Anyway, for those not familiar with my family history with NYC, here's a brief summary. We lived there back in 1984-1986 on Governor's Island which is located just off the tip of lower Manhattan, near the Statue of Liberty. Click here to learn more about the island and it's history. If you don't feel like it, the key highlight is that from 1966-1996, the United States Coast Guard used the island as a local base of operations. My Dad was in the Coast Guard. So we were stationed there. :-)
Also, right before we moved, President Reagan re-lit the torch of the restored Statue of Liberty from the southwestern tip of Governor's Island during the massive July 4th shindig. Neil Diamond was there as well. Put on a big show and everything. I have yet to see more fireworks at one time again.
Later, after college, my sister Ellen got her first publishing job and lived there for 3 years. She moved on to another job which took her to San Diego until late last year.
So now our trip. I'm not going to bore you with the details. Instead, I'll give you a summary and then show you pictures! Here's a list of some of the things we saw, did, etc.
-Staten Island Ferry ride (takes you right by Governor's Island and the Statue of Liberty and it's free!)
-Katz's Deli
-Central Park
-The Cloisters Museum
-Penn Station/Madison Square Garden
-B&H Photo/Video Megastore
-Various Shopping
-Grimaldi's Pizza under the Brooklyn Bridge
-Brooklyn Heights promenade
We all had an awesome time! Friday evening to Monday afternoon just wasn't enough time. But hey, we can't be on vacation forever!
Click here to view the photos. FYI, I took close to 500 shots but present you with just over 100. I know some of you wouldn't mind looking at all 500 but the amount of time it took to do just 100 was ridiculous. You can thank ASA for giving me an 8-hour ready-reserve shift and not using me to actually fly. I just sit in a recliner at the airport all day waiting to be called to fly. Yes indeed. Look how much fun I'm having:
