I have to start any visit to Prime at my "pet project," Aether Education and Travel Bureau. Having done tours in Second Life and beyond for nearly 4 years, I've amassed a lot of tour cards (understatement)--Aether is where they're housed in-world, along with pictures of the locations. There's also a Caledon Air Transit (CAT) terminal just behind the building which is nice for those wanting to tour the nation by air.
Funny story about this location--when I first arrived in Caledon, I saw an open meter right behind the Caledon Welcome Center and I paid it, excitedly shooting off a notecard to a Desmond Shang, letting him know how excited I was to be a new resident. Well, the open meter was a mistake, but Des managed to put me in touch with a few people and I settled under the floating mountain in Morgaine. It took about two years and multiple tenants, but eventually I finally got that first parcel I noticed in Caledon, the one in Prime nestled right behind the Caledon Welcome Center. :)
Right across the way from Aether stands the Prime location of retailer lassitude & ennui. L & E is a long time fixture in Caledon--the first time I came across them was in their old Mayfair location (circa 2008). They specialize in Victorian Steampunk fashions and are worth a looksee (visitors can pick up a free box of shoes!).
To the south, visitors will find Fable Gardens and the entrance to the Caledon Primtionary stage. The area on the ground is nice and relaxed, looking out over the sea under Steam SkyCity, but on Friday nights at 6pm slt, the place comes alive with the weekly Primtionary games, hosted by AV Parabola.
Further down the southern edge of the sim is Ordinal Enterprises. Ordinal Malaprop is one of the founding members of Caledon and, any Caledonian worth their salt must have at least one of her firearms (usually several)--it's like a right of passage.
Right across from Ordinal Enterprises is the Vannevar Bush Reading Garden, hosted by Caledon Library founder and head librarian, JJ Drinkwater. The Reading Garden is, of course, focused on books and the love of reading. One of it's tongue-in-cheek features is the Inter-Library Loan, a book slinging catapult.
Walking north along the eastern side of the sim, visitors will come across RavZstein Cove Gardens, currently outfitted for the haunting season. The Gardens here have a great view of the islands to the east, including Loch Avie and Llyr.
Not far from RavZstein Cove Gardens, visitors can find the Virtual Kennel Club Dog Park, another long standing Prime feature. The dog park allows patrons to adopt virtual dogs and play with them on the various obstacles stationed around the park. It's a fun way to spend a bit of time, plus you get to take home a virtual furry pal. :)
We end this short tour just shy of where we started, at the Caledon Welcome Centre. Sponsored by the Caledon Library, the Centre offers newcomers and visitors information about Caledon, it's culture and it's history. It's also a comfy spot to just hang out with a few friends and chat.
Exiting out the back door of the Welcome Centre leads to...tada!...the Aether Education and Travel Bureau. See? Full circle. :)
A great kickoff for the blog! (And a nice choice of background. :)) It's great to have people preserve the history of the Steamlands.
ReplyDeleteA "lowly" catgirl resident, though? Madam, you are far too modest!