Holiday Inn Tinton Falls, Nj

... is useless. All those nice tank tops and shorts will have to live in NJ while I'm in Cairo. I hope they don’t miss me too much!

I’m spending these last few days trying to get in everything that I can’t do in Cairo – watch the Yankees, wear shorts, speak English, play with all three of my dogs. I mean, I could try to play with the dogs in Cairo, but I remember approaching one last January and ...

... World Trade Center, da passiert jetzt langsam was, sie kommen aus den Kellergeschossen. Die Stahlträger die sie da reinbauen mal mindestens Daumendick.

Lustig das es neben diesen Riesenhochhäusern mit ihren blankgeputzten Fassaden immer noch alte und etwas schäbig aussehende Gebäude gibt. Die Amerikaner waren ja schon immer gute Kosmetiker. Hauptsache es sieht von der ferne gut aus. Das merkt man auch in der Subway, dreckig ist sie ja sowieso aber wenn irgendwo der Rost ...

... architecture with gargoyles and pillars atop roofs proved quite disorientating. I did get my bearings in the end but that will become more apparent later. The tour guide was Michael, passionate man of this city and the arts and kept us interested all the while we gawked and gasped at the maze of statues and churches, soaking up the mixture of modern versus historical beauty. We checked out Tiffany's and saw the Tiffany Diamond. it's the largest ...

... was close-by, as well as a homeless lady with a boombox but apparently no money. We stopped in at this place called the Tick Tock Diner to get some food. It was pretty delicious considering we had been traveling all day. I probably would have eaten anything. Fortunately I settled for a cheeseburger.  It was such a relief to get back to the hostel and get to bed, but unfortunately the heating system in the building didn't care for us to sleep. A good portion ...

Only 4 days until the fam will be heading off to Europe. Work is always a little more stressful right before vacation, but knowing how much fun we'll be having makes it all worth it. All day I've spent looking through the travel books my sister and I bought trying to get an idea of what we'll be doing. I ...

... Here's a tip for anyone travelling to New York who plans to shop. You can go to customer service at Bloomingdale's or any other large dept. store and get a visitor card which knocks 11% off of your purchases because you're from out of the country. This was a welcome thing after I bought two dresses there. Highlight of the day was when my son was standing next to one of the older ladies working there and after ...

... went along later that nite and it was really good! ok its not the music ud catch me listening to in the car or sumthin but performed there and then it was impressive and i enjoyed it, was classical if u was wondering. after wards we just slept down stairs cuz cat had no room to stay in so i stayed down to make sure she was alrite and all that! watched some stuff on the big screen then next thing well, asleep!

... to go Ice Skating :( :( :( we ran out of time to go as it is we are running late for dinner as i write this blog entry! So I'll keep this entry short, LA and then Anaheim tomorrow hopefully our flight will be a little less stressful though we have a very early start!! Gotta go Will add more from another city when i get near a computer!!

Since journeying over to the US of A I seem to have run into several language problems. I know I'm quiet and occasionally mumble. But really: 'Where is the closest subway?' 'The what?' 'The subway.' 'The bus. You want the bus?' 'No the subway. The tube. The underground thing.' 'Eh?' 'The subway!' 'Oh the subway.' 'Yeah.' 'Times Square.' (Some 15 mins walk away) 'Hmm. Thanks.' Turns ...

wow, time sure flies when you are having fun! Been very busy with the Steele kids, adorable! Yesterday we spent 5 hours in the mall, best way to keep warm and active on a cold day. Today we went to Jenkinson's aquarium in Point Pleasant! What fun it was to see the expression on Austin's face as he ...