The main impetus for traveling to NYC (which I was due for a trip to see my friends and daughter anyway) was the loss of my sweet friend Michael Demarsico as I mentioned in this blog earlier in the year. His husband had this celebration of life, so I don’t want to say that it was sad to go to his memorial, but it certainly was exactly as he would have wanted, down the last song that played and the snacks and venue that he chose. What a guy!
My daughter’s birthday happened to be around the same time, so of course I extended my trip and got to see many of the people I love and miss, as well as show Shando my old stomping grounds. I have a number of postings, but here are some of the random shots from the visit, including the trip to the High Line Park with my friend Carol.
The fish were from a tank that we were forced to look at while we waited for a return ferry to Manhattan. I shouldn’t complain since it’s a free way to get pretty close to the Statue of Liberty, but the tourists are definitely lied to when they are told to walk a certain way toward a return ferry and they make sure it leaves before anyone else can get on, having them spend twenty minutes perusing the shops on the Staten Island side.
We stayed with good friends in Washington Heights. Included in these pictures are Fort Tryon Park and some of the food from the area. I missed strawberry butter so much! Why can’t they sell this stuff in stores or at least have it in the West Coast restaurants? Also included in the pictures is the George Washington Bridge (the “GWB”) from our friend’s panoramic living room window.
Spring came very late this year in New York. There were hardly any blooms and the trees were still bare. There were even brisk days to come during the days we were there in late April. Still, it was wonderful to be near my old stomping grounds.
