So I haven't been able to update the blog here as much as I would like because our host hotel charges a daily rate for wireless internet access.  Which I can hardly believe.  While the hotel is stunningly beautiful, it's very expensive, which is the reason I chose not to stay there.  I'm staying at a holiday inn a few blocks away for a quarter of the price.  But that means that during the day, I don't have internet.  Unless I want to pay $20 a day...and I don't.  So please excuse my lack of updates, and I'll do a nice report when I return over the weekend.  In the meantime, here's a photo of the lobby of the Palmer House, and the view out my window at the Holiday Inn.  Pretty sweet stuff!  Also, again, I'm sending out updates from my phone on twitter, so sign up there if you haven't already.