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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Sunday, May 25
Today we went to the Nutley, New Jersey fellowship. Angie taught and did a great job. Photo attached of the fellowship coordinator and his assistant and a couple more people.
In the afternoon we drove to the Southside Pier and had supper at an Italian Seafood restaurant. Tonight we're just chilling. Not too many photos. Tomorrow back to the big city and then home tomorrow night.
In the afternoon we drove to the Southside Pier and had supper at an Italian Seafood restaurant. Tonight we're just chilling. Not too many photos. Tomorrow back to the big city and then home tomorrow night.
Saturday May 24
Today Angie and I visited Ellis Island and Liberty Island. Did you know they were 2 different islands? I didn't. We took an 8 a.m. ferry (which left at 8:50 a.m.) from Liberty park in NJ and got off first at Ellis Island. We took a audio tour of the facility which processed 12 million immigrants into the U.S. in the early 1900s. I didn't know much about this place so it was fascinating (really fascinating not fake fascinating).
Then we went to the Statue of Liberty which had tighter security than the airlines. We stood in line about 1 and a half hours for security but once in it was fine. You don't go up to the crown any more, just to the base. The statue itself was a gift from the French, and the base was built by Americans. Another beautiful view!
It's Fleet Week in NY so lots of sailors in beautiful dress whites. Whoo hoo!!
We had a quiet evening at home visiting and eating pizza.
Then we went to the Statue of Liberty which had tighter security than the airlines. We stood in line about 1 and a half hours for security but once in it was fine. You don't go up to the crown any more, just to the base. The statue itself was a gift from the French, and the base was built by Americans. Another beautiful view!
It's Fleet Week in NY so lots of sailors in beautiful dress whites. Whoo hoo!!
We had a quiet evening at home visiting and eating pizza.
Friday, May 25
Arrived in Newark NJ at 8:00 a.m. on Continental Express from Dayton. Angie and Matthew picked me up and it was joyous to see them. We went to Matthew' apartment in Jersey City which is a highrise right on the Hudson Bay. From his apartment front room you can see the Manhattan skyline where the twin towers used to be. It's like he lives in a postcard!
In the afternoon the three of us took the PATH train, which is just one of their million transit systems around here,to the World Trade Center station. Interestingly, you can't really see the site anymore. There's no viewing platform or placards or anything. It's under construction for the new building and it's blocked from view.
From there we took a taxi cab to mid-town. My first NY taxi. Very nice, clean, with a little tv screen in the back seat. We bought lunch in a deli and ate at Bryant Park. The weather is gorgeous. We also went to Crumbs and had one of their famous cupcakes. Then we went to Angie's office in the Mercer Building and looked out from her 42nd floor office to another beautiful view.
We walked from there to Times Square. Many of the Broadway shows have a lottery where they sell 28 or so front row tickets for $20 an hour and a half before the show. We signed up for the lottery for Wicked, but our name didn't get called. So we took a cab and the train and came home. This short summary does NOT reflect how much walking we did. We were pretty sore, but it was a lot of fun.
In the afternoon the three of us took the PATH train, which is just one of their million transit systems around here,to the World Trade Center station. Interestingly, you can't really see the site anymore. There's no viewing platform or placards or anything. It's under construction for the new building and it's blocked from view.
From there we took a taxi cab to mid-town. My first NY taxi. Very nice, clean, with a little tv screen in the back seat. We bought lunch in a deli and ate at Bryant Park. The weather is gorgeous. We also went to Crumbs and had one of their famous cupcakes. Then we went to Angie's office in the Mercer Building and looked out from her 42nd floor office to another beautiful view.
We walked from there to Times Square. Many of the Broadway shows have a lottery where they sell 28 or so front row tickets for $20 an hour and a half before the show. We signed up for the lottery for Wicked, but our name didn't get called. So we took a cab and the train and came home. This short summary does NOT reflect how much walking we did. We were pretty sore, but it was a lot of fun.
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