April snows and showers certainly brought out May flowers in our local park where I walk Mr. Duke every Saturday morning:
The first Saturday in May we visited the Conservatory Garden in Central Park and walked home through Spanish Harlem finding a great lunch spot along the way:
Clay made an awesome Cinco de Seis dinner:
The third weekend in May we went to East Hampton, a great place for rest and relaxation:
Another meal highlight was this fish dinner with The Best Tomato White Wine Sauce:
Clay also started perfecting his short rib recipe this month:
Cece was supposed to arrive Thursday evening of Memorial Day Weekend but her flight was delayed then cancelled due to the weather. She unfortunately missed an amazing surf'n'turf dinner:
Friday of Memorial Day weekend we visited the 9/11 Memorial, it was really hard being there but the memorial itself was nicely done. The Freedom Tower, spire included, is 1,776 feet tall which is the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. We took the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty before swinging by the Financial District to see The Bull, stock exchange, and Federation Hall on the way home.
Saturday of Memorial Day weekend we rented a car and drove out to spend a day in the Hudson River Valley. We did the Walkway over the Hudson which is the longest (and tallest?) elevated pedestrian bridge in the world, drove through the beautiful mountains of West Point's training areas, ate authentic Texas BBQ and had some great homemade ice cream in Cold Spring.
Sunday of Memorial Day weekend after attending Hillsong Cece and Rachael took the Circle Line boat tour around the entire island of Manhattan. The photos below are of the Intrepid, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and Battery Park.
It was a gorgeous day to be out on the water:
On Memorial Day we spent a few hours walking through Central Park's Ramble, 38 acres of woodland hiking around 79th Street. Cece flew home on Tuesday-- it was a great weekend with beautiful weather and we were so happy to spend everyday outside.
The last Friday in May we attended the American Symphony Orchestra's "Forged from Fire" at Carnegie Hall which was based on Germany's occupation of other countries around WWI.
The last Saturday in May we visited the Museum of Modern Art and saw works from van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Dali, and Warhol.
What a great month! We hope to visit a few more parks, memorials, and museums this summer while the weather is nice for being outside. Our entire month of June weekends is already filled but please stay tuned!
No comments:
Post a Comment