Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Boxing Day.....Sunday 27th....Monday 28th.... BOSTON....

Onto the subway and down to the Financial district for a better look at the Bull then onto 9/11 memorial.....

 

Warmer underneath....

 

Hoofin around!!'

 

Definitely cooler especially near the Hudson River

 

 

Very pleasant....no crowds !!

Another playground.....

Great architecture....TriBeCa

Buck said ....ok another toy!!!????

 

 

 

9/11 memorial ....tastefully done!

Sex and the City.....

Carrie Bradshaws home in Sex and the City......Greenwich Village.

Whitehorse Tavern....Westside....

A quick drink before heading back to apartment ... Another full day and starting to feel more like Fall....yep I've got the lingo!!

Sunday.....off to Eataly near the Flatiron Building off Union Square.

Abraham Lincoln statue...one of 3 dotted around the city !

 

Lovely old churches in amongst the tall buildings ! I'm loving the architecture!!!

 

Flatiron Building....amazing!! 22 storey steel framed...considered to be a ground breaking skyscraper!! Designed as a vertical Renaissance palazzo by Daniel Burnham from Chicago ,completed in 1902. Being a wedge shaped building,the name -Flatiron - derives from its resemblance to a cast iron- clothes iron!!

Great place...plenty of fresh food and lots of restaurants in the same space!

 

Fruit for the boys!!

Butter squash ravioli with sage butter sauce!

Pizza for the boys and pappardelle with lamb Ragu,mint and lemon for Joel....plus a bottle of prosseco for the old Sheila with them!!! Made walking a lot easier!!!!

 

Dinner at Taverna Di Bacco......great ending to the day !!!

BOSTON....on the Amtrak train..... Along New England coast.....great trip!!

 

iPad please Grammy...your wish is my command!!!

 

 

 

Skyline of Manhattan as we leave from Penn Station to Back Bay Boston...

Olaf.... I can't feel my legs!!!!!

Greenwich Bay....

 

Near Providence...Rhode Island.. The houses along the train route were set in green pastures and looked like something out of a fairy tale ......Chelsea googled real estate ...homes for sale at 5.9 million!!!

Woke at 5.47 am and looked out the window of the 3 storey old Victorian house we are staying in and look what I saw!!!!!!

 

Friday, 25 December 2015

Wednesday 23rd December....NYC

Ryan arrived safe and sound and then the 3 boys went of for a drink around 10 pm and came home at 3.30 am ......a little worse for wear!! I wonder why.....so a late start to the day!!! I did a shop at Whole Foods.....amazing place!!!!

Joel and Eddison ice skating at Bryant Park.

Lovin it, and came off with his other front tooth still there!!!

Macy's store,every decoration known to man kind!!Chelsea and I took off and put in some seriously fast gift buying for the boys and it rained and rained !! Thank heavens for the metro !!!

Wow!!!

Yes Mum!!

 

 

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Old escalators still in operation....special!!

Katz's Deli for dinner....

 

 

Mate......we should have shared....what were we thinking!!!

 

Carrying the Christmas tree back to the apartment!!

 
Trump Tower

CHRISTMAS EVE..... CHRISTMAS DAY 2015..... Not too early a start but the boys are getting used to transition from LA time to NYC time...

Bucket list ...check...walk down 5 th Avenue ....Christmas Eve ...check!!!!!!

 

 

 

Tiffanys.....

 

 

 

The Plaza....

Central Park......

 

 

 

Squirrel hunting....

 

 

Keep em happy !

Keep me happy....Turtle Waffle.....walnuts and chocolate!!!!

 

Boys found every squirrel !!!!

Gorgeous old private hotel in Chelsea....

Contemplation....!?

Highline walk.....

 

Chelsea Markets...l

Beautiful old market buildings ......

End of a day....steaks cooked...home....end of another day!!

Offspring...Boquerias Soho...tapas and Rose sangrias .....

 

Great Architecture in Soho...

 

 

Yah Grammy .....a park....

 

Found a spot for a few cocktails to finish off our day !!!! Espresso martinis ..... Nice way to finish off the day....Christmas day 2015 ...done and dusted!