Stuart Little Story

Ian Erlenbusch

2/11/15

4^th block

My Little Story

            The train started into the school slowly making way for toward my destination, The Great Library. I’ve only been there once when I was little and it seemed quite grand at the time but memory can be deceiving at times. So I am came back to capture it WITH THE POWERS OF A camera. The camera itself was expensive. It was a CANON EOS C500 4K Cinema camera. I have to make sure not to lose otherwise I will be lose a rather large amount of cash.

            It was a two hour train ride but it was worth it to see The Great Library and all of it’s “Glory”. The tables were huge, the lights like suns, and the room was gargantuan! The books were 3 times the height of a truck. The floor was speckled in spots that were of different color the size of my feet! I decided to get in a little tram they had set-up for giving tours, hoping it would be faster than walking. The bookshelves were the size of skyscrapers and the ceiling felt like it was miles up. The tour guide wasn’t amazing and I heard all I needed to know and took the pictures I wanted so I got off at the third stop and made my way back to the entrance. I had planned a flight over to The Commons a month before hand so I could have a first class seat. The airport was nearby and the flight wasn’t long so I was there in no time flat.

I got my luggage and went to the Holiday Inn to check into my hotel room since I knew it would take more time than I had to look around The Commons. I pulled out my laptop and ordered some pizza from Little Caesars. I decided not to try to explore the commons since it was getting late. The next day I went down to the little area I could eat in the hotel and ate 3 pancakes, a cinnamon roll, and 2 donuts so I was a bit more than full. Regardless I set out to The Commons. The Commons were even larger than The Great Library by 2 times. The tiles were the length of a car! The creases in the ground are so large that I have to step over them so I don’t trip. Walking over to one of the stadium sized trophy cases with my trusty camera; I took a picture of the soccer trophies. The room is so large that they provide carts for easy movement from case to case. I stopped in front of a what I think was a painting, it could have been a projection for all I knew. Regardless I took and pick and returned to the hotel to pack, sleep, and then check out to go to the next destination, The Stage.

            I checked out of the hotel and picked up a train ticket. The train ride would be a few hours long but it would be a bit more enjoyable than a plane. The train came equipped with all sorts of good things like plugs so I could charge my laptop so I could render my photos and check my social media since my phone was broken. They also came equipped with food carts but I was smart enough to bring my own stuff for the train ride. The ride went by quickly and I found myself already checking into the second hotel. The hotel was quite nice and even had a pool, not that I planned in swimming in it.  My rooms were rather neat and well maintained. I unpacked my things and ordered another pizza this time from Dominos.

            The next morning I found myself completely flipped around in my bed for some reason and my pillows were all over the floor. I didn’t think much of it, it wasn’t my problem but regardless I put the pillows on the bed and sort of but not quite fixed the bed sheets. I decided to take the stairs down instead of the elevator since I was only on the second floor and calling a elevator would take longer than just going down the stairs. As I exited the hotel I noticed that I forgot my camera but I didn’t need it really since the last area I was going to be at wasn’t hard to imagine nor remember. I got on a bus and in no time flat I arrived at the stage. It was rather large looking out over a sea of ominous seats that had no one sitting in them. It was more eerie than anything with the main color of the place being black. The floor was made of solid wood and in some places concrete. There was a huge piano in the corner and an elevated platform above me which had a elevator going up to it. Unfortunately I am afraid of heights and didn’t have any desire to go up there.

I wondered around a bit more but there wasn’t much more to see unfortunately the only thing left to see was a few rather large spot lights. For some reason I expected more than what was there and promptly left. With disappointment mocking me I returned to my hotel, got packed, and flew home. The trip was fun for the most part but I look forward to the next trip more so than anything.