Brother and I drove to NJ on Sunday.  A beautiful drive through Ohio and Pennsylvania hills and mountains in spring!  Yesterday brother and sister and I rode a train into the city of New York and walked.  And walked.  And went to the top of the Empire State Building (which in my mind I keep calling the Eifle Tower, wishful thinking I guess) then rode a tour bus down to Chinatown and walked over to the Brooklyn Bridge and across it.  Ate in a Greek diner in Brooklyn, then rode the tour bus around Brooklyn a bit until it broke down in front of the Brooklyn Public Library!  Which gave me time to hang out at the library, even on vacation!  We eventually wound back up in midtown at Times Square around 6 p.m.  Our feet were tired so we found Penn Station again and rode the train back home.  Slept good!

Today we are taking the train back to the city (feet are protesting) and riding the tour bus down to catch the ferry to Ellis Island.  Then maybe back up to Central Park or whatever catches our eye.  Hopefully no more broken down buses.  And more riding and less walking, but that remains to be seen.