Safe Journey my Friends

Cheers to your new home in the Country,
a Half a Country away.

Robin I will miss our shopping visits, chick flicks and Ming & Sing.
Let me know as soon as the snow is gone and temperature reaches 10 degrees,
then I will come for a visit.

Oscar, a.k.a. Mr. Fluffy, a.k.a. the Fluff Meister,

a.k.a. Little Buddy, a.k.a. Ozzie,

I'm going to miss our walks around the neighbourhood, 

our car rides to run errands. 

Your head shaking antics, and our snuggle time. 

Stay warm in Springfield, Manitoba.

A Great Friend

A Great Friend is one who listens when you talk.

Thanks Jo, I love my new book.

It makes me Happy, Happy, Happy!!!

At the park while waiting for Michael to finish his 

baseball game yesterday this little fellow 

was being chased by another Squirrel.

It was very entertaining. 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Vancouver

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the city of Vancouver.

These next two photos are the newly unveiled windows at Holt Renfrew.

This weekend was Circle Craft Market

I fould a few prezzies for friends as well as

 a few food prezzies just for us, Yum Yum!!!

What did you do this weekend?

What plans do you have to celebrate this season?

New York City...through my lens

The Empire State Building

a.k.a. The Eiffel Tower

a.k.a. The Statue of Liberty

a.k.a. The Chrysler Building

 This is the Chrysler Building below and to the left. 

NYC

New York City Skyline

Statue of Liberty

We are on the ferry en route to the island where she lives.

 I love that he loves me enough 

to act goofy once in awhile.

The points on her Crown symbolize the Seven Seas and Seven Continents. 

NYC Skyline taken from the Statue of Liberty

A graveyard in the centre 

of the Financial District.

The New World Trade Centre

9/11 Memorial 

This was the most beautiful memorial I have ever seen.

There are 2 Square Memorial Pools representing each of the towers. 

The Water is constantly flowing towards the center of the Memorials.

The Names of those who lost their lives are carved

 out of the metal that surrounds the Memorial Pools.

The mist that is constantly created sits on the metal 

and covers the names just like a blanket of tears.

NYC Through My Lens....

Rockerfeller Center

"LOVE"

Happy 21st Anniversary

Central Park

We rented bikes and toured 

Central Park for 2 hours.

Central Park Lagoon

Ed Sullivan Theatre

The Late Show is currently on hiatus

until Sept 2013

Yankee Stadium 

We arrived early to the Sunday afternoon

game at Yankee Stadium so that we could 

take it all in. Our seats were in the Right

Field Bleachers with a lot of locals. 

It's was a Hoot and the Yankees won.

 

NYC - Through My Lens

New York City...Through My Lens

Radio City Music Hall

This is were they tape the show 

"America's Got Talent"

We picked up tickets to a live taping

 but in the end we opted for a 

NY Yankees Baseball game instead.

Dylan's Candy Bar

Here Michael is about to devour

a Giant Gummy Bear.

NY Mets @ CitiField

We went to a NY Mets Baseball game

vs the Colorado Rockies.

It was a great game with the Mets

winning their first shutout of the season.

This is a piece of the old Shea Stadium

moved into the new stadium.

Empire State Building

Each night the Empire State Building 

is lit up with different colours.

We saw Purple, Green, White,

and Green/Orange/White.

For National Holidays it is Red/White/Blue.

The American Museum of Natural History

This is the Museum that is depicted in the movie 

"A Night at the Museum" a favourite of our family.

While walking to the Museum the skies opened up

and it started to down pour where the rain was 

bouncing a foot off the ground. 

Michael hailed us a Cab in seconds

 by jumping in the streets with a raised hand,

 just like a resident New Yorker.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

 We ate at a different Restaurant every night

 only repeating on the last night of our stay with the

 Restaurant we had on the first night "Schnipper's". 

 I love crab legs but the downside

 is it takes me so long to eat them.

 The boys endured a long dinner

 at Bubba Gump just for me.

Times Square

 This place is packed with people every night

and lots of people dressed up in costumes 

trying to make money by having their pictures taken.

Luckily we didn't have to pay these two Shoppers.

M&M's Store

 Michael's favourite thing at the M&M Store

 is the bulk candy section. Here he is back

 in the hotel room with his $20 bag of M&M's.

New York City Through My Lens

New York City Through My Lens...

Our first stop was Grand Central Station

They are celebrating 100 years.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

The stain glass was beautiful and detailed.

F.A.O. Schwarz Toy Store

As a kid this is why I wanted to go to New York. 

Apple Store

The Apple Store in the Big Apple.

(one of many in New York City)

Trump Tower

Every detail shines in Gold.

This morning I woke up in New York City, and tonight I'm going to sleep in Coquitlam, B.C.

The wonders of travel...One of the best things about travelling is coming home.

More photos to come...Stay tuned.