Where We Walkers Are

Greenport, NY

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Quick Recap of our MiniVaca

This past week we had the privilege of spending three days out on Long Island with my parents and sister. They drove to NYC to visit my sister during some time off of work she had-so we accepted the offer to join them and getaway from the city for awhile! With minimal internet access and being able to see the ocean from our bed it was a very relaxing trip. The hotel had a large lawn with seating and then a private walkway down to the water.

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Our first full day there was sunny, warm, and we took advantage of soaking it up! However, like the good state of New York has taught us over this past month the weather is bipolar and changes constantly!

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Greenport, NY is a small quaint town with little cafes and ice cream parlors on the two main streets all right along a pier. We had the most amazing lunches at a Cheese Emporium two different days as they had so many choices.

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Many more pictures from our little trip in the New York Gallery!

 

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the MET

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

My parents arrived in NYC last night to visit, as my little sister has the whole week off from work! So today we headed to the MET museum, of course only after it was known that Phil Mickelson would be the winner of the British Open, which is on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NY. Our other roommate actually works at the museum a couple days in the week so we got FREE admission! The museum itself is so large, you could not only spend one day there but at least two to see everything!

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Below are some more pieces that we found interesting and loved. (though I do not remember any of their names) Monet is by far one of my fav artists…

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It was a fun day and great thing to do with my parents! I am happy as you can see in the photos above that Cordie partook  in the game of ‘being like the statue’ which made seeing soooo many exhibitions go by just a little bit faster. :)

Philharmonic Concert in Central Park

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Monday Night Out (July 15th)

I had this event on my calendar well before we arrived in New York. Mostly because of the movie “August Rush”   and the beautiful scene at the end… I won’t ruin it for you if you haven’t seen the movie, but also because this event happens once a year and if over 14 million people attend you know its going to be good! I read some reviews and did my research before going and am very thankful that I did as the Great Lawn of Central Park gets packed hours before the concert begins. We arrived two hours+ before it started due to the 90 degree weather with humidity there is no way we would have been able to sit any longer than an hour or so in the sun. (as my initial plan was to spend all day in Central Park)

As you can see in the first picture behind me… the baseball diamond we were next to was basically empty…

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After a couple people sat on the dirt… it ended up like the below picture with people sitting in any tiny space they could find as the night went on…

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Even though I did not like all the people cramping our space… I LOVED the atmosphere of being able to sit in the park… the gorgeous view of the city behind us and the orchestra in front of us…playing majestic tunes.

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These were the two pieces we got to listen to! Dvořák : Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5. You can listen to them here. We left before the end and fireworks display to avoid the masses leaving the park at the same time.

 

 

Montauk Lighthouse

Montauk Point aka ‘THE END’

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Saturdays Somewhere (July 13th)

This past weekend we went on a ‘day’ trip to Montauk, NY the drive out of NYC wasn’t too bad as we left before 7 am to beat the traffic! Long Island is a destination for a lot of new yorkers on the weekend as many have houses or some sort of event to attend to in The Hamptons. The drive through beautiful winerys and fresh hydrangeas were everywhere! We had a lovely brunch at a local cafe in their ‘backyard’ when we arrived into the town of Montauk, as the rain began to pour we quickly left.

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This is our routine shot now of when the three of us go anywhere together! (my scarf was shielding the rain)

Our destination was the end of the island, in which there is a gorgeous lighthouse…it was very foggy that rainy that day so we got the best pictures we could!

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As you can see we all had a wonderful time! Lots of fun and laughter!

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Love my little sister and the time we get to spend together this summer! She is laid back and easy going but always knows how to laugh and have fun!

 

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After our little hike around the Montauk State Park we got back in the car and headed into the little town to find some actual sand where we could hang out for the afternoon. It was a bit chilly but enjoyable to not be in the 90+ degree whether that New York has been having.

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Coney Island

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The Boardwalk & Hot Dogs

This morning we ventured down to Coney Island to walk along the famous boardwalk and experience a different part of New York. We arrived just as the park was opening which was perfect as it was overcast and not too many people were there.

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We wandered around for awhile (the boardwalk is three miles long) people watching, browsing through Luna Park which seemed tempting but as soon as it started to rain we decided to just sit and wait for it to pass… which it never did. So we ate at the well-known Nathan’s Famous Frankfurters enjoying their hot dog, burger, french fries and old-fashioned lemonade after a 30 minute wait-which it may not be organic but you know with a long wait that the food is a little fresher than most places! Cordie thoroughly enjoyed his lunch.

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There was a whole wall of dates and details of when Coney Island began and what has happened over the years-as Cordie would say it was very ‘INTERESTING’.