Time: 5.5 hours
Today we got up extra early to drive to NYC and return our Subaru Outback to its rightful owners.
We passed through various parts of New York, Pennsylvania (we even saw a Moscow, PA), and New Jersey before making it into the city. It was nice to see so much greenery, trees, etc., and we even saw a big fatty black bear run across the road in front of us! I have to say, for once it was nice to see a LIVE animal on the highway. (The amount of roadkill we have seen from Minnesota on is just amazing.)
Anyway, the weather today is beautiful and people are swarming Central Park - just a block or two away from Uncle Michael and Uncle Tony's apartment. The apartment is in probably the best location possible, and it comes equipped with a decorative fireplace, shiny hardwood floors, and beautiful wooden window treatments.
Chamomile is climbing all over the place - the loft bed area is especially enticing to her, but sometimes she gets scared and needs someone to rescue her because she has decided that she is *too* high up. "Chamomile" left us a present - a mug with pictures of kitties executing commands, like Fetch, Beg, Chase, Play Dead, and Sit. Of course, they all look quite sanguine and unperturbed by such expectations.
I'm sure my mom is jealous.
After unloading all of our things from the car into the apartment, Nick went to return the car, only to find that the key that opens the doors to the apartment building had bent itself!!!! And all of the locksmiths we visited were closed (since it's Sunday). Aren't there any locksmiths who celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday and are open on Sunday?!? Guess not. At least not near where we are.
All is not lost, however, there is a Memorial Day Monk Marathon on television: our saving grace. Also, the beers from around the world (or hard ciders from around the world, in my case!). ;)
The outside of the apt. building - it's the one in the middle.
Note the kitty on the stairs
The apartment, as viewed from the loft bed, and taken over by our luggage!
Kitchen to the right, bathroom to the left, bed up the stairs!
2 comments:
I've dreamed of visiting NYC and "living" like a local and you two kids are doing it!! Have tons of fun and show those New Yawkers how Idahoans do things. ;)
What stops do you have left before Beantown?? I think I'll call you...but it's like 10:00 PM. Stinkin' time change. :)
That Moscow in Pennsylvania is the one our Moscow is named after. It, in turn, was named after the one in Russia.
These are the things you could learn when reading the stained trivia pages they had at all the tables at Gambino's (RIP). Mmm, fishbowls....
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