NYC: A taste of the Big Apple
Here are some memorable picture moments from the Seton Hill University trip to NYC (March 18-20).
[I'll add more details later... I have a class now, and some homework to finish after that.]
We discovered the "shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton" not far from Battery Park and Ground Zero. Cool roots.
These are just some random, odd signs that were in one of the parks... Supposedly they're some kind of work of art.
This is the arch in Washington Square; we stopped right here to take a break from walking.
On the way back to the hotel one evening, we saw some crowds in one of the squares protesting the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act.
We watched some street performers pull of some cool dance moves; they even did a "human helicopter".
This is a view of the Statue of Liberty from the Statin Island Ferry; unfortunately, we couldn't get tickets for the Ellis Island Ferry in time.
Remember the hotel where Kevin stayed in the second "Home Alone" movie?
This is a picture of the lobby inside the Empire State Building.
In NYC, you're crammed everywhere you go; even between the buildings.
Amanda kept a watchful eye out for squirrels; I snuck this picture on her while she was too busy hunting to pay attention.
We were indeed the coolest celebrities in NYC... Or at least in the near-deserted Central Park Zoo.
Comments
It's a good thing no one really asked for anything, because I never got to check my blog again before the end of my stay in NYC... We had to change hotels, and the one we moved to charged crazy internet access rates.
Posted by: ChrisU | March 27, 2005 7:33 PM
My pics are up now: http://blogs.setonhill.edu/AmandaCochran/008528.html.
By the way, I've thought about it and you really don't have to bring "something pretty" back--you'll do. :-D
Posted by: Amanda | March 26, 2005 2:08 PM
Something pretty.
Posted by: Amanda | March 23, 2005 9:43 PM
Hmm, I'm in a hotel near NYC w/ a connection (thankfully)... Anyone want me to bring something back this time?
Posted by: ChrisU | March 23, 2005 9:21 PM
The only thing I'm stirring is the ego of Dennis Jerz as a father. Geez Amanda, since when did I become a super villain? *hides the Green Goblin mask*
Posted by: Stephan Puff | March 23, 2005 3:53 PM
Neha - Thanks for that, I'm glad you like 'em. I'm going to be posting more NYC pics here, soon, too... I'm going there again over Easter break, with my family.
Posted by: ChrisU | March 22, 2005 11:26 PM
I'd hardly call that "stirring up trouble."
Posted by: ChrisU | March 22, 2005 8:46 PM
Oh Stephan, what are we going to do with you, stirring up trouble at every turn?
Posted by: Amanda | March 22, 2005 8:12 PM
Dennis, you're a great father and a wonderful husband
Posted by: Stephan Puff | March 22, 2005 11:17 AM
Dennis you are so sensative
Posted by: Stephan Puff | March 22, 2005 11:15 AM
Chris, you're turning out to be a dynamite photographer. Those are amazing pictures!
Posted by: Neha | March 22, 2005 10:35 AM
Okay, maybe I would.
Posted by: Amanda | March 22, 2005 1:21 AM
It was fun watching you act like Godzilla; I would not have stopped that scene if the mounted NYC police were on their way. ;-)
Posted by: Amanda | March 22, 2005 1:06 AM
::Cough::
Actually, I saw a kid crawling through it just before I got on, so I thought it was okay... Hehe.
Posted by: ChrisU | March 21, 2005 10:20 PM
You're right, Chris; it was in that park.
I don't think it was to crawl on, though--I think it was an art exhibit. I remember seeing a title plate on the base of the buildings, but I didn't say anything... :-D
Posted by: Amanda | March 21, 2005 10:01 PM
Hmm, that's a good question, Dr. Jerz... I don't remember exactly where it was, but it was probably in the square near Battery Park and the docks... Just a few blocks from there, I think.
Sounds like you're a pretty cool dad. I don't think your son and his friends would have been able to knock these buildings over, though; they were made of steel or something like that. :P
Posted by: ChrisU | March 21, 2005 7:35 PM
Where did you take the picture with the small buildings? My son is a Godzilla fan... last month, I built a miniature city from cardboard boxes, and his friends got to put on monster costumes and destroy it for his birthday. But my miniature city didn't look anything like yours!
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz | March 21, 2005 6:30 PM