get a lot of great pics there but I simply think it would be a fun area to checkout.\u00a0I also really wanted to do the Science Center and the Zoo but both were things I&#8217;d want to do with Lisa and since she wasn&#8217;t there I decided to skip them, but I&#8217;ve heard nothing but great things about both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Origins Related Posts: What I Played at Origins The Faces of Origins Origins Overview Out &amp; About in Columbus VivaJava The Coffee Game: The Dice Game Angry Dice Pixel Lincoln Bruges Frog Flip Carnival Star Trek Attack Wing Origins Wrap-up Post Out and About in Columbus! 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