Sunday in the Park

Sunday we started the day early with a trip to Chinatown for a little shopping, followed by a stop at the Empire State Building. We wanted to get there early because we knew the lines would get longer later in the day. So, up we went at 8AM (the line was about 20 minutes or so; after 9AM they say it can be a couple hours on a holiday like this). Here's Krista on the observation deck overlooking the upper west side (Hudson River):

Here's me:
Here's the view of the south side of the Manhattan at 8:30AM on Memorial Day; it was very calm & peaceful...
And here's the view north. Of course, nobody is interested much in views east or west; the entire universe is centered in Manhattan Island...

Next we met up with some old friends of mine (Xander and his wife Natasha, their kids Max & Louisa) who used to live in Palo Alto and now live just off Central Park on the west side. Max is mastering his two-wheeler (fortunately he doesn't have far to fall) and when Louisa isn't copying Max she's daredeviling around like crazy on her trike.

Here's Max on his bicycle:Here's Louisa working every bit of fun out of a puddle:

We visited with Xander & Natasha at their terrific apartment for a while, then we left for a stroll across the park to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along the way we snacked...and even napped a bit, it was such a perfect day...
In fact, the weather report had called for thunderstorms. In reality Sunday was the best day we had, maybe a little bit warm but clear and breezy (at least in the right spots). Here's some boaters on the lake in Central Park:Don't have any more pictures after this...after the visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art we stopped by the hotel and then went to see another play. This one was 'Spring Awakening', a sort of victorian era morality play meets green day kind of deal. Very hard to describe, but it was really good. It's got the lion's share of Tony nominations this season, so I'll be rooting for it to win.

Now we're off to the airport (we're sitting in the hotel lobby as I type) and we'll be home tonight. It's been a really fun trip! Krista, do you want to say anything?... "I don't want to go :("

There you go, short but sweet.

Later!