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Our summer holiday in the USA!
belbbmfan:
hey Mouk, Canada was such a great vacation for us. We have very fond memories too.
We visited Liberty Island today. And although it's probably the most touristy thing you can do in NY, I wouldn't want to have missed this. We had thought about taking the Statten Island ferry because Liberty Island would be too crowded but it was fine. You have to have reserved tickets though (the waiting line for people without was ridiculously long) and go early.
Lady Liberty looked magnificent. It's such an iconic image but there's nothing like seeing the statue for real. Very impressive.
We also visited ground zero and took a look at how the memorial is going to constructed. All four of us were really affected by the visit. The enormity of the huge loss of life that happened there gets to you. People were silent, reading about that day, looking at the images that were on display. :'( The tributes are very moving and very well presented. And the new WTC will look good, life goes on.
After that, time for some more shopping (two teenage daughters!) and went to Macy's. It's very easy to get lost there. :P
Did I already say I love it here? :D
Meryl:
Fabienne, Derek, Ann, Elena and John, thank you for a wonderful evening! It was perfect. I'm really sleepy now, but more tomorrow. Have a great bike ride. Hope the rain holds off! :)
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Meryl on July 03, 2011, 12:52:39 am ---Fabienne, Derek, Ann, Elena and John, thank you for a wonderful evening! It was perfect. I'm really sleepy now, but more tomorrow. Have a great bike ride. Hope the rain holds off! :)
--- End quote ---
Fabienne was hoping the bird chirping in the tree immediately over her head (in the restaurant 'Park') would hold off too! ;D
Oops, though--the weather tomorrow does look a bit dicey--Yike!!
Good luck to our intrepid bicyclists in Central Park! :o
Meryl:
Fabienne, I hope today's rain and overcast weather didn't affect your doings too much today. Tomorrow's supposed to be nicer. 8)
Last night was lots of fun. The girls have shot up from little kids into quite the lovely young ladies. Our walk on the High Line was beautiful, and there was such a nice breeze. The Park restaurant is as nice as I remembered it when we were there with Sophia and Debbie. We ate under trees inhabited by chirping sparrows. They were so cute! But we were a bit nervous about you-know-what. Fortunately, they gave us no "gifts." ;D
The food was delicious. I had a dish that consisted of one giant ravioli filled with ricotta and a poached egg, garnished with snap peas and fava beans. The girls had pizza, and John, Derek and Fabienne had various salads, calamari, octopus and mussels. My drink was great--Hendricks gin, muddled lemon, cucumber and St. Germaine liqueur. Yum! Afterwards Fabienne gifted John and me with bags of beautiful Belgian chocolate and wafers. Such a sweet thing to do, thank you! :-*
Before the evening ended, John insisted on kidnapping the Belgians via taxi and taking them to see Bryant Park and the NY Public Library. He can't bear the thought of people missing out on his favorite spots! He's a born tour guide. We finally waved them into a cab at 42nd and Fifth. Another prime Brokie meet-up accomplished! 8)
Kelda:
sounds fun!
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