The Gondola

 

So glad my husband and I took the gondola to Roosevelt Island. Check out these views of the East River and the Queensboro Bridge. . . all for the price of a subway ride!

Tomato Fest Again

 

So pretty, n'est pas?

My husband was somewhat fidgety as we watched The Best Man on Broadway last week. When we exited the theater, he pulled out a sock from his shirt! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

TOMATO FEST IN NEW YORK CITY!

Tomato Fest is when several french restaurants in New York teem up to create the most amazing foods with all those August tomatoes from appetizers to desserts. Pictured here are two desserts, stuffed tomatoes, fish and mashed potatoes with tomato sauce, and a tomato burger.

 

Once again, I let my husband talk me into standing in line for food in New York. Ridiculous, right? The Shake Shack is located in the theatre district and very popular with tourists. I have to admit, it was the most delicious burger I've had next to the ones my dad would produce from his charcoal grill!

My son think's he's so smart: 216 points for "jitter".

 

This gigantic jackhammer is pounding a deep hole in the earth just outside my window this week. It shakes the entire apartment and makes for a lot of rumbling and dust. So much for sleeping in as long as he's my neighbor.

McSorley's Old Ale House

 

I read in Esquire Magazine that New York's McSorley's Ale House is one of the 10 must visit bars in the world. My husband and I searched it out one Saturday and squeezed in for a short time. We're not really into drinking our beer shoulder-to-shoulder standing up and unable to hear each other talking. So we left and found a place down the sidewalk and got a perfectly good beer there. But now we can say we've been to McSorleys. You can tell how crowded it was by the man in the blue shirt up against the window.  I will return when I can drink my beer in peace and take my time peering at the historic artifacts of the place.