Lisa in New York, Part II
covers Monday July 11 to Wednesday July 13
Monday July 11 - we made a trip to the beach. Long Beach, out on Long Island. Took the LIRR from Penn Station. $17 for a r/t ticket + beach pass. beach was very nice and clean and easily walkable from the train station. spent most of the afternoon out on the beach getting sun (not that i need it), playing in the water, catching shells and watching lisa get pinched by a little crab :) later on in the trip we ended up at a beach in Staten Island. ugh, that beach reminded me of the typical stories you hear about NY beaches with needles, etc washing up on the beach. Although we didnt see any needles there was a lot of junk on the beach. I very highly recommend making the trip to Long Beach if you need to get your beach fix whilst in NYC.
In Long Beach, NY the fire hydrants are painted baby blue.
Tuesday July 12 - I had espanol class and a volunteer gig in the afternoon. During that time Lisa did laundry, and i helped once i got done with my stuff. In the evening we ended up in Chinatown and then walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Wednesday July 13 - we visited my cousins Sharvil and Rujuta who live in Queens (Astoria to be more exact). as with visiting Indian folk, we had a lot of yummy food to eat there. i of course had to eat twice, especially since they had pani-poori left from the last time i was there. we also walked through Astoria Park and by the East river. in the evening Lisa, Sharvil and I went to see the NY Philharmonic play in central park. It looked like it was gonna pour, but luckily there was notta drop. it was a lovely evening to be out in central park listening to one of the best orchestras in the world, albeit kinda hard to enjoy the music with so many people in the park making noise. i think they hold these free concerts in the park to pique the interests of someone like me who might be willing to really enjoy the show in the audio-friendly confines of a music theater (and pay the $$$).
Lisa and me with my cousins Sharvil and Rujuta at their place in Astoria
Monday July 11 - we made a trip to the beach. Long Beach, out on Long Island. Took the LIRR from Penn Station. $17 for a r/t ticket + beach pass. beach was very nice and clean and easily walkable from the train station. spent most of the afternoon out on the beach getting sun (not that i need it), playing in the water, catching shells and watching lisa get pinched by a little crab :) later on in the trip we ended up at a beach in Staten Island. ugh, that beach reminded me of the typical stories you hear about NY beaches with needles, etc washing up on the beach. Although we didnt see any needles there was a lot of junk on the beach. I very highly recommend making the trip to Long Beach if you need to get your beach fix whilst in NYC.
In Long Beach, NY the fire hydrants are painted baby blue.
Tuesday July 12 - I had espanol class and a volunteer gig in the afternoon. During that time Lisa did laundry, and i helped once i got done with my stuff. In the evening we ended up in Chinatown and then walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Wednesday July 13 - we visited my cousins Sharvil and Rujuta who live in Queens (Astoria to be more exact). as with visiting Indian folk, we had a lot of yummy food to eat there. i of course had to eat twice, especially since they had pani-poori left from the last time i was there. we also walked through Astoria Park and by the East river. in the evening Lisa, Sharvil and I went to see the NY Philharmonic play in central park. It looked like it was gonna pour, but luckily there was notta drop. it was a lovely evening to be out in central park listening to one of the best orchestras in the world, albeit kinda hard to enjoy the music with so many people in the park making noise. i think they hold these free concerts in the park to pique the interests of someone like me who might be willing to really enjoy the show in the audio-friendly confines of a music theater (and pay the $$$).
Lisa and me with my cousins Sharvil and Rujuta at their place in Astoria
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