Excellent Adventure, Part III
By Mitch Berg
It smelled lovely in the hotel room on Sunday. Bun had brought her bouquet from the wedding:
…which was a real work of art.
But then it was off to a big day of chasing around.
First: Brunch at my stepson’s new in-laws in Brooklyn, not far from the Brooklyn Museum…:
…with its famous chorus of synchronized water fountains (which don’t lend themselves to still photography).
Of course, for Zam the main event, in his little 15 year old skateboard-obsessed mind, was yet to come; the Brooklyn Banks:
Above is the Brooklyn Bridge. To the left is One Police Plaza. And up ahead? Well, skateboarders. Doy.
Bun and I went to the Staten Island Ferry – my first trip on the fabled boat.
Bun contemplates the Bayonne skyline:
…and takes a look at Derek Jeter’s fishing boat:
Then it was off to pick up Zam, and whoosh, away to one last stop at Times Square – easily the kids’ favorite place in Gotham:
They liked New York. A lot.
Especially Bun. “We have to come here again,” she said – like, fifty times.
I’ll have to come up with some good excuses; I’m out of stepsons. But yes, I think we might just swing it again.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Fun pictures to look at (that bouquet is a nice one-it was the hyacinth that smelled so good!).
I would love to see more of NY than JFK airport someday….even if we were on our way to Ireland, I still gazed wistfully out at all there was to see and do (and EAT!) in NYC…
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 pm
PS Nice looking kids, too…I hadn’t waited til the pic of them downloaded (stupid dial-up).
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Looks like you did some good stuff. Love the fountains and the new entrance to the Brooklyn Museum. And I agree with Bun and Zam. Times Square rocks. Most of the stuff tourists go to see in NYC (ferry, museums, Central Park, Empire State Building) are actually pretty great.
By the way, notice you didn’t have to pay on the ferry? Consecutive Republican mayors came to the conclusion that the good people of Staten Island (the only Republican borough) deserve a free ride. Angryclown ain’t complaining, though. Still love to take that boat when the weather’s good.
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:12 pm
You musta been skating with Sam right? It would be really insane to leave him alone in New York at 15.