New York, New York

This past week we played "tourist" in our home city. Friends Virginia and Jamie were in town visiting from North Carolina. Since it was their first visit to the city we played "tour guide" and helped show them the sights. Boy is it tiring being a tourist in NYC!!!!

We did a lot of traveling by foot on Sunday. After meeting Virginia and Jamie at their hotel near Penn Station (and Madison Square Garden) we took the subway to Little Italy for lunch. Our friend Iggy met us there (since he lives nearby). We walked the short distance to Chinatown and then continued on past City Hall to Ground Zero. We walked around the tip of Manhattan to Battery Park and took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. Alex enjoyed the ride on the ferry back to Manhattan. Evening is one of his favorite times of day. It is light enough for him to enjoy the scenery, but the sun is not so bright that it hurts his eyes. A big thanks to Iggy who was a wealth of information on our "tour."

On Tuesday we ventured back into the city to meet our friends again. This time Alex and I met them at Times Square. From there we went to Central Park. After a short walk, Sean joined us and we all took a horse and buggy ride through the park. Quite a week for a boy not even 2 months old....he got to travel by both boat and horse!!!! After spending the afternoon in the park Virginia and Jamie came to visit us in Queens.

Alex and I went back into the city on Thursday to see Virginia and Jamie off. We walked them back to Penn Station where they were catching their train home. It was so good to visit with Virginia for a few days, but it made me miss my friends at Carnage and in all of NC. Everyone is invited to visit us in our wonderful city!!!! We really do make great tour guides. Just call us in advance to arrange your tour dates!!!!!!!!