Family Visit

My uncle from Toronto visited with another family for a long weekend. Their main goal in terms of sight seeing was to visit NYC. On Friday they toured lower Manhattan including Wall Street, South Seaport & Battery Park. They also took the Staten Island ferry to get a closer look at the Statue of Liberty. The next day we joined them and acted as local guides through the city. Our first stop was at Central Park. The kids were immediately attracted to the rides at the summer carnival at the skating rink. It was pricey with $7.50 for admission and $2-3 per ride or game. But I had fun with the kids and indulged their carvings for snacks and drinks. The adults were too tired of walking to see any of the notable attrcations of the park. Afterwards, we walked down to Rockefeller Center and had dinner on the west side. At the request of my aunt, we had Mexican food at Ariba Ariba. The host was really nice and was quick to seat our party of twelve. We enjoyed the food and everyone got some much needed rest after walking. After dinner we strolled through Times Square and stopped at the M&M store along the way. Though we had plans to visit the Village & Chelsea area, the adults had had enough of sight seeing.

In addition to NYC we also took them to Palisades Mall, Woodbury Commons as my aunt is an ardent shopper. The most fun part for me was spending time with my eight year old cousin who is the most adorable kid in the world. How I miss him :((