Tuesday, September 28, 2010

New York Trip

Times Square

The Hershey Store smelled wonderful!

Jordan the Chocoholic!

Riding on top of a Double Decker bus in a rain storm!

This is what happens when it rains on a Double Decker Bus!

Lots of different types of buildings

Near Ground Zero

St. Paul's Chapel

Behind the Chapel looking towards Ground Zero and the cemetery

Old Cemetery at St. Paul's Chapel

View of Ground Zero, it's beyond the cemetery

Ground Zero today, looks like a construction zone

People everywhere in NYC, it's a big walking town!

Pretzel queen!

An episode from Seinfeld features the Soup Man and the Soup Nazi

Interesting buildings

All shapes and sizes

Rooftop Water Towers required on all buildings over six stories, a very distinctive feature

Neat buildings

Interesting signs

Old fire escapes

Nice Brownstones and Row Houses

The Reservoir at Central Park

Film crew working on "White Collar"

Strolling along near Central Park

Serendipity 3 menu

Frozen Hot Chocolate

Forbidden Brownie Sundae

It's a small, popular place 

Yes, I ate too much, but it was good!



Central Park and The Pond refections

Cute squirrel

Turtles on rocks at the Pond

Neat bridge in Central Park

Jordan, Sandy and Chuck

People really use the park

Only $50 for 20 minutes!  No Kidding!  

Baseball in Central Park

Bethesda Fountain

One of many NY food vendors

NYC at night, photo doesn't do justice

Just goofing around!

Getting ready to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

Heading to Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty in the distance



There she is!

Quite a view to behold

Ellis Island and New Jersey

NYC from the Statue of Liberty 



Up close and personal

Lady Liberty stands on the pedestal where we were

Ellis Island

Old Railroad Station at Liberty State Park where we boarded the Ferry

Rainbow in Tarrytown at the Doubletree Hotel

Philipsburg at Sleepy Hollow



In the barn

Cook House

Getting ready to make soup

Trying to adjust the water flow for the mill

Philipsburg

3 of Carols' longtime friends, her sister Dot, Carol and David (parents of the bride) Jerome and dad

Pictures after the wedding

Tappen Zee Bridge separates New Jersey from New York near Tarrytown

My place-setting at the wedding dinner

Marilyn and Jerome

Dad and mom

Chuck, Sandy, me and Jordan

Cousins Anne, Peter and Shawna

Rayna dancing with Jeanne, the bride

Michael and Jeanne

Adam and Aunt Jane Firsching

Grace, Emma and Jordan

Cousin Joannie and Grace

Uncle Joe

Mark and cousin Joyce

Sandy and Chuck

Cousin Joe, me, mom and Uncle Joe