photo friday: coney island
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 to the beach. Unfortunately, our past two trips have been in November and January — not a great time to go to the beach! Our next trip will be in
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 been eager to get back. Finally I was able to explore it on our trip in January. I always enjoy a good walk!
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 we would end up with, so we brought umbrellas, long underwear, and t-shirts. And we used it all. When we woke this morning, snow was in the forecast, so we
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 over Hamilton for months. And then we planned a trip to New York. The city. The home of Broadway. And Hamilton. Play sold out for months and months. Our friend
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 be NINE hours. Nine hours!! Who wants to spend nine hours in an airport? Instead, the girls and I looked into heading into the city for a couple of hours
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 the street to MARTA. After getting no help from the Delta ticket agents about printing our boarding passes for the JFK to Shannon part of the journey, we headed to
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 – 24 nov 2014 photo friday: window shopping in nyc photo friday: radio city music hall photo friday: times square to grand central station photo friday: statue of liberty photo friday:
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 at Union Square, then on to Forbidden Planet and The Strand. We then wandered down to Washington Square Park and SoHo before heading back to Brooklyn and JFK.
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 early. And dressed warmly. And headed to the subway to get to the UWS near Tavern on the Green. Just as we arrived at Central Park West, a gate was
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 It’s Only A Play. Chloe would probably have enjoyed a musical more, but Camille appreciated the play within a play. And both girls were happy to see Rupert Grint perform
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 we dine, we knew it was going to be a splurge. Watching the snow fall on the park as we ate our delicious meal was a perfect way to celebrate
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 so much any more. I think we all used all of our enthusiasm up at Liberty Island. We enjoyed seeing Ellis Island, but we didn’t spend much time there. Camille
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 Statue of Liberty. I had been trying to take the girls to the Statue for years, but something always got in the way, whether construction or Hurricane Sandy. The tickets
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 could have a chance to visit Midtown Comics. The rest of the evening was spent walking back and forth from Bryant Park to Grand Central as we picked Camille’s friend
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 it window shopping. Some time in the Nintendo store playing. Some time at American Girl reminiscing. Some time at the Lego store adding to the wish list. And time at
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 Rockefeller Center. The idea of standing in a line to do so was not attractive to me, so instead I signed us up for the Perfect Start. The pakcage included
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, we walked down to the water at Coney Island just to look out over the dark horizon. Hungry, we stopped in at Nathan’s for our helping of fried food. A
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 from home for the next few days. As it wasn’t quite ready for us, I managed to drag the family right back out for our first adventure. Being a lovely
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 Brooklyn than in the UES these days …. It seems strange to claim this vibrant place as my birthplace, but I guess my parents, as always, were ahead of the
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