SpringHill Suites Newark Liberty International Airport

... slim. They read the newspaper, and take public transportation when possible. The make up of all cities allows Europeans easy and close access to the essentials, a supermarket, schools, a hospital, and a post office for example, most having some form of inexpensive public transportation whether being a metro or a bus system. <br><br>Obviously not every European is like this(clearly I haven't met them all), but I say that this is not a far-fetched projection of ...

... plane. <br>So, a lot of time passes, we go through security, Immigration, all that fun stuff. We get on the plane, and Kristin looks at me, and says to me 'oh great, a family of five is sitting behind us.' And not just any family of five, but yes indeed, that mother, and her two rowdy kids from the ticket counter, and also, her husband and one more kid. Awesome. <br>Now, nothing against babies or families for that matter, but little, little ...

... door as I approached and it was not a warning sign telling me not to use the door. However, as soon as I opened it to go back on the street, the loud building alarm was set off. Bekah and I were both surprised and didn't know what to do. My reaction, since the door was already open, was to just walk through the door onto the street and look as nonchalant and innocent as possible despite the siren going off behind me. Bekah's reaction on the other hand was ...

I am so excited! I am finally on my way to Paris! I have wanted to go there for a long time. When I went through my divorce, I made a list of things I wanted to do that I hadn't been able to do while married. Going to Paris was one of the things and now I am finally making it happen. I was able to get my flight free using frequent flyer miles and with Continental I was able to flight direct from Newark to Charles de Gaulle. I used 1800hotels ...

... me. Big bones you know.... Time for the second meal,,, a light snack with a chicken fajita and fruit salad. As the same woman pushes the trolley, I say to her: "Don't forget about me this time! Are you sure you don't want to start serving from the back?" She smiles and says: "Don't worry about it, there's enough for everyone." 20 minutes later, she's serving the hot girl sitting two rows in front, when I hear: "I ...

... meant to be ONE of the Altar Boys but turned out to be the ONLY Altar Boy. He had to vie for camera space with the Parish Priest, Father Joe, and Monsignor Richie. Both were unashamedly 'Liturgical Hogs'. The Mass was a special event and one that we will not forget. We stopped in for a quick visit with Ali before heading home for a night in with a home cooked meal.

... had brand new articulated busses on the main streets to accommodate the increased demand for public transportation that came with congestion pricing. (The old double deckers, alas, were not being replaced as the steep stairs to the upper level were viewed in this safety conscious world we live in as not safe.) Since we are believers in globalwarming we were pleased to be in a country that is taking it seriously!

... without coming across an interesting historical building or copper statue. Much of this is probably lost on us tourists who just want an 'I Heart New York' T-shirt and a thousand different angles of the Statue of Liberty, but it certainly makes it a lively city to scamper around. On the subject of said Statue, the following day we ventured to the very southern tip of Manhattan Island to catch the ferry south to the Statue of Liberty. We felt very fortunate to have bought our front ...

... in on the flight we were meant to be on and headed for gate 77 getting through security was a mission thought we'd almost miss our flight! We got to the gate to find the flight was delayed even longer that was ok so we let the guy at the desk know we were there only to be told they had no record of tickets being issued to us at all - how did we get our boarding passes? Jenni then had to ring Expedia and try to sort it out before out flight boarded! Expedia weren't much help to us ...

... 2 million degrees centigrade apparently. Early rise today to get as much in before the heat gets ridiculous. Had a gut bursting breakfast of pancakes, bacon and syrup then marched all the way from China Town to Battery Park. The plan was to get the tour ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (where all the immigrants coming over were processed). I saw the queues and thought better of it. Instead I got the free Staton Island ferry which ...