Farewell to NY

It was a wonderful summer in New York! We WILL be back! I miss it already! Dallas has never seemed so small! I will miss the street scenes and the convenience of walking everywhere or jumping on the subway! We will soon have the DART running by our place in Dallas, but I'm sure it will pale in comparison.
I will greatly miss the culture New York has to offer and the culture of the city itself! Wicked on Broadway was spectacular! We might save all of our musicals for our NY visits from now on! All of the unique shops and boutiques will be missed. We lived in the center of the boutiques for all of the up and coming designers!
And the ARCHITECTURE! Need I say more?

Most of all, I will miss being able to hang out with my hubby all day, every day! Thanks, Babe, for the best summer ever! I can't wait until next year! Love ya!

Coney Island

We went to Coney Island one of our last days in NY. It began pouring rain within a couple of hours. So we, and the rest of the crowd at the beach, ducked in to the original Nathan's for hotdogs. Then we headed back to the city. It was fun to see Coney Island. We especially got a kick out of the "Shoot the Freak" game!

NIAGARA FALLS

Our tour to Niagara Falls was amazing! We had heard that the Canadian side was better, but we both preferred the American side (of the falls, the Canadian town was more beautiful) where you got to feel the scale of it. We went on the Maid of the Mist and went through the Cave of the Winds. It was a nice break from the city to enjoy the beautiful falls!

CANADA: Montreal, Toronto, Thousand Islands

We had a good time in Canada. We went to Montreal, Toronto and to Thousand Islands. The highlight was definitely the Thousand Islands boat tour! It was so beautiful and so neat to see all of the little homes on their own tiny islands. This is a must see if you go to Niagara Falls!

PHILADELPHIA

On Saturday Brent and I got up early and went to Philly for the day. We pretty much covered it all in 12 hours! It was a blast! The famous LOVE sculpture by Indiana

The Modern Art Museum...."Rocky" steps....yes, we ran them!

Edgar Allen Poe's house

Brent under the frame of (what use to be) Benjamin Franklin's home

Independence Park

Washington Square Park's tomb of the unknown soldier

The new city hall

Sculpture by Claus Oldenburg. My students in 3D Design study him. Philadelphia has many of his sculptures.

Chassidic Discovery Walking Tour

This tour was great! It was so interesting and our two guides were so nice! I recommend doing this tour if you are interested in religion and have time in NY. It is amazing both the similarities and differences between the Jewish and Christian faiths.