Christmas in the Big Apple
What is more magical than New York at Christmas? Well, maybe London at Christmas, but I digress… The Rockefeller tree is one of a kind and I understand why people flock to NYC to see it. Coupled with all the high end stores around it twinkling bright with decor — it’s a sight to see […]
Eating Our Way Through NYC
Fine diners, we are not. Even at home, we prefer either cooking at home or fairly non-fancy restaurants. When we travel, we typically are even more casual and gravitate to hole in the wall local places or “street food”. This trip was no exception — we *might* have eaten more street food outside than we […]
Being a Tourist in NYC
Hello world! We are alive, but with everything else these last 21 months (including a transatlantic move), writing hasn’t been a priority. I keep saying I will go back and write, but here we are… It’s been over a year since we flew anywhere for vacation and boy did it feel good to be back […]
In West Philadelphia — Born and Raised
I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been singing the theme song to Fresh Prince since we arrived in Philly last night =) Today we explored Philadelphia –– Liberty Bell (Long security check, but the bell was cool. I’ve always liked learning about it.)– Betsy Ross House– Christ Church (I sat in the pews that […]
Chocolate, Chocolate, and a little War History
We drove from NYC to Pennsylvania — we have settled into our hotel, and it is very much the best hotel we’ve stayed at. I could live here… we are on the Priority Club floor since I am a member (aka… I signed up for it when we booked the rooms haha). We made two […]
New York, New York
What did we see today? -Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island-Staten Island-NY Skyline n n What did we experience?-Ferry ride-More traffic-More tolls We finally made it to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty today. It was a nice little ferry ride over to each of the islands… you just take your time at each stop and […]
Hello Traffic…
What did we see today?-NY Skyline-NJ Turnpike What did we experience?-Car not starting-Rude Target Employee-Queens Midtown Tunnel-Lincoln Tunnel-NY Traffic Our morning started rocky with our rental car not starting… I ended up asking the guy behind the counter if they had jumper cables and he looked at me like I just fell off the tractor. […]
Last Day in DC
What did we see today?-Washington Monument-Lincoln Memorial-Korean War Memorial-Vietnam War Memorial-Watergate-The Pentagon-white House-National Archives-Constitution-Declaration of Independence-Bill of Rights-Magna Carta-World War II Memorial-FBI Building-Daughters of the American Revolution Building What did we experience?-Boat Tour-Georgetown Cupcakes (Featured on DC Cupcakes on TLC)-More Subway riding Our feet have had better days… we have done so much walking, but […]
Walking, walking, and more walking
What did we see today? -Washington Monument-National Mall-Capitol Hill-Space and Air Museum-Library of Congress-Botanical Gardens-IRS Building-Department of Ag-Department of Justice-American Indian Museum-Museum of Natural History-Hope Diamond-Probably plenty more than that… What did we experience?-Subway (underneath the river)-2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival-Fiesta DC-Eating from a Hotdog Stand Needless to say, our feet/ankles/legs/shins are screaming […]