A Weekend in the City

Here is a view of the New York City skyline from Jersey City.

This weekend one of my sisters and I headed into the city to eat delicious food, to see a play and to do some shopping.  I met her in Jersey City to take the train into Manhattan. We then quickly switched over to take a subway to our hotel in order to put our things down before deciding what we should grab for a snack.  

We found a great place where we could try different cheeses and meats.  The cheesemongers were experts on all of the different types of cheeses from which we chose. They were all absolutely delicious!  My students learned this week how many cheeses come from cows.  We also had cheese made from sheep's, goats' and water buffalos' milk.  Have you ever milked a cow, sheep, goat or buffalo?  I remember having the chance to milk a cow on a field trip when I was in elementary school.  I also was able to milk a goat as a kid. Many of my neighbors, growing up, had livestock (farm animals).

After we filled our bellies, we took another subway to Times Square.  It is so bright in this part of the city!  We quickly took our seats for the play.  Afterwards, can you imagine we were ready to eat more food?  This time we stopped into an Italian restaurant for some fresh pasta.  Finally, we were worn out and headed back to the hotel for some sleep.

The next morning we woke up for more amazing food at brunch.  We also were able to take a walk to some shops.  It is always great exercise walking throughout the city.  I thought it was beyond wonderful to see so many of the things my students had listed on our Cities KWL chart last week!  They are super smart cookies!

Here I am on the subway.  Some of my students were blown away last week
when we learned about these underground trains!

Times Square

Here is the Booth Theatre where we saw a play.