Was it an anthropological expedition, or sociological exploration? Or is that all just semantics? I think the latter (ahh, but which latter?). First trip to a gun show. Interesting times. The bulk ammo booth was hopping, completely encircled and about 3-4 people deep. No wonder I can't find any .357 magnum (or much of anything else) these days.
The conversations with friends were much more interesting actually. As were the art artifacts from the Saddam era. Crazy stuff...