The Old Time New York

Day 3

When we woke up this morning we ate breakfast at the hotel.  After that we went to the Rockefeller Center.  When we were there we decided to go ice skating. Even though I fell a few times I still had a great time.

 

Here I am in front of the iceskating rink.

Leah is not the best skater

After skating we went to a building called The Top of the Rock. Leah did not want to go so she stayed at the hotel.  On the Rock building you had a great view of the entire New York City.

   This is Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

After that we took the subway to the hotel and had pizza.

Once we got the we decided to go and see ground zero.

That brought back bad memorise but, I found out that they are

building another World Trade Center. They are only going to build one 

though.  They are going to use the rest of the area to make a visitor center.

Where the two buildings once were, there will be a hole in the ground.

There will also be a waterfall going into the hole with trees all around it.

People say New York people are very mean.  I think the are very nice though.  When my dad and I were getting off the subway a person came by and said " Are you looking for train M."  We said no because we were coming off of the subway but he was very nice.    

New York

Day 2

Early in the morning we took and train ride to Penn Station.  Then we walk 20 blocks to the hotel.  After checking in we went to a restaurant called Ben Ash.  It had great deli sandwiches and knish. 

Getting on the train.

After lunch we went to times square and went to an em en ems store.  It is basically a big gift shop.  In there we enjoyed the m-m store and bought some m-m's.

Me with an m-m!



After the m-m store we walked to get Broadway tickets.  The tickets belonged to a play called The Perfect Crime.  I thought it was a great play and actors but, the storyline wasn't great.

 After the play we ate at a pizza place that was really good.  Then we went back to the hotel and had some dessert.  At the hotel we also watched movies.  Over all I thought today was a great day.

First Day on Long Island

Today was our first full day on Long Island.  We are staying with my mother's cousin and her family.  The houses are pretty cool and they are rich in architectural features.  This morning my grandparents came over and we all walked to a real New York diner for breakfast.  On the way my dad and I were commenting on all of the different houses.  Babylon's latitude is 40.69 degrees and -73.32 degrees longitude.

One of the houses in Babylon, New York.

Some of my relatives waiting for our table at the diner.  I had pancakes and they were very good.

Later that day, a bunch of us went to an aeronautical museum.  It is amazing how much activity took place on Long Island in the early days of flight.  There were a lot of companies that were started here and were important to the development of flight in the United States.  My favorite part was a flight simulator where you had to land a World War II fighter plane on an aircraft carrier.  I crashed a lot but landed safely on my fourth try.

Here I am at the Museum sitting in a small helicopter.

World War II troop transport plane.

A model showing how the early airplanes were made.  They used a lot of wood and metal cables in these early planes.  Before we left the museum we saw an IMAX movie which turned out to be an info-mercial on the new Boeing 787.  It was ok but my dad got dizzy and my mom and grandma fell asleep.

We had a great italian dinner tonight and right now we are watching the Big East championship game.  Got to go!  Go Cards!!!

 

Leaving Louisville this morning... our flight was delayed due to repairs.

Finally on the plane!

Now we are in New York but where do we go?

Now we are at Penn Station to catch the train to Long Island.  What a bummer!  The Cards are playing right next door tonight at Madison Square Gardens!!!  I wish we could stay!  Good luck Cards!

Man am I hungry!  New York Pizza is the best!

YUM

Waiting on the train.  Everyone is watching this big screen to see what track the train will be on.  When the track info came up, about 200 people swarmed like ants toward the train!!

Packing for the Trip

I'm so excited for the trip, and I'm almost done packing.  My family and I will be leaving tomorrow and will get back Tuesday.  We will be flying on U.S. Air and we will be staying with my Great Aunt Lora and her husband Ron.  Unfortunately, my brother Nick won't be staying with us because he is going with the Ballard High School Choir.  They will be singing in Carnegie Hall, which we will attend.