Aloft Brooklyn/Downtown

... be called such a thing without the kitschy, odd, and laughable side attractions, and we hit up a lot of them. We tried to feel up a female vortex in Sedona, and stood exactly a mile high in Denver. We toured Carhenge and Hole ‘n Rock. We drove through a living Redwood tree, stopped by the Trees of Mystery (where Maribeth got frisky with a 30-foot tall statue of Paul Bunyan’s Blue Ox), and contemplated the mysteries of Chimayo Shrine’s magic dirt ...

It has always been my dream to have a bar-mitzvah for my son in Israel. What could possibly be better than that? But I always worried that once my son reached that age, he'd really prefer to have a big party at home with his friends. Thankfully, he never really wanted that & he wanted a trip to Israel, to have his Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel, as well. So, once that was settled, we tried to figure when would be best to visit. Morris ...

... point to getting it all done. Wednesday, today, Dad went to work with me and met the group. He sat in the lounge while I went to meetings. The day went by so fast. Now finally, we made it to Chicago. We are at the Four Seasons. All I can say is OMG. What a posh place. I feel completely way underdressed! Tomorrow it will be a jam-packed day of training. More to come later....

... a lot of time in. My room is small, which I can deal with- its the closet that gave me a coronary!!! I will post a picture later just for giggles ;-) I bought a plant to give my room a bit of life and its slowly coming into its own... Thanks to everyone's emails, txts, and phone calls! Your support and excitement about this journey has really sparked a new fire in me! Will keep you posted on any new happenings! Besitos, xoxo... Cindy Well... Just when I thought the ...

... The displays of old fashioned European rooms made me jealous of the nobles. To live in such elegant opulence would be amazing. *_* I passed by the medieval art gallery and the weapons and arms section, trying to figure out where the Grand Hall was. Once I got there, I made a beeline for the Egyptian art exhibit. The Temple of Dendur was probably my favorite part because you could walk under the doorways, and there was a pool ...

... this neighbourhood are the best in New York. In case you were wondering the men in Harlem wear equally as dressed up but they all looked like extra´s from the Matrix, head to toe in black with flowing black leather coats, the brothers of Islam and well represented here, as was Malcolm X. I didn´t want to leave Harlem but had so much more to do. I managed to get the National History Museum and Museum of Modern Art done today. I liked the Modern Art stuff, especially ...

... ad infinitum: "Uncle Chris what dat?" ' Its the Statue of Liberty K' "Oh...." "Uncle Chris What dat?" ' Its the Statue of Liberty K' "Oh...." His Mother having been there may times was not playing the game, I think the only thing that saved me was the tiredness on his part in the heat of the day and he eventually fell asleep in his buggy :0). It started off a pleasant temperature but by the mid afternoon it must of reached 30c, phew we were hot, and so were the ...

... Buy 2 at Full Price Get Everything Else at Half-Price" special. I got all of the most popular movies for only $10. I also bought a few at Target and at the World of Disney down in Orlando last summer (never again, they're WAY overpriced there). The thing is, I haven't watched any of them! For the past two years I've always started a sort of vacation countdown a few months before we leave for Orlando where I would plan to watch one ...

... Kingdom a lot more than I thought I would in 2005, and MGM was just OK. I love the Tower of Terror, Rock'N'Roller Coaster and Great Movie Ride, but nothing else is really a must-do. Well, being the HUGE Little Mermaid fan that I am, Voyage of the Little Mermaid was always a must-do until this year. I just got tickets to see The Little Mermaid on Broadway with my Grandma, Aunt and cousin in December!!! I couldn't be more excited ...

... to meet Bonnie for dinner that evening. After she'd taken Floppy for a walk and we'd dumped all the goodies and freshened up, we went for food in a nice Asian fusion restaurant near her shop. It was lovely and relaxing hanging out in her neighbourhood and so nice wandering back to the appartment very full and slightly tipsy. We've visited New York a couple of times before, so on Tuesday we decided to prioritise taking advantage of the weak dollar and to do some shopping ...