If I can make it happen, I try to get out to Coney Island on every trip to the city. A nice train ride down […]
photo friday: snow in the city
I love fresh snow in the city! So magical….
photo friday: the high line
Back in 2012, Camille and I explored the High Line for the first time. Since that time, the walk has been extended, and I have […]
nyc: snow
In the week leading up to our trip, the weather forecast was all over the place. Sunny, rainy, snowy, windy. We had no idea what […]
nyc: hamilton
The play of the year. Or the play of decade. Depends on who you ask, I suppose. But Camille has been listening to and drooling […]
photo friday: nine hours at JFK
When we booked our tickets to Ireland, we had a nice, reasonable layover at JFK. But with schedule changes, our layover at JFK increased to […]
Ireland Trip: Day 0
Zoom Zoom Zoom. In the end we decided to travel carry-on only, so the girls and I wheeled our bags out the door and across […]
nyc at thanksgiving – nov 2014
summary posts: photo friday: prospect park – 23 nov 2014 photo friday: coney island – 23 nov 2014 photo friday: skating at rockefeller center – […]
photo friday: union square and beyond
On the finaly day of our Thanksgiving week in NYC, we went shopping, breaking my “Buy Nothing Day” rules. First stop was the holiday market […]
photo friday: macy’s thanksgiving day parade
And finally! The reason I decided we should take at least one trip to NYC over Thanksgiving …. the parade!! We got up early, very […]
photo friday: on broadway
After our leisurely lunch at Tavern on the Green, we headed (in the snow!) down to Broadway. Over everything else playing, the girls had chosen […]
photo friday: tavern on the green
Another item on my NYC wish list was to take the girls to Tavern on the Green for lunch. More expensive than most places where […]
photo friday: ellis island
The ferry to Liberty Island also includes a stop at Ellis Island. At one point, both of my girls were interested in immigration, but not […]
photo friday: statue of liberty
In the very early stages of planning, one of the first things I did was to book tickets to go to the crown of the […]
photo friday: times square to grand central station
After our morning and afternoon in Rockefeller Center, window shopping and at Radio City Music Hall, we then headed down towards Times Square so Camille […]
photo friday: window shopping in nyc
After skating and breakfast at Rockefeller Center and then at various times during the day, we had a hour or two to spend. We spent […]
photo friday: skating at rockefeller center
While planning our Thanksgiving week in New York City, I thought it might be fun for the girls to get a chance to skate at […]
photo friday: coney island
After our afternoon at Prospect Park, we hoped on the subway to the beach. The subway to the beach! Though it was dark and chilly, […]
photo friday: prospect park
After an earlier morning flight from ATL to LGA and a short taxi ride to Prospect Heights, we dropped our bags at our home away […]
photo friday: brooklyn
Brooklyn! It’s amazing how this place has changed over the past few years. We even hear that it is harder to find a place in […]