I love the San Francisco airport tower.
Rainbow lights.
Lots of plugs.
We took the red eye to New York City. If you can get a good sleep on the plane, the red eye saves you the cost of a hotel and gives you more time to do stuff.
Lots of people already tired.
Getting a window seat definitely helps. Me using my coat as an eye mask to block the light.
Ogii behind me. We normally sit beside each other, but if we're both planning on sleeping, getting two window seats is better. Her trying to sleep on me is not as comfortable for us both.
Long strings of lights on the highways.
New York City.
So many bridges and islands.
A fair number of people had these Patagonia bags, but they were rather blocky and didn't have lots of outside pockets.
Ogii by a LEGO Statue of Liberty.
Drawing of the city.
I wanted a picture of Ogii by it, but she had already walked through this door, and security wouldn't let her back. Dude, she just walked through three seconds ago and it's a clear window so you can see it's still her.
All of the Global Entry appointments in San Francisco and Los Angeles had been booked for months, but the one at JFK had some openings, so I had booked one for an hour after we landed.
It was very fast and easy. They confirmed my identity, took my fingerprints, and it was all done in under five minutes.
Up to the AirTrain.
Getting on.
Entering New York.
It's rather expensive; nearly $9 to go just a little ways. I think it would have been better to extend the subway to the airport instead of building an entirely different, more expensive system.
Thankfully you can pay both the AirTrain and the NYC subway with a tap credit card; you don't need to buy a separate transit card first.
It takes about the same amount of time to get into Manhattan via the subway...
... as via a car, although a car is a bit faster.
On the subway.
There was a large variety of people, both ethnic and social class, in Brooklyn, but by the time we got to Manhattan, it was mostly richer white people left.
I think one of the best parts of living in NYC would be going to all of the small theaters scattered around, if you can afford it.
Food carts are all over.
We stayed at Yotel because it was close to the convention center and cheap compared to the other nearby hotels.
It's mostly all automated; no human interaction.
We needed to change clothes to go to the Vision Expo but our room wasn't ready yet as it was only 10am, so we changed in one of their general bathrooms.
The we stored our bags.
You put your bags in this box...
... and then a robot arm puts them away.
A video.
Old church.
It contrasts nicely with the new skyscrapers.
There are some really cool ones.
Mural.
The convention center.
Getting our badges.
Vision Expo East in New York City is just like Vision Expo West in Las Vegas except the NYC one has more vendors.
Opening night party.
That free sloth backpack is cute, but we're trying not to get more stuff.
My favorite part of vision expo is looking at the new funky frames.
With gold inserts.
Very round.
All different shapes and colors of lenses.
Cartier.
I don't think most people could pull of wearing this normally during the day.
Very crazy ones.
Some of the vendors dressed up.
And some are really dressed up.
Others have fun displays.
Or selfie spots.
So many colors.
Showing off the strength of their frame.
Ogi frames.
You can try on the glasses virtually...
... by looking in the camera.
Very thick frames.
Zenni optical; I think a lot of doctors don't like them because they take away from their sales.
A catwalk for frames.
A video.
Essilor Luxottica is buying up many other brands.
They're starting to have 3D printed frames that you can design yourself or that smaller companies can design.
Although I wonder how the liability works if the frames break and the wearer's eye is damaged. The company rep I talked to said it all falls on the designer. Most of the larger companies that sell prescription glasses in the US conform to ANSI Z80.5 Requirements for Ophthalmic Frames, but that's not legally required to sell glasses frames.
This one was really cool.
Very intricate how the two lines weave around each other.
More standard looking but very colorful.
Care Credit used to always give out little ducks. Now they've transitioned to a little bag with a stuffed animal.
This other company has ducks, though.
In the back are the cheaper Asian manufacturers.
And lab suppliers.
This woman's outfit and entire look was awesome.
Getting my shoes shined.
Very tall ceiling.
A very long line...
... for making t-shirts.
Portable equipment is becoming more popular.
Various manufacturers had them, including these slit lamps...
... and these slit lamps...
... and these b-scan ultrasound devices.
Handheld IOP measurement.
There were also a ton of anterior segment cameras.
Another.
And another.
Example pictures. Some cameras were built into the slip lamps; others used your smart phone.
Light therapy is also becoming more popular, mostly for dry eye and rosacea.
Cool logo.
Artisan mocktails.
One with a bubble.
Garden Market.
Where many people were eating. Too many for the number of chairs they had, so people were sitting all over.
Big chair statue.