Chelsea's Dining and Bowling

I always enjoy discovering new places in Second Life, but I often don't have as much time to explore as I'd like. That's why I try to find excuses to teleport away from my home besides to shopping malls. I created a column called "Simseeing" for RezLibris magazine which I still try to write, although the magazine comes out less frequently now. For "Eye on the Grind," I also wanted to try my hand at a travel-related column and thought "Dulcie's Destinations" might be a good title for it.

For "Dulcie's Destinations," I decided to focus on fun places to go with friends. That doesn't mean I won't cover educational places or art venues. After all, I am a librarian, and those places can be fun, too. I also might cover events from time to time. But, mostly, I will concentrate on places where people can hang out and enjoy themselves. My hope is to visit those places with my SING buddies, but I will try them out first and write my impressions to share with them and the readers of this blog.

Browsing the Destination Guide, I found a cute place called "Chelsea's Diner and Bowling Alley" under the games listings. I had never bowled before in Second Life and wondered what it would be like. Teleporting to the sim, I landed right outside a pretty blue and pink building that housed the diner, bowling alley, and an arcade game room. The diner is 50's styled with booths, a juke box, and even waitress service by a girl in period dress.

Bowling Alley at Chelsea's

The bowling alley has three lanes. A notecard gives instructions on how to start a game. You receive a ball that you wear, go into mouselook, and release down the alley. After a few practice shots, all of which ended up in the gutter, I actually started hitting pins. My last round was even a strike. Although I was the only player, I was congratulated for winning the game when my rounds were over. I can't wait to try this with a group. The best thing is it's all free, but you can tip the alley.

Arcade at Chelsea's

After bowling, I took a peek at the arcades room which also seemed like fun, but I didn't have time to try any of the games. I went outside and glanced around the sim which had beautiful flowers and a mountain in the distance. I plan to go back again and see more of it with and without my friends. It's definitely one destination that is worth visiting.

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Originally posted in "Eye on the Grind" blog