A Quick Trip to NYC

On Sunday I woke up and took Freddy to the dog park as usual.  He had a great time playing with his buddies.  On the way home I decided I was in need of a change of scenery.

The weather had warmed up a little compared to last week and it was wonderful for walking around the sidewalks while looking up at the great, tall buildings surrounding me in New York City. I had a nice lunch at a Scandanavian restaurant. I asked the hostess if I could have the table under a beautifully lit tree sculpture.  Like a lonely ladybug in summertime I drifted toward the twinkling lights without a thought. Once there I checked out the artist's great attention to detail on what looked so much like a real tree.  Each time my eyes moved from light to light a new thought popped into my mind. It seems I hadn't taken the time these past couple of weeks to slow down to think about my busy schedule up ahead.  After my meal I paid my bill and headed out to walk around the streets.

Smörgås Chef NYC

I strolled along the water to check out the heliport.  Ever since flying a helicopter a couple of months ago I have a new fascination with those amazing aircrafts.  I peered across the water to see the entire stretch of Brooklyn.  The buildings in that part of the city weren't as monstorous as they were in Manhattan where I stood.  New York City is made up of islands.  An island is land surrounded by water.  Did you know that?

Downtown Manhattan Heliport

All of those thoughts from the restaurant of things I needed to do still ran through my head.  I decided to check some things off my list.  I would get my flu shot and treat my nails to some polish before heading home to see Freddy again.  All in all it was a lazy day in NYC.  After just a few hours after arriving I was ready to go home...but not before watching the sunset.  At exactly 4:30pm the sun began to go down, leaving Lady Liberty (on the bottom left) to stand amongst the darkness in just minutes.

In kindergarten, we will be talking about what is different between the city and the countryside (farm towns) very soon.  Tell your family about some of the differences if you can think of any. 

Here are some books about New York City.  You can find them at the library!

   

  

Breakfast and Bicycles Part II

You may remember that a while ago I went to visit my brother in Manayunk, Pennsylvania.  In my blog post I spoke about all of the people who rode their bicycles to breakfast.  Well, I was so inspired by those cyclists that I thought I would bike to breakfast today in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.

I rode my bike and had a delicious breakfast on the rooftop of a building.  I had a great view of all of the surfers in the ocean.  Afterwards, my belly was so full.  It gave me plenty of energy to keep riding my bicycle to check out the sights.  Check out the pictures below to see what I saw today!

 

Here I am in Wildwood Crest.

I saw a dolphin and whale watching boat.

I saw a pirate ship!

I saw a fishing boat.

Breakfast and Bicycles

My brother and I had a nice time in Philadelphia.  We ate some delicious dinner outside along the canal, and we drove to Fairmount Park in Philadelphia to lay out a blanket to watch the fireworks.  The Independence Day fireworks started at almost 11 o'clock last night, so I got to bed pretty late.  Freddy, my dog, helped to wake my brother up this morning to let him know I was ready to eat some breakfast.  We walked down to a part of Philadelphia called Manyunk.  Right there on the Main Street was a wonderful restaurant that we had been to before for breakfast.  It's called Winnie's Manayunk.

The restaurant let us sit down at a table outside in the sunshine with Freddy.  All of the people sitting around us had two things in common.  They ALL thought Freddy was just the CUTEST dog in the world, and they were all cyclists.  A cyclist is someone who rides a bike.  Not only does this wonderful restaurant serve amazingly delicious food, but they also welcome dogs and feed hungry cyclists who have biked all the way there to eat.  They even had a sign up to let the cyclists know that they would be happy to help them if they were thirsty, if they needed air for their tires or if they needed to lock their bikes up to be safe while they were eating.

As we ate, we saw hundreds of cyclists ride by.  It made me think about what great exercise it is to ride a bicycle.  Have you been riding your bike at all this summer?  Mine has been broken for a while, but I think that maybe it is time to try and fix it up.  I will go to the library to find some books about how to fix my bike.  How about you go too?  Here are some books you may like.  Some are non-fiction and tell facts about bicycles and others are fiction to tell made-up stories about characters with bicycles.

Remember, ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET WHEN YOU RIDE YOUR BIKE!  It is the law for children under the age of 17 to wear a helmet in New Jersey!  Please stay safe. I care about you.