New York City

This year we finally got to visit New York City, a destination high on our list of must-see places in this country. The logistics were always a bit puzzling to us, though. It's not like we could drag our 5th wheel into the city, so what to do? Take a flight in from somewhere else? Park our rig nearby and travel back and forth by train each day? Find a hotel and stay a while? Since we were already in New York to visit the State Capitol in Albany, we opted for finding an RV Park close to an MTA station, packing our bags, and training in on the Hudson River Line to Grand Central Station. We stayed in a hotel in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, just a block up from Central Park West, and next door to The Dakota, former home of John Lennon. As luck would have it, friends from California were also visiting New York City during this same time, also their first visit, and the four of us had so much fun! We had good weather the entire week, making it easy to utilize both the subway system and walking - lots of walking! According to my pedometer, we averaged between 8-9 miles on foot each day. There is so much to see! Of course five days isn't nearly enough, but we managed to squeeze in a walking tour of Central Park, a Broadway play (Jersey Boys), a Yankees Baseball Game at Yankee Stadium, a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, a visit to the 911 Memorial and Museum, a ferry ride out to Ellis and Liberty Islands for a tour of the Statue of Liberty, a perusal of Times Square, a walk around the Wall Street area, eating from an authentic New York Deli (Zabar's), and visiting The Museum of Natural History. Here is a montage of some of the more memorable pictures from our trip.