This is my first time blogging - so give me a break if I screw it up...but here it goes.
Jenn Laurie and I had a blast in New York. We have been soooo kucky to have a bunch of friends and some family here is the city, so we had a cadre of awesome New York guides on hand. We actually managed to look like non-tourists all sans guidebook! (We got asked a question about the subway, and knew the answer! I joke that we have spent half of our time in NYC under the city.) We spent our nights in a hostel in manhattan, which has been a great deal and an awesome location. Jenn and I are about to embark on a walking tour of central park, just 4 short blocks away. We hung out in Brooklyn with my friend Brian Letwin and saw the Takashi Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. We went with Jenns friend to PS1 a Contemporary art space in Queens and saw Olafur Eliason's " Take your time" it was awesome.
We did a couple of standard touristy things, wandering open-mouthed around Times Square, shoping in SoHo. And today Jenn is going to do more art galleries, and I am going to ride the staten island ferry with Eric, before heading to JFK for our 12 hour flight to poland.
After 3 days of solid walking, we are actually kind of excited about the 12 hours of slepping, reading and sitting, and so are our blisters. Running out of time on the computo-meter... we'll update again from Warsaw!
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Hey jules -
Couldn't screw it up more than I did just trying to respond. Was great that you got to hang with Eric, we will see him for a day or two as he passes through St. Louis, but most of the time he will be helping his Mom pack for Colorado. So stuart is missing his kid too. We may not get to see him till spring break and that is a hella long time. Maybe xmas, but he is torn between his Mom in CO his girl in NYC and us here - but maybe we will go to NYC who knows.
It really is great to have folk in the City - its a big busy place and they are not all that tolerant of newbies - mostly look through them and slightly pained by your existence.
Are you journaling or is the blog going to be the journal. I really loved having a journal of my trip - a place to put the ticket stubs, the leftover money, the brochures from castles and stuff that are hard to throw away. Plus a place to vent. Traveling with ones sister can be a great thing and a big pain - please, I've been there.
Frankly, Ive never gone back and read a single one?!! But I am glad they are there - when Im old and doddering you guys can read them to me. (Now I ve got to read them and make sure there is no embarrassing stuff). I used the Mexico ones to sketch in... yes, you can - and that's a fun way to while away an hour over a beer - less touristy than shooting pics.
Anyway - you will find your own way to travel - what a great adventure! Have a great time!
Love,
mom
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