Back To The Big Apple

Amy and I just got back from our trip to New York. We flew into NY-Laguardia on Thursday night and then drove 2 hours due north to a little town called Poughkeepsie. On the way there, we passed through many small quaint towns including Sleepy Hollow...where the legend comes from! On Friday I did one of the hardest installs ever, but by that night we were done with business and ready for FUN! On Friday night we went to a little 50's style diner called Eveready Diner. It was a BLAST and the food was incredible. We really liked the spicy and delicious onion rings and the vanilla Diet Coke. Oh, and on the way to the diner we passed a drive-in movie theater...i glanced over and expected to see Amy in her poodle skirt! We forgot our camera that night so we had to go back the next day to get some pics of the diner.

On Saturday, we toured the Franklin D. Roosevelt homeplace and Presidential Library in the rain and then headed for the city where we roamed Times Square and then went and saw the worst musical ever - A Chorus Line. Remember Mario Lopez or "Slater" from Saved by the Bell? Yes he was the lead actor and did pretty good...but overall it was a kick in the teeth.

Sunday was Statue of Liberty day so Amy and I hopped on the subway for an hour ride from our hotel into the city. We stopped at Battery Park and took a Water Taxi tour of Lady Liberty, Ellis Island, the good ol' GW Bridge, and Brooklyn Bridge to name a few. It was alot of fun touring from the water!

Here are some pics of the trip.

Times Square at night with a few million of our closest friends! Yes, there is absolutely no personal space whatsoever in NY.

Lady Liberty - a nice gift from France. This is from our Water Taxi tour. We decided to avoid the National Parks tour because the line to get tickets was 1 hour long and then it took another hour to get through security and get over to where She stands.

This is me buying a hot dog.

Us in front of France's gift.

Us in front of big BB - Brooklyn Bridge.

Me in front of FDR's favorite Ford at the Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, NY. Flash photography wasn't permitted.

Amy and her twin - the big blue disco M&M. Please post a comment on the similarities you see. Yes, if you are reading this blog, please comment, it makes us feel good.

Amy getting to make her own custom bag of M&M's. And it's a mere $11.99/lb!