New York, New York Day #6 “Home Sweet Home”

Today was getaway day for us.  I’m sure you are sick about hearing about food but sorry I have to tell you we had a tasty breakfast at the Brooklyn Diner (212 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019). 

After breakfast we headed to nearby Central Park to see some of the finishers of the NYC Marathon.   As you would expect security was intense.

In addition to blockades and other barriers, police inspected any bags brought into the viewing area.   The police presence was intense.  We saw police all over the course site and many lining the streets as we approached the race area.

At the race course we saw some wheelchair competitors but were too early to see the elite runners.  I’d like to tell you that seeing the athletes motivated me to go back to the hotel and work out before we left.  I’d like to tell you that but it would be a lie.

The ride to the airport was uneventful thanks to my new strategy.  The cab drivers in this town petrify me.  But this ride was fantastic since I kept my eyes closed until I heard Patrice say the magic words “We’re here!”

At JFK we were delayed at security in spite of our TSA pre-check  status.  Patrice was once again stopped for “random screening “.  If it’s truly random why do they always stop her and not me?  I think they just like to touch her body.

Not only were we delayed entering the boarding area, our flight didn’t take off until almost 2 hours after its scheduled departure time.  Other than that the flight home went well. We got lucky on our flight to NY because we were upgraded to Business Class.  We weren’t that lucky on the flight home but we did get one small bonus.  Although we were not upgraded we had a row to ourselves.  Of the 102 seats on the plane only one was vacant, the one next to us.   Do you think it was just a coincidence that we were in row 13?  

We love our trips but it is great to be home.   Good bye until we are on the road again.