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Wordless Wednesday: A Fun Tram Ride to Roosevelt Island

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on April 18, 2012| 2 Comments »

One of these days I hope to actually get in some time to write, when things are not quite as crazy- is that even possible?? =) Anyway, happy Wednesday everyone, today I am going to be sharing some pics that I took last week when the girls and I were out enjoying their Spring Break. We decided to take the tram over to Roosevelt Island (remember the tram scenes from the movie Spiderman?!) and do some exploring. For the mere cost of a swipe of your Metro Card you can take a tram ride boarding from the east side at 59th street taking a journey above the East River to Roosevelt Island. My Manhattan girlies found Roosevelt Island to be both calm and a little bit boring while I quite enjoyed the change of pace and idyllic surroundings. We all agreed that the views of Manhattan were spectacular and that the tram ride was super fun! History of Roosevelt Island

Waiting for the tram to arrive!

Getting ready to start the trip =)

Soaring above the Queensboro Bridge

Looking south from the Tram

Getting ready to cross the East River

Looking back at Manhattan

Beautiful views of Manhattan

Cherry blossom in full bloom

More views of Manhattan- can you spot the top of the Empire State Building?

Old asylum ruins on the island- the history is really cool.

Heading back into Manhattan

Almost home =)

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Wordless Wednesday: Striking A Pose At The Transit Museum

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 11, 2012| 3 Comments »

Last Friday the girls and I started off Spring Break by heading to Brooklyn to visit the NY Transit Museum. We had a blast learning about the history of New York City’s mass transportation. We were there bright and early and pretty much had the place to ourselves. We took advantage of this by having our very own photo shoot in the subway cars on display from the different eras- 1900’s and beyond. Here are some of the pics from our adventure. I have also included some shots from DUMBO where we wandered over to have lunch and then walked home across the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan. Hope you enjoy. Have a fabulous Wedenesday!

Reading the paper

Bored commuters

Love the old notes and advertisements on display in the cars

Back to back

Beautiful, clean subway 😉

Love it!

Checking the time

Gabbing on the train

Serious pole poses =)

The Local Train

Our stop!

Jane's Carousel in DUMBO

The girls, tiny specks under the Brooklyn Bridge

Spotting Lady Liberty from the Bridge

The Mighty Brooklyn Bridge under the blue sky!

View of the Financial District/Seaport from Brooklyn Bridge

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Wordless Wednesday: Beautiful Morning For A Walk

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on April 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »

For the past few days I have had pretty low energy. The little one was sick all last week and I think I am fighting that virus as well as allergies. So, today instead of going for a run, I decided that I would save my energy for afternoon spin class instead. But, the weather is incredibly beautiful and I still wanted to get out and take advantage of it, so I went for a walk rather than a run and took a few pics along the way. Hope you enjoy. Happy Wednesday, enjoy the spectacular Spring weather!!

Getting sustenance for the walk 😉

Two towers in the sunshine

Walking down Central Park West

Pretty in Pink

Building detail

Stopped at the light

Good Morning =)

Apartment Entrance Way

Lampost

Church view

Peeking through the park

Trumped by the Trump 😉

Central Park Entrance Way

Columbus Circle

Looking way up!

Beautiful overheard coverage

Tea for two?

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Wordless Wednesday: The Beauty of Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on March 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »

This past weekend after A’s band performance it was such a beautiful day we decided to go for a walk. We soon found ourselves at the top of Sara D. Roosevelt Park. Sara D. Roosevelt Park stretches all the way from East Houston Street down to Canal Street. As we walked along the park to the south end to get to the super fun playground I was amazed by all the different activities taking place. There were literally hundreds of people out enjoying the incredible weather. We saw games of soccer, football, catch, handball, chess, poker, polo on bikes (!), basketball as well as bird feeding, people watching, napping, families picnicking, lovers snuggling, buskers busking, panhandlers begging and daydreamers dreaming. It was truly a slice of NYC life coming alive and enjoying the spring like weather. Here are some pics! Have a fabulous Wednesday!

Polo, on bikes...

so incredibly cool!!

The guys playing handball are so freakin' fast.

Daffodils, my favorite, popping up all over the city =)

A little game of round ball.

Chinese dragon under the sun.

Up close they are beautifully made from recycled materials.

At last, the final destination the SUPER packed playground 😉

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Wordless Wednesday: Downtown to Uptown and A Few Stops In-Between

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Here are some pics from our latest family adventure on Saturday. We started downtown at J&R Electronics and then meandered up to our final destination, Artisanal for dinner. Hope you like the pics! Happy Wednesday 😉

Freedom Tower, almost done. Beautiful.

Looking through the trees and way up to New York by Gehry

Love the architecture downtown

Looking towards City Hall

A Beauty

Park view with buildings in the background

More park wonders

Love the mix of the sky and landscape

Broadway and Canal- a whole lot of crazy!!

The Flatiron Building with the Tiffany Clock in the foreground

The view above Madison Square Park

Empire State Building proudly wearing red, white and blue

Looming over Madison Ave.

And finally, chocolate fondue for dessert at Artisanal- divine!

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Wordless Wednesday: Looking Up From Grand Central to the UN

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »

On Saturday we decided to explore a new neighborhood. We hopped on the subway to Times Square and then transferred to the shuttle over to Grand Central Station. From there we walked East toward the UN. We then made our way back uptown with an early dinner stop at Dos Caminos and of course a little treat from Dylan’s Candy Shop. It was a great day of exploring. Here are my pics of the beautiful tall architectural wonders from Grand Central Station to the United Nations. Hope you enjoy =)  Have a fabulous Wednesday!

Grand Central Station with the Chrysler Building peeking over

Front door to Cipriani Restaurant

Love this doorway (Cipriani)

The mighty Chrysler

Looking up, way up!

Tudor City

The playground at Tudor City nestled between the buildings

Street View, looking back at the Chrysler Building

Looking up at the UN

Building Artwork across from UN

A Beauty in the Sun

A Commanding Presence

United Nations Building

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Wordless Wednesday: February 1st In Pics

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2012| 2 Comments »

Hello All- Happy February!! Wow, time sure does fly when we are all crazy busy! Hoping to find some time to actually write this week but for today decided to take some pics of how I spent my Wednesday. Have a good one 😉

The girls having a peaceful breakfast- NOT normal 😉

Stepping over sleepy...

Dogs!!

Ron packing to head out on another quick trip

Standing up grabbing a quick bite while checking email, Facebook, twitter...

Heading to school

The insanity of morning drop-off

Run time!

Post run stretch

The view down Central Park West

Well, good morning 😉

Ahhh... sweet reward.

On my way to the apartment

Laundry and...

More Laundry!!! (where is the fairy that puts the clothes away??)

Catching up on emails and squeezing in a phone call with an old friend- love you Kel 😉

Taking the boys out for a little "relief"

Sometimes you get lucky and see a few firemen on the way!

Getting groovy with the Wednesday Warriors at Soul Cycle

Enjoying the beautiful day at the park after school

Homework time!

Not nearly as impressed =)

After a dinner of leftovers, I look forward to some couch time, my aching muscles need it- LOL!

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Wordless Wednesday: Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 24, 2011| 8 Comments »

Wow, it has been a whole week since I posted anything on the blog. There is no big excuse except that we have been out enjoying some awesome summer adventures. The days are getting shorter, the air is getting cooler, the back to school ads are looming at every corner and the pressure is on to make every last day of summer be a great one. Here are some pics from our latest outings. Have a wonderful Wednesday =)

A lovely walk along the Highline with Sandy

Another great Ad from Manhattan-Mini Storage

Madison Square Park

Amazing food and beer at Birreria (rooftop beer garden at Eataly)

Mmmmm... Gelato 😉

Flatiron Building

View of the East from the Empire State Building

View north from the ESB

View west from the ESB

View south from the ESB

The tippety-top of the Empire State Building

Hanging out with some formidable friends at the MET

The beauty that is the MET

LOVE this building (MET)

A beautiful piece of art outside of the MET

The whole gang at Victoria Gardens in Central Park

My girls in their city 😉

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Wordless Wednesday: 104 Days of Summer Vacation…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on August 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Just like the show Phineas and Ferb sings “There are 104 days of summer vacation…” and we are having a lot of fun getting the most out of them. Here are a few images of our fun times playing in NYC in the summer. Enjoy and have a spectacular evening 🙂

Catching a Staten Island Yankees Game

The view of Manhattan from Staten Island

Keeping cool at the playground

Hanging out at the Plaza with Aunt Caroline

Taking a break on the High Line

Cool bird houses along the new stretch of the High Line

Amazing view of the mighty Empire State Building from the High Line

Interesting apartment graffiti

Enjoying the sunshine...

With the whole gang!

Fabulous architecture

My kind of ice cream!! (Tiffany window display case- ice cream topped with gorgeous rings)

Goofing around in American Girl Place

Staying cool in style- Hanging with the mannequins in Saks Fifth Avenue

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Wordless Wednesday: We’re Back in NYC!!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 20, 2011| 2 Comments »

We arrived home in NYC late yesterday afternoon. It is good to be back even in the middle of a stinkin’ (literally) hot heat wave. Oh, NYC, I missed you so. Here are a few pics from last night and today that I snapped of our home sweet home. Enjoy and have a fabulous day 😉

Spotting Adrian Grenier at the Entourage Premiere on our way home from dinner =)

Summer time = Construction Time

Back in the U S of A

Set of cycling tourists heading to the river along 73rd street

We all Screme for Gelato on the go!

Neighborhood news stand

Local transit and advertising

Love this subway entrance

Only way to stay cool- lot of shade and water in the park

Sisters- happy to be home 😉

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