Tag: New York
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Oct 25-26, 2021 Flushing New York
My Aunt and Uncle were going to Las Vegas for a vacation on Tuesday so we went with them one more time on Monday. This time we went to New York’s third Chinatown in Flushing. New York’s three Chinatown’s are very distinctive. The one in Manhattan is a warren of fix and six story buildings…
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Oct 22-24, 2021 Statue of Liberty!
We returned to New York once again, this time we walked down to Battery Park where we got tickets to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was a nice short boat ride to Liberty Island where we joined a short ranger led talk before having lunch. After lunch, we went to…
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Oct 20-21, 2021 Broadway!
We had packed an overnight backpack and got a ride with my Aunt and Uncle, this time to their office in Brooklyn which was also located in Chinatown. It seems that New York has three Chinatowns, one in Manhattan, one in Brooklyn and a newer Chinatown in Flushing. We explored the Brooklyn Chinatown which had…
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Oct 18-19, 2021 New York City!
We got up early so we could ride with my Aunt and Uncle into New York where they worked in Chinatown. This was perfect since our first stop in any city with a Chinatown is Chinatown! We explored Chinatown which had a very authentic feel to it with narrow, crowded streets lined with all manner…
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August 18-19, 2021 CANADA!
Wednesday morning arrived and we drove to the CVS and got our second Covid test. As luck would have it, we got our results from our first Covid test on Saturday soon after we took our second test, just a day late. Our test results were all negative so that was a good sign for…
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August 13-14, 2021 Off to Buffalo!
We got up early and made our 9:30 AM appointment at the Discount Tire for our tire rotation. OK, so maybe 9:30 AM is not that early but we love to sleep in and it is not unusual for us to get up after 9:00 AM and by the time we get our teeth brushed…