New York City 2008

Since this would be Anne's last family trip before going off to college this fall, we let her pick the location and activities. She chose New York City and had quite a list of activities, but her top priority was to see a Broadway play.

We drove to Jersey City, NJ and stayed in a Ramada Inn. Each day we took the train (two blocks away) into Manhattan and either walked or rode the train or subway to our destination. Our first day there we walked between eight and ten miles.

We also did geocaching driving to New York City as well as some while we were there.

We were on the top floor of the Ramada Inn. Free wireless Internet!	We ate lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe	John and Anne check out the glitter of Times Square	We saw Chicago at the Ambassador Theater. Anne was very excited about this!
We stopped in the M&M Store and had a blast.	M&Ms come two ways, plain and peanut. The nuts are shown here next to the yellow M&M.	We made a stop at the Lego Store. This one took 320 hours and 12,200 bricks to build.	All that remains of the World Trade Center.
Getting on the boat to Liberty Island.	The third prettiest lady I saw on our trip.	At the top of the Empire State Building.	View from the top.
Another view from the top.	Riding the underground train	Skating rink at Central Park	Terry riding the carousel at Central Park.
Anne and John on the man made rocks in Central Park.	The ever beautiful Mrs. Amazing	Radio City Musical Hall	A cold windy day at Sandy Hook.
John M. takes a $5 bet to swim in the ocean for 60 seconds.	John M. being treated for hypothermia	Oldest operational light house in the U.S.	The beauty of Sandy Hook