NYC Trip

Here's two great symbols of America in the wrong proportion.

Bobbie and the kids took a trip to New York this past week and left me at home. Well that's OK because they have been taking an after school road trip for the past two years.

After staying north of Boston two years ago, they ventured to Washington DC and Gettysburg last year. A bargain hotel rate attracted them to New York then Newport, RI this year. Here's Sarah at the Newport pier.

John was the somewhat official photographer, but most of the snaps are of the inside of the car and the hotel rooms. Thankfully he took some of others subjects as well.

Then here's Janine at the Life Cafe where the play Rent was conceived. I think Sarah has more photos, but that is for another post.

They left home on Sunday morning and drove through the Lincoln Tunnel by 4:00 PM. The hotel offered parking nearby, which sealed the deal on top of the $135 room rate including breakfast. Sunday night they got last minute tickets and saw Chicago on Broadway, a close walking distance from their mid-town hotel.

Monday they visited Sarah's friend who is spending most of the summer at the School of the American Ballet Theatre. Tuesday they visited Ellis Island next to Lady Liberty. That evening they got to see our old friend Janine after work.

Wednesday morning they headed up to Newport for a day's visit. There they had the best meal of the entire trip. I think Bobbie's attire tells the story. Thursday morning they were headed back facing holiday traffic on I-95. Crossing the Tappen Zee Bridge in the late afternoon, they wisely decided to stop for the night in central PA. They arrived home late Friday afternoon tired and happy.