One Giant Wrap Up

New York already seems like something that happened to totally different people. It was truly a totally new life for our family, and something we will always be able to treasure. Let's go ahead and look at the last couple of weeks, so I can get back to my day job, where I write the blog about our first week back at school...
So, the last post ended with one more trip to Brooklyn, and we'll follow up with another trip to Brooklyn, this time with Costaki and Ava and the our family taking the train to Brighton Beach, just days before the line made national news when they found a shark on it...

Here's a view of the inside of the ASU Loft, our home for July and early August.

Savannah and Ava at Brighton Beach, a part of what is known as Little Odessa for its massive Russian population.

Costaki and Papa Glenn at the water's edge with Coney Island in the distance.

At the Guggenheim to see pretty lights passing as art by a dude named James Turrell.... Overrated.

Walking around the the Jackie O Reservoir in upper Central Park.

That's a big 'un Bubble Man!

The walls of the Madison Sq. Park subway  include 'hats'....

One more journey out to Queens, to see Flushing Meadows and the World's Fair site where they introduced TV...

You've seen this thing right? It's out there in Queens, and it is big.

There's the world again, this time on Atlas' shoulders at 30 Rock.

As one of our more epic days continues, we hit the NBC tour and hang with Dwight before sitting in the SNL studio.

Savannah's home away from our home away from home.

Junior's cheesecake from Brooklyn was good, but you better try it at the Malibu Diner right in our neighborhood too.

On the ferry to bike at Governor's Island.

Plastic bottle igloo on Governor's Island.

Biking in Central Park, slightly before Daddy went over the handlebars, minor injuries, unless you're an iPod.

Inside the magnificently nauseating Trump Tower on 5th Avenue. That's the Donald's indoor waterfall behind the smug fellow.

Another pickup game at Bellevue South. This time Savannah takes a run at the local boys.

You mighta seen this one on the Facebook, it's our Coast Guard escort alongside the Staten Island Ferry as we head to another baseball game.

Back toward Freedom Tower from Staten Island after the game.

The boat home.

Empire State from Madison Square. We went up there, but the camera fell asleep on the way.

The United Nations (under construction)

Heading into the sky on the Roosevelt Island Tramway.

That's the Queensboro Bridge alongside the Tram.

Hidden gem that's right in the middle of everything, Roosevelt Island.

Ruins of the old smallpox quarantine hospital on the Island.

New FDR Memorial that takes up the whole southern tip of the Island.

One more angle on Manhattan (UN, Empire State, Chrysler...)

"I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL HEAD OF FDR!"

Wrapping things up with a fancy evening at a rooftop lounge on 5th, right before the rain came...

That's our neighborhood again...

Finally got to catch up with former Mountain Pathways student Grace before we went to 'Stomp'...

We will see you again, New York City!

Thanks for keeping up with our New York Times. We'll let you know where the next Great Adventure takes us!  --Papa Glenn Out