Bay City, Day 3 - Into Nova Albion

I had wanted to attend the Oxbridge Christmas ball I crossed into Miramare, and headed toward the Nova Albion infohub. For the most part, my route had been sparsely populated, save at the infohubs. This was no exception. I moved in to see who might be exchanging ideas when I came upon this scene. As I have a philosophical objection to people who ride pot-smoking creatures, I avoided them.


Instead of good old-fashioned steam, these people seem to burn oil for fuel. That can't end well. Below, the Second Life Oil & Petroleum Co., for SLOPCO.

For a completely different style of power, how about a windmill? It was like seeing a little piece of Holland dropped into the city. Built by Mrs. Pituca FairChang (with a remarkable 5/17/03 rez date), it's a little haven of the old-fashioned among the modern.

The architecture of the era was not soothing. Some pieces were quite creative, while others made me fear for the future.

Spelling aside, the Armord store was impressive in its own way, though not so aesthetically pleasing. And wait - is that a panda climbing up the tower to the right? By Jove, I think it is!

The nostalgic part of the journey comes in the next and final installment, as I travel through the Ahern infohub.