Greenwich Village and Tenement Museum

At last, sunshine. It was a gorgeous day with the temp just under 70. Since we didn't have to be to Greenwich Village until 11:00, I was able to do a load of wash in the complimentary laundry facilities at the hotel, ironed a few items and began to get things organized to get stuffed back into the suitcase to leave tomorrow.


Another of Fran's nephews lives with his wife and baby in West Village, next to Greenwich Village. Both he and his mother (Fran's sister) are history buffs of the area and gave us a personalized walking tour. It was very interesting to see the smaller, old buildings that were warehouses, and factories, and are now apartment houses. There is a lot of history in the area. We went by the Magnolia Bakery which is famous. We saw the house where the TV series Friends was to have taken place. It has the coffee shop on the main floor. We ended with a nice lunch and had to say good-bye. They were excellent guides and we had an enjoyable time.

After a cab ride, we arrived at the Tenement Museum for a 2:45 tour called "Piecing it Together." The museum is in one of the many building which housed multiple families, where the garment trade started. They would not let us take pictures inside but said their pictures are free on Flicker.com. I'm also including their website. http://www.tenement.org/  By the end of the tour it was time to head back to the hotel for a little rest and packing.

We went out to the Redeye Grill for a very nice dinner tonight. All of us enjoyed our dinners.

Tomorrow morning Ira picks up the van and we leave about 8:30, heading north to Burlington, VT. It should be another sunny day, but the long-range forecast looks like there will be more rain in the next few days. Oh well, we do hear the leaves have started to change color. I'll let you know about that when we get there.

That's it for now. Grace and Paul