Stonehenge

Actual in game footage.

Actual Real-Life Footage (courtesy of Google Images).

I found a full scale replica of Stonehenge. Pretty close to real life if you ask me. I'm not really sure why you would need this in the game, but why not? Everything else is here, might as well add Stonehenge. I must say, being able to fly and teleport around the world is much easier than running or using a hovercar.

Rock Rock, Party It Up

Yeah baby, that's how I like it.

I found the Tropicano beach. This is where the Second Life Avatars party it up when everyone is at work. My guy got his grove on at the beach. As always, there was some seriously rocking music. I felt like I was really at a party, you know, minus the people and the booze, but there was music. I did find a few naked fellows wandering around this beach. Apparently it is called Tropicano Nude Beach. Go figure.

I'm not sure what is going on here, but he's not naked, and that's a plus.

Take me to the Moon

See the little white speck, that's me.

I found NASA. NASA is on Second Life. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration somehow found it's way on Second Life. The rockets were huge in the game. There were Apollo rockets, the moon lander, the space shuttle, Japanese Rockets, Russian Rockets, everything that went into outer space was there. Music here sucked, a big let down. I just need to find a way to fly these things...

Doing the happy dance.

Werewolves in London

I'll take the "the rapist" for $500, Trebek.

The music in this game is absolutely incredible. I'll play this game just to wander into different musical environments. In any case, I found my alter ego in a book club. The picture above is of him trying to play a scrabble like game. Too bad he was all alone, definitely need to make a group field trip back to play it.

Nothing out of the ordinary here, just keeping up to date with my progress in Second Life. On my way to the book club world I found a hovercraft. I couldn't steal it, instead a hitched a ride.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Why am I in just underwear? Weeeeeeeeeeee!

Land of Honey

This park was a recommendation to visit based on Second Life's "Must See" List. The view doesn't do much for me but the music that was playing was pretty cool. That was where the title comes into play, the Land of Honey. I believe that was what the song was called. The location of this park is riki's hobbitland, Astori. Possibly a reference to Lord of the Ring and it's hobbit like atmosphere.

Please don't drown little me.

Riders On the Storm

Another stop that I would make in France while visiting the Louvre would be the grave of Jim Morrison. Jim is buried at the Pere' Lachaise Cemetery in Eastern Paris, and his gravesite is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Paris.
Comparing the screenshot from Second Life to an image of the actual grave in Paris, I can see the amount of work that this fan has gone to in reproducing the grave site. The level of detail that they have reproduced is impressive. (screenshot from Second Life, and comparison image from here.)

Accidental White House visit

I am, admittedly, a geek. That's the reason why my next stop in Second Life was a curiosity based trip to Microsoft. I wanted to see whether Microsoft's base is Second Life was similar in any way to the real life headquarters in Redmond, WA. Now, while drifting around Microsoft, I could see many things that would not seem out of place in realty. Then, I had a viewer glitch. Somehow my avatar got trapped beneath Microsoft Island. I did get to see quite a bit of the underwater environment in Second Life, no fish, just water and more water.
After my swim, I finally resurfaced above ground, right outside the White House. I have never been to the White House, but I don't imagine I would get within five feet of the main structure, and only get greeted by almost thirty secret service personnel, saying "Welcome." It definitely is a different world, I am impressed by the approach that has been taken to provide information about whatever the user would like to investigate. The amount of information available in Second Life is awe inspiring, to say the least. (one image from Second Life, the other is from here.)