Was an early start for once on the Friday as we wanted to fit in as
much as possible with Mindy and Tim during their time in the Big Apple. Tim loved the extra shopping -it's fair to say that Mindy is a pro, which she'd proven the previous day by spotting the elusive "I heart NY" singlet for
Shona in a heartbeat! Speaking of shopping, the Century 21 slogan of "
NYs best kept secret, fashion worth fighting for" is interesting for 2 reasons (1) if it's a secret, how come half of NY seems to be in the store? (2) the fights really do become physical at times! Staten Island Ferry (which goes right past the statue of liberty), NY pizza in the park, Wall St, ground zero (
birdseye view from Jason's work)... could this day be ANY more iconic NYC?? In a word -yes. Because we had tickets to the NY Yankees vs. Detroit
Tigers baseball game... oh yes people -be very very jealous :o) To be honest -we were lucky to get there though! A fire in the subway stopped Mindy and Tim's train forcing them to walk uptown and when we arrived at Yankee Stadium with backpacks we were told we wouldn't get admitted without finding a bag check. All worked out for the best and we stayed for the last pitch, thunderstorm delay and all -to see the Yankees in a come from behind 5-3 win. A totally magic event, from the
hotdogs to the brand new stadium to singing "take me out to the ball game" at the bottom of the 6
th inning. Of the 46,197 people that were there -it was funny that a group of kiwis were
among the several thousand that held out through the half hour rain delay.
much as possible with Mindy and Tim during their time in the Big Apple. Tim loved the extra shopping -it's fair to say that Mindy is a pro, which she'd proven the previous day by spotting the elusive "I heart NY" singlet for Shona in a heartbeat! Speaking of shopping, the Century 21 slogan of "NYs best kept secret, fashion worth fighting for" is interesting for 2 reasons (1) if it's a secret, how come half of NY seems to be in the store? (2) the fights really do become physical at times! Staten Island Ferry (which goes right past the statue of liberty), NY pizza in the park, Wall St, ground zero (birdseye view from Jason's work)... could this day be ANY more iconic NYC?? In a word -yes. Because we had tickets to the NY Yankees vs. Detroit 
Tigers baseball game... oh yes people -be very very jealous :o) To be honest -we were lucky to get there though! A fire in the subway stopped Mindy and Tim's train forcing them to walk uptown and when we arrived at Yankee Stadium with backpacks we were told we wouldn't get admitted without finding a bag check. All worked out for the best and we stayed for the last pitch, thunderstorm delay and all -to see the Yankees in a come from behind 5-3 win. A totally magic event, from the hotdogs to the brand new stadium to singing "take me out to the ball game" at the bottom of the 6th inning. Of the 46,197 people that were there -it was funny that a group of kiwis were among the several thousand that held out through the half hour rain delay.
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So, tell me - do they still have crackerjacks at the baseball? Does anyone but me even know what crackerjacks even are?
ReplyDeleteReminds me of rain-out of Test cricket at the MCG a few years ago with the crowd being "entertained" by ironic music "raindrops are falling on my head..." to try to keep the 80,000 people entertained while looking at a soggy field
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed your baseball experience, David and I also went to Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers v. NY Mets - totally awesome. Could not believe they sing Take me out to the ball game - and the whole crowd sings along!! Of course David knew that was going to happen as he watches ALL sports on Foxtel!! We were lucky enough to be there for Bobble Head Day and got a statue of one of the players as well - great souvenir!!
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ReplyDeleteWow sounds like an awesome day! Good work on soldiering on through the awful weather!
ReplyDeleteAwesome.
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