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Our summer holiday in the USA!
belbbmfan:
Yes Keld, it was fun! :D
I love the High Line (and apparently so does the rest of NY, it was very busy op there). The restaurant was great, the kind of place you can sit for hours, eating and drinking and all...
It was great seeing Meryl again and meeting John. I can highly recommend being 'kidnapped by John', like Meryl said he's an excellent tour guide and talks about his city with such enthousiam, you never want to leave.
Thank you both for a wonderful evening. :-* :D
The cycling tour was cancelled due to the rain, so we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art instaid. We spent a lot of time in the Egyptian section, which is amazing. A stunning collection, Anna took pictures of everything she liked (lots! :D). I'm glad I didn't miss this.
After a rest back at the hotel, we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge (yes, in the rain :laugh:), took more pictures and then headed to Chinatown to stroll around for a bit.
The girls were saying how strange it was to see so many adds only in chinese, no english. You don't really hear much english on the street either, except for the guy who was trying to sell us a footrub ('foot massage, 10 dollars for two' ;D) We kindly declined, he was no Cassie Cartright.
We'll do the cycling tour today instead of yesterday. The weather looks much better.
Off to have breakfast, eggs sunny side up and blueberry pancakes, hmmmm
And tonight, it's Macy's fourth of July fireworks! :D
Meryl:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on July 04, 2011, 07:33:47 am ---The cycling tour was cancelled due to the rain, so we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art instaid. We spent a lot of time in the Egyptian section, which is amazing. A stunning collection, Anna took pictures of everything she liked (lots! :D). I'm glad I didn't miss this.
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I'm sorry about the tour being cancelled, but if it meant that you saw the Met, it was a good thing! And as long as you're doing the biking today, all is well. 8)
--- Quote ---You don't really hear much english on the street either, except for the guy who was trying to sell us a footrub ('foot massage, 10 dollars for two' ;D) We kindly declined, he was no Cassie Cartright.
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:laugh:
--- Quote ---And tonight, it's Macy's fourth of July fireworks! :D
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Yeehaw! :D
David In Indy:
I am glad you and your family are having so much fun, Fabienne! Enjoy the rest of your vacation, sweetie! And please keep us posted! I love reading these travel logs. 8) 8)
belbbmfan:
*resurfaces*
thanks David. We're in New Paltz, in the Hudson Valley, in a gorgeous b&b which has a computer. Yay! (even if it's a teeny one)
The bike ride in New York was great fun, we cycled through Central Park and Harlem, saw Bill Clinton's office and the Apollo Theater. We had some soul food for lunch in a small Harlem restaurant, the fried chicken was so good. The bikes were very good and the guides kept us all very safe (although it was the fourth of July, not much traffic on the roads). They even gave me a nice pink riding helmet! Lovely :D
After dinner we went to Times Square to check if the billboard really are as big as we know them from the tv. Yes they are.It's a madhouse there. After that we joined the rest of the city to go see the fireworks. What can you say? Thank you Macy's for putting on such a terrific show. It was amazing. :D
Too bad we couldn't get a cab afterwards, we walked from 46th street to our hotel on 75th. :o I really could have done with that chinese guy's footrub then. ;D
We were sorry to leave New York. We loved it!
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Hey, Fabienne, I'm glad you are all having a wonderful trip!
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on July 10, 2011, 06:33:50 pm ---We had some soul food for lunch in a small Harlem restaurant, the fried chicken was so good.
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Ooo! Where did you go? Did you go to eat at the Red Rooster? Please let us know (New Yorkers always want to know where. :) )
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on July 10, 2011, 06:33:50 pm ---After dinner we went to Times Square to check if the billboard really are as big as we know them from the tv. Yes they are. It's a madhouse there.
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Yup. Guilty as charged. ::)
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on July 10, 2011, 06:33:50 pm ---Too bad we couldn't get a cab afterwards, we walked from 46th street to our hotel on 75th.
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Seriously, we walk a lot. (Some of us, anyway.) Shoes are key! ;)
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on July 10, 2011, 06:33:50 pm ---We were sorry to leave New York. We loved it!
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We are so glad you came and visited! Come back soon! 8)
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