Yesterday was 2 days after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in the Greater New York area and the other tri states. The sun came up earlier in the morning- ?a sign of brighter days to come. It was a perfect opportunity to go for a run after having been homebound for a few days...these are what I encountered....major clean up was going on- the sound of chain saws, leaf blowers, the sight of many down trees, electric poles and wires, yellow caution tapes, down trees on...

With the "Frankenstorm" lurking behind us, there might just be no Halloween this year. I feel bad for all the kids. However, there were lots of them at The Haunted Pumpkin Garden in New York Botanical Garden (Bronx) today. There was a parade of kids in costumes with their parents in tow. Tonight there will be Spooky Nighttime Adventures. Too bad, we can't stay for that. We did enjoy looking at the amazing pumpkin creations- spiders, flowers, caterpillars, other ...

This past weekend found us driving 75 miles up north and west to Dutchess County. Following one of the 101 Things To Do in New York during Fall by TimeOut Magazine- New York, we went in search of the Walkway over the Hudson. The Walkway used to be the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge which first opened in 1889. In 2009, it reopened as a State Historic Park. It is considered to be the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. It is about 1.25 miles lon...

God willing, our next big trip is to the Philippines in January of 2013. Till then, we will play tourists in our home city of New York. Lots of things to do anyway. Today, we decided to go to Columbus Circle to check out "Discovering Columbus", an exhibit by the Public Art Fund featuring the work of Tatzu Nishi. This Japanese artist manages to build a living room around the 13 foot high statue of Columbus which was built in 1862. The iconic statue towers over Co...