I have never been to New York City. It has always been the BIG CITY that was a little scary to me. Chicago or Dallas or even Washington DC didn't bother me. But New York, well that was a bit overwhelming. There is so much I want to see, and so much that I want to be aware of. So in 12 days from today I will be winging my way to visit my old friend Jane who lives in New York. She lives at the north end of Long Island. I am going to see her for her 65th birthday. I have not seen her since 1999 when we were in Yosemite together living in a tent for the summer.
I have written about that adventure and how much fun we had in that summer mostly due to Jane and her winning ways. It was a great summer and now I get to go and see her as I haven't seen her since. She and I have kept in touch but this seemed to be the right time to go. So I will spend a few days with her and she is going to show me her New York.
My only request is to see the Statue of Liberty. And to eat some good italian food while I am there. Maybe see a show if we can but mostly take in the city she loves.
Now, I have to tell all of you that it is the first time that I will fly across the country all day stopping in Chicago to change planes mind you. I don't like doing that much flying being restricted in a little seat, but I can sleep and I will take snacks to have on the way. On the way back I have a two hour layover in Vegas. Now won't THAT BE FUN! Oh well.
So, back to New York. I am not going to plan on all the things I would go to see if I were with Cal. I would plan to go to the museums and all the historical places. But I have found that when you have someone that lives there, they have all of that down. They will take you to all the places that are the best ones for you to see. Like when people used to go with me to San Francisco. I have a day tour that takes them to all the sites that will get them the best pictures and then if they have more time they know where they want to go back to. If I know Jane, she will already have our week mapped out. She knows me well enough to know we will be visiting a bead store (I happened to mention that to her.) and she and I love to window shop. So I have to pack some good walking shoes too. Walking in New York, Ya Think? That's good though as I know we will be eating a lot!!!!
I am trying not to get too excited about this trip yet as I have a bit of time yet to go. So, I will be thinking of 5th Avenue, Central Park, Times Square, Broadway, the Empire State Building, the Guginheim Museum, Radio City Music, Rockefeller Center....did I miss anything?
So on to the next adventure. I am so looking forward to sharing this trip with all of you and letting you know how I take a bite out of the Big Apple. Stay tuned!
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