Imperial Hotel Brooklyn

... of that bird I’ve ever had.

- Phuket: No entry here, since we were in such a resort bubble, it seems unfair to nominate any of the food, all of which was fine, but horribly overpriced.

I’ll use a (lame) food analogy to stop talking about food. If amazing cultural, natural, and gastronomic wonders were the tortilla and meat of our “trip burrito,” then our oddball experiences were the cheese and salsa on the top. No road trip can ...

... ablaze with people yelling and jumping up and down. Our little corner of Brooklyn erupted into a spontaneous street party - we honked as we went by and everyone started cheering.  Wouldn't have missed any of that for the world. But, now onto travels.  We fly to Zurich and then on to Istanbul.  The dollar is going back up, America has been restored and we're off on another trip.  

... gt;. Still we had Diamond Club passes and had dinner. We stopped to take a picture infront of the 1986 World Series trophy... And then we watched the game. It was frustrating as hell with the Mets blowing the lead three times before winning. But if they go on to the playoffs...and should I say it? The series, I think this is the game that they will look back to as the ...

... and of course each other... After tacos, coronas, and a serenade from our 83-year-old vibrant waiter at the fav Mexican spot, we headed back home. The neighborhood is a dream... Everyone seems to be friendly, and its filled with mom-n-pop shops. We live one block from a fresh produce stand, which happens to be across the street from the local butcher-- yeah---loving it!!! The apartment is also around the corner from Prospect Park, which Holden and I will be ...

... I had less than that since it closed at 5:30 PM on Sundays. I spent an hour looking at paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance on-ward to modernism. There was also a special Spanish décor and relic exhibit and a section on drawing and photography. Then I got lost going from the mezzanine level to the 1st floor (my top-down plan failed). I hung around the Greek sculptures and European decorative arts for a bit before feeling the time ...

... shoes and nails and lipstick all straight out of the 1920´s or The Colour Purple, in fact I half expected Billie Holiday to walk in and burst in to song! They looked amazing! But then they went straight to the counter opened their mouths and this harsh Jerry Springer guest accent came out and they sat down and tucked into greasy fried chicken! It was very surreal. When I go back to New York I will defiantly be staying in Harlem. The history the people and the building ...

... first of all was not to try and find an elevator and just carry Kaleb's buggy up and down the stairs. A very sensible plan as it turned out. Today we were going to travel downtown to Battery Park and catch the Ferry to Liberty Island and also Ellis Island. The 'Statue of Liberty' was going to be Kaleb's new American Phrase of the day. Unfortunately he took it to heart and spent the whole day pointing at Libby from what ever direction he was and repeated this ...

... I'm sick of all the planning, I'm just ready for the damn vacation to begin already! I've really got to finish up, though. We leave in less than two weeks and I don't even have a packing list. I haven't just let the vacation fall to the wayside, though. Within the past year and a half I've spent a good $250 on Disney DVDs. I joined the Disney Movie Club in April of 2006 and got a good twenty movies for the holidays when they ran ...

... World Showcase is my favorite place on property and Soarin' is my favorite ride ever. I'm just sad that Spaceship Earth won't be open since it's one of my favorites and an Epcot tradition. It'll be very weird not to ride it on a Disney trip. Anyway, due to our love of Epcot we'll be spending the most time at Epcot, three whole days. Then we'll spend two days at the Magic Kingdom and one day each at MGM and Animal Kingdom. I loved ...

... where it was, until she stumbled across it while out walking with a friend. This place is amazing - somewhere Willy Wonka woud feel right at home. I went crazy filling a little basket with everything from licorice to chewing gum and even a cool old-skool t-shirt. After all this walking and eating we decided we needed a sit down so we found a small Italian place in the middle of China Town for a well deserved drink. Now it may surprise you, but after all that eating we still ...