my trip to NY

I was very blessed to be able to go to New York twice this year. My first two times in one year!! This time it was Trey and I. We came into town on Thursday evening and went up to the Empire State Building. New York is really pretty from up here. Which glows brighter - Times Square or my head?

The next morning, we hit the ground running. We were up and gone by 7 AM. We had bagels and then went to see Ellis Island. All I can say is, don't skip this on the Statue of Liberty tour. And don't rush it. There's some really neat stuff here.

After the tour, we had lunch at the oldest pizzaria in the United States. It was GOOD!! Sausage and Pepperoni- my favorite. then it was off to a tour of Greenwich Village with James Nevius. He does private tours of various parts of New York City. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to learn a little about New York City. Interesting for everybody. www.walknyc.com

Washington Square

The famous TV show 'friends' tried to make us think that this was in Brooklyn. It's not. the 'friends' apartment was actually in Greenwich Village.

The Huxtables' house from "The Cosby Show" is also in Greenwich Village.

After a brief rest from our travels came the main event of the weekend. A Yankees game. They won. I wanted to root against the jugernaut that is called the Yankees, but it felt a litle dirty. I'm watching the Tigers play them right there on TV right now. Let's just say its easier to root against them now. After the game, we walked through Times Square and then walked 13 blocks back to the hotel. That's a long way. :)

the next morning, we hit it early again. We ate bagels at H&H, then bought souveniers at a shop. Then we hit St. Patrick's cathedral where a wedding was happening. Very beautiful church. Then we went to the MET. I can't say enough about the MET. we spent 3 hours there and only saw about 1/4 of the exhibits. i could spend a month of afternoons there.

Thanks, Trey.