We made it to New York

Getting up at 2:45 this morning wasn't fun, but our neighbor was ready to take us to the airport for the 6:00 am flight to Chicago. As usual we were there well before the ticket counters opened. The flight to Chicago was uneventful and after a bite to eat we boarded the flight to New York, Laguardia, which pulled away on time. It wasn't long, however, before we found ourselves parked in a holding area and were told there were tornado warnings and thunder storms in the New York area, so better to sit in Chicago than hover over NY. That all caused us to be about 45 minutes later arriving, but no big deal and the rains were gone. It is, however, warm and very humid.

We are staying at the Staybridge Suites at Time Square and it is a very nice new hotel. The room is small, but has a full kitchen and everything one needs including free wifi. ;-) We met our friends (who happen to be in the room right above us on the 16th floor) and walked to Time Square and around the area. By then it was dark and the streets are very full of people just enjoying the New York experience.

Ira steered us to the Original Carnegie Delicatessen & Restaurant for dinner. It is their favorite Jewish Deli and you won't believe the size of the sandwiches. Fran and I split one, and I still had half to bring back to put in the frig for later.

Being three hours off time, but having gotten up so early, it is hard to tell how tomorrow will go, but we will probably hit the ground running at an early time. I know the Empire State building is one the schedule. I could tell from tonight's experience that I will need my wide angle lens from time to time.

That's it for now. Grace and Paul