On board, on the way. Freya, as always, found an instant friend. |
The first evening we walked a few blocks to the Brasserie,
pausing at the Seagram's building for a photo-op. |
Freya loved the Brasserie (so did we!), especially when they brought
her dazzling dessert. We insisted she leave her new blue sunglasses in the
hotel, only to be seated on the banquet next to a chi-chi couple - the
lady wearing identical glasses! |
We walked back in the crisp evening on Lexington Ave. with the Art
Deco Chrysler Building as a beacon. |
Sunday was a beautiful, sunny day. We started in the morning with
mass at St. Patties. |
St. Patties transept. |
Newly elevated Cardinal O'Connor delivering his sermon. |
My favorite building in New York will always be the RCA Building, no
matter how big GE makes their logo. |
This famous statue of Atlas is directly across from St. Patties and
provides a vista of Rock Center. |
The famous Rock Center Promenade. Prometheus is under wraps
being repaired. |
Late in the day GrandMa took Freya ice skating on the famous rink, and
Tuesday early AM they stood in the cold in front of the Today Show. |
Freya and GrandPa in Rock Center where we took her into the lobby of
the RCA Building to show her the Diego Rivera murals & explained how
this brilliant artist worked for the people. |
There was a huge parade on 5th Avenue. Greek Independence
Day. Lead by the Mayor, it went on for hours. Really exciting. |
We walked all the way up 5th Avenue to the Zoo where we saw them feed
the seals and enjoyed these penguins. |
Freya took this great picture of GrandMa and GrandPa in Central Park. |
The Plaza Hotel. Our destination for a big splurge. High Tea in
the Garden Court. See the photo at the top of the previous page. |
Freya went to the Plaza bookstore before we started tea and found a
book on Eloise. She read the entire book before tea. She was
most impressed. |
Gads, we woke up the next morning to a freak March snow storm, and we
were headed for the Statue of Liberty! But what a picture of St.
Barts. |
Freya L O V E D the subway. She even got up enough nerve
to walk between the moving cars! |
Grand Central was Grand. |
Now here's a trooper! The Statue of Liberty in a blizzard! |
Liberty as majestic as ever. |
The snow cleared but it got colder! Lower Manhattan from Ellis
Island. |
Katz's Deli.
The quintessential N.Y. Deli.
Freya had Latkes, an egg cream and cheesecake! GrandPa wet crazy for
the matzo ball soup & shared the best pastrami sandwich with GrandMa
(and 2 buckets of pickles!). If you don't know Katz's you should,
and not because of the faked orgasm in When Harry Met Sally.
It's the food that counts, and take home a salami. |
Times Square with GrandMa. |
Matching watch caps. We bought them as a necessity. It was
COLD. |
On Tuesday we had an early evening flight and spent the day at the new
Planetarium. |
