What a day. Yes we saw the Raphael exhibit at the Metropolitean Museum of Art. Yes, we had a spectacular dinner at Quality Italian (57 W. 57th Street). But the highlight of the day, no, the highlight of the trip was going to Carnegie Hall tonight to see my favorite pianist. That is of course, our grandson, Julian. There were about 35 young people performing at the recital. Each of them had won a competition somewhere in the USA. We saw musicians from New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, Alabama, Utah, other states, and of course from California. There were musicians as young as 6 years old (Julian is 8) and many in their late teens. Only one, was younger than our grandson. Julian played Bach’s Prelude in B Flat Major. It was incredible hearing him play. In addition to being a wonderful pianist he was incredibly cute. See below.
My little Mozart getting ready to enter the theater. Doesn’t he look cute?
I’d like to write more about the day but we have an early flight so I need to get to sleep.
More about NYC soon. We are coming back in 3 weeks.
But next on our agenda is the Take Steps Walk supporting the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation next Saturday, May 30th at Griffith Park. Hope to see you there. If you haven’t donated yet, here is the link to the Team Reiss page.
This morning we got up relatively early and headed down to the hotel restaurant for breakfast at 10 AM (7 AM our time). It was pretty good and not grossly overpriced. The restaurant staff members were excellent.
I had Norwegian Benedict (salmon instead of Canadian bacon)Patrice had “Sunrise Bowl”, granola, yogurt, fruit. Her choice was healthier but my choice was better.
We then headed back to the room to shower and get ready for the day. We realized that we needed to print tickets for the show we planned to see. I asked Patrice to call downstairs to find out where we could print them but she said “The phone doesn’t work”. Ugh.
Downstairs the concierge was very nice and printed the tickets for us and we were on our way. The staff has been great here (except for a manager who was rather rude) but the hotel has been less than I would like. I don’t think we will return.
With tickets in hand we headed to the Golden Theater to see “Operation Mincemeat”. It’s a musical based on a true story of a British secret mission designed to confuse the Germans during World War II. The plan fooled the Nazis and prompted them to reduce their forces in Sicily allowing the allied troops to invade with a tremendous manpower advantage. The show was entertaining, funny, and touching (Patrice writing now, yes Robert cried)
When we returned to the hotel I got very excited because I thought I discovered a storage area I hadn’t seen on arrival.
I was thrilled when I saw this:
But my excitement soon waned when I opened it to see this.
An air filter system.
After that disappointment we met up with our son. David’s wife and their son are visiting her mom, so we got to be with our son.
We went to dinner at Blue Willow [40 W. 56th Street (212) 213-2299]. It is a Chinese restaurant with very good Yelp reviews. The food was good but the main attraction was speading time with David. I am feeling a bit stuffed but wouldn’t want to leave you without a few more pictures of food.
General Tso’s ChickenNoodles. Sorry, we can’t remember what they were called.
We also had won ton soup, dim sum, and a pork entree. For some reason the pictures are too big to be uploaded and I am not smart enough to know how to compress them. Hey! Give me a break. This is a free blog (no ads) for friends and family.
The food was good but there were loads of offernings. We had trouble deciding what to eat. The ones we picked nosed out, Beef Aorta, Angry Frog, Spicy Sautéed Intestines, Numbing Beef Tendon, Wood Ear Salad, and my personal favorite: The Husband and Wife Special
That is enough food for one day. Tomorrow it is Carnegie Hall where we will see my favorite pianist.
As if our lives weren’t crazy enough, with our upcoming move we decided to make a quick trip to New York City. The reason for this trip will be discussed later. One thing we counted on was that a trip to NYC in May would be accompanied by better weather than during the winter or summer months. Well as soon as we exited the terminal at JFK I was very happy I brought my heavy coat and rain jacket. It was cold and raining when we arrived and the forecast calls for a 100% chance of rain tomorrow but only 95% on Monday. It will be clear on Tuesday………. the day we return home.
No matter the weather we always make the most of our travel experience. We did get a thrill on the way to the hotel. Our driver was very entertaining in that he was talking to himself most of the trip. You’re probably saying he must have been on his phone. I thought the same, but no, he was talking to himself.
We are staying at the Le Meridien hotel (120 W 57th Street) . It’s a Marriott property and has a very nice lobby. We chose this location because of its proximity to Carnegie Hall. Yes, we will be going on Monday to hear an amazing pianist.
The hotel is lovely on the outside and upon check-in we were told about all sorts of perks they offer (e.g. free museum and movie tickets). We were escorted to our room by a very nice bellman and could not believe the sight we saw. This has to be the tiniest room I’ve ever seen. We requested a room with a king size bed. We got the bed we wanted but apparently floor space is an added option. The room is so small we will need to put the luggage on the bed in order to open it.
This is ALL the space available to put our luggage. You might be saying “I see a drawer below”. No, that is a safe.
The room sucks but today’s highlight was meeting our son, David, and our grandson, Julian, for dinner. And you know what that means, yes, food pictures. Well not tonight. Sorry but spaghetti and pizza doesn’t make it to the ReissTravelBlog. Maybe better luck tomorrow.
Yesterday was so special we were bound to have a let down today. It started out well in that I did make it to the gym today. Oops, I forgot we are at a fancy hotel and they don’t have a gym. I got up early and went to the Fitness Center. I did a short run on the treadmill and then headed back to the room. Much to my surprise, Patrice was awake and soon we were on our way to the lounge for the breakfast we missed yesterday.
The hotel breakfast buffet was good but not great. I tried to eat healthy after my day of debauchery yesterday. For example, today I thought some cheese would be good. Since the tomato and cheese (mozzarella) salad was a little devoid of cheese (see below) I decided to have a cheese danish instead. Healthy choice, no?
Where’s the cheese?
After breakfast we whined for a while because today was much colder and it was raining. Definitely something Californians do not enjoy. We decided to brave the elements and take a short walk to MOMA (Museum of Modern Art). I have to confess I am not much of a modern art guy but the other museums were much further away so MOMA was my choice as well.
First we saw this Jackson Pollock painting. I don’t recall the name but I think it was “Painter falls and spills his supplies”. See below.
If your mind works like this is it any surprise the artist had a drinking problem?
We also saw this sculpture. I think it was called “Jafar from Aladdin”.
Admit it, doesn’t it look like Jafar?
We did see one of Patrice’s favorites, Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh so the trip was worthwhile.
Okay, okay, I liked it too!
Another art piece I enjoyed was this one with a medical theme entitled “Jewish Penicillin”. See below
Andy Warhol’s rendition of our cure all.
Please don’t think I didn’t enjoy myself. Actually I had a very good time. I really enjoyed the Senior Discount we received and all the steps I racked up on my pedometer.
After MOMA it was time to eat. I told Patrice I wanted to head to Junior’s across the street from the hotel for a corned beef sandwich. Followers of the blog know that I never eat Shrimp and Grits (which I love) north of the Mason Dixon line. I have a similar rule for corned beef on Rye. I only eat it when we come to New York. This serves me well in that I always enjoy a good corned beef sandwich on our trips here and my longevity is not severely compromised. The meal was delicious but I was disappointed that they didn’t offer potato knishes. A New York deli and no knishes?
Tonight we decided to stay at the hotel for entertainment. The reasons are simple, it is cold and raining outside and Monday is typically a dark night for Broadway so all the shows that interested us are not performing. Instead we saw “Stranger Things: the First Shadow” at the hotel theater. This was a prequel to a show of the same name on Netflix. The people in attendance seemed to love it. I assume they were fans of the show because I didn’t get it and could hardly wait for it to end.
We leave early tomorrow so this will be my last post of the trip. Followers know I like to end with some interesting photos so here you go.
Do you really need to tell people this?Junior’s tribute to our Dodgers?Health food truck around the corner from our hotel.
See you in December when we travel to ………………….
Ciao
Patrice here. Thank you for a very nice birthday trip.
I started off today with great plans; let Patrice sleep in while I went to workout. Well, things didn’t quite go as planned but at least I did let her sleep in.
After Patrice awoke we headed to the lounge where breakfast is included with our room tab. We got a relatively early start leaving our room at 7:00 AM Los Angeles time but upon arriving at the lounge were told that breakfast ends at 9:30 AM eastern time. They did supply us with some yogurt but that wasn’t adequate. I thought we should see if the gelato place from last night had a more reasonable waiting line this morning. Upon arrival we found no one on line or inside the store. We were greeted by Uriel who offered us samples from a wonderful selection at “Anita’s Gelato” (1561 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028).
Turns out Anita is an Israeli woman who has stores all over the world. In addition to 4 in Manhattan there are stores in Spain, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and other countries. They even have a store in Los Angeles. I found out the only store in Los Angeles is in Tarzana. Yes, Spain, UK, Australia, and Tarzana?
Uriel and his co-worker Loïc. Patrice thought she said she spelled her name Loïz. She is Israeli. I Googled it and the only name I found was Loïc, a French male name. The only Israeli name close to that would be Lior. Whatever her name, both she and Uriel were very nice. As was the gelato.
After leaving the gelato place we learned how the NYPD is able to respond to emergencies when confronted by bumper to bumper cars.
I edited out some people from this photo. Can you see that part of one is still there?
We then saw the ultimate picture of harmony. Check out this gorgeous child.
I of course asked mom and dad if I could take a picture and put it on my blog. I told them that no one looks at my blog so they are safe.
Motivated by the baby in the picture we went to our room for a brief rest (Hey, missing out on breakfast and eating gelato requires some recovery time) and then headed over to see the musical that encouraged us to make this trip, “& Juliet”. We saw the show in Los Angeles and loved it in spite of having horrible seats. We bought our tickets for tonight’s performance quite a while back. Tickets were available in the 4th row and front row. We chose the front row seats and realized they were half the price of the 4th row seats because during one of the musical numbers your view is obstructed by a prop. That was unfortunate but for the remainder of the show you are in musical heaven. The show was every bit as spectacular as it was in LA.
Patrice and me at our front row seats hoping the cast will come back and do the show again.
Following the show we went back to the hotel to pick up an umbrella (yes, it started to drizzle) and then we were off to dinner. Tonight we dined at Milos (125 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019). This place was recommended by one of my patients. He told me it’s a bit pricey but he loves it. He goes there every time he is in New York. I have to admit, it was spectacular, but was very pricey.
We started by sharing a Lobster Salad. This was amazing. Patrice had the halibut. Very moist and delicious. I had the pasta primavera. It wasn’t on the menu but was offered to me when I asked what kinds of vegetarian options they had. That really impressed me (as did the taste of the dish). We shared the grilled vegetables. Have you ever seen a more lovely display of veggies?For dessert we had Walnut Cake. And how can you go to a Greek restaurant without having Baklava?To help us celebrate Patrice’s birthday they gave us a small fruit platter. I love the candle holder (see above).
As I said the food was expensive but I can be thankful that neither of us are drinkers. See below.
People really spend this much for wine? I think that is the definition of a drinking problem.
We are back in the room now and ready to call it a night. Until tomorrow.
Patrice and I headed to New York today in order to celebrate her ??? birthday. Her actual birthday was yesterday. So if you forgot to call or message her forget it, it’s too late, and you are on her no fly zone list. Don’t worry she got congratulatory messages from her credit card company and insurance agent.
As a special birthday gift we both get rewarded by flying when the government has been shut down resulting in TSA agents and Air Traffic Controllers working without pay.
We had a pleasant ride to LAX. Our taxi arrived on time and we seemed to have a great driver. Apparently there is an app that he uses that critiques his driving. A couple of times we heard this mysterious voice announce, “Rolling stop detected”. Wow, glad I don’t have one of those in my car. I can just imagine what it might be telling me: “You might want to drive a little slower” or “Is your turning signal broken?”.
Boarding was uneventful as was the flight. Unfortunately the ride from JFK to our hotel was less than ideal. A crash on the highway slowed our voyage. But it wasn’t a total loss because we learned some interesting phrases from our cab driver. At one point I checked Google maps and it said we were 1.1 miles from the hotel but the estimated arrival was 24 minutes.
Don’t these people know it is my wife’s birthday and we need to get to the city?
After checking in at the hotel we got a quick bite to eat and then tried to get tickets to a Broadway show. With travel being so unpredictable we didn’t want to buy tickets in advance, in case our flight got canceled. So we tried to get rush tickets at a variety of shows. We failed at 3 locations and finally were successful at getting the last 2 tickets for the show “Chess”. We heard a lukewarm review from one of Patrice’s friends but we thought what the heck, what else do we have to do? The show is a fictitious story about a chess match between an American and a Russian that supposedly happened in 1979. All I can say is that we won’t be asking Patrice’s friend for show recommendations. We loved the show even though we got the last 2 seats and had to sit on opposite sides of the theater (Patrice here, that was the best part).
The set of “Chess” before the show began.
After the show we decided to stop by for some late night gelato at a store next to the hotel. We arrived there at about 11:15 pm and saw about 50 people on line. We decided that we didn’t need gelato that much and came back to the room so I could write the blog.
People on line for gelato at 11:15 pm.
Great first day of our birthday celebration. More fun planned for tomorrow.
Today we headed out to have a New York treat, a corned beef sandwich on rye. We decided to share a sandwich after our experience yesterday at Carmine’s. The waiter at the Majestic Delicatessen (200 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) asked if we wanted mustard to which I said “Of course”. Patrice then asked if we could have Russian dressing. I quickly looked around to see if anyone heard this sacreligious request. Luckily no one was nearby and apparently the waiter was used to dealing with people from California and said “No problem”. Patrice here: Maybe I don’t know what is the proper dressing for a corned beef on rye when eating in New York but I do know how to spell “sacrilegious”.
After lunch we headed to Broadway and saw “Neil Diamond, A Beautiful Noise”. The show was a bit of a downer. I didn’t realize that his life wasn’t just filled with love and happiness. The music was incredible of course. Well, with the exception of the guy behind me who would join in at times. I guess he didn’t realize Diamond was a solo act.
Neil Diamond’s life had so much more than mine in many ways. He created a myriad of successful records, earned millions of dollars, and attained international fame. But there’s one category he exceeded me in that doesn’t make me at all envious. Diamond has had 3 wives. I am happy with just one. Patrice here again: “He better say that!”
After the show we headed to dinner. Patrice is in charge of dining selections when we travel and she always does a great job. “Tonight” she said, “we are going to USC for dinner”. I said, “Fight On!, that sounds great”. To which she replied, “The Union Square Cafe”. Patrice here again: Did I really think it out when this guy asked me to marry him?
We arrived early and they were happy to tell us that they would seat us promptly. Promptly at the time of our reservation that is. I’d like to tell you that they had a comfortable place for us to sit and wait. I’d like to tell you that but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. Well, we had the option to take a walk around the neighborhood. With the current temperature being 41º that would be a no. So I decided to use my influence and told them “I’m Robert Reiss, author of REISSTRAVELBLOG.COM”. The hostess immediately replied “What?” So I repeated myself a little louder suggesting that she might not have heard me. To which she replied “I heard you allright, I just never heard of your blog!” I was duly insulted and told her that my followers will have a word of two for her. To which she replied “Really? All 12 of them?” Ha! Not only had she heard of my blog she knew how many followers I have.
As it was she did seat us early. See I am an influencial blogger. Patrice here again: “The person Robert spoke to must have been on a break because someone else led us to our table, 2 minutes early.”
The dinner was spectacular. I think the restaurant might be trying to conserve energy in that three of the appetizers were uncooked (tuna crudo, steak tartare, and seared scallops).
We shared a Caesar salad.
They divided the Caesar Salad for us. Good not great (the salad, not the dividing).
Patrice had the trout.
Patrice said it was delicious.
I had the duck.
The duck was fantastic. At least I thought it was fantastic, I can’t speak for the duck.
We shared the Brussels Sprouts.
The plate was empty when we finished.
For dessert we had Baklava Sundae.
This was good but the name had me expecting something a little more special.
Overall USC, I mean Union Square Cafe was delightful. Very good food, excellent service, lovely dining hall, but prices to match.
We took a cab back to the hotel and I have a little travel tip here. Friday night we took a cab back to the hotel from Gramercy Tavern. The driver did not appear to take a direct route. Tonight’s restaurant was one block further from the hotel. When we entered the taxi I put on Google maps with the volume audible. I don’t know if it influenced the driver but tonight we took a direct route which resulted in a lower fare.
Tomorrow we will be waking early to head home. This was a short trip so I didn’t get a chance to collect a series of interesting photos for my final post as I usually do. So this is it. Not sure when we will be posting next but if you are subcribed to the blog you will be notified.
Today we planned to get an early start. So at 12 o’clock we finally got our act together and entered Carmine’s Italian Restaurant (200 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036) for breakfast and lunch. This is an NYC icon and famous for its “wow-size” portions. Sorry I was a bit absentminded and forgot to take a picture of our eggplant parmigiano before we started to eat it. We both ate more than we should have and we still had enough for another lunch. See below.
This was how much was left after we both ate a ton. It was amazing.
We also had bread pudding. Loyal followers of the blog know that we are on a quest to find an equivalent to our definition of the perfect bread pudding which you can find at Masa of Echo Park Bakery and Cafe (1800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026). On the “Masa Bread Pudding Scale” with 10 being best, the Carmine’s bread pudding rates an eleven. Yes, Masa has found it’s match.
Carmine’s Bread Pudding. The picture does not tell the whole story. My mouth is watering as I type.
After breakfast/lunch (and possibly what might be our dinner tonight) we strolled down the street past Times Square and all the street performers. As expected we saw Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Spider-Man, Elmo, among others. Superman, Darth Vader, and Batman were absent. Someone said they were at a bachelor’s party for the Incredible Hulk. Apparently the Hulk is marrying one of the Jolly Green Giant’s daughters. His parents only let him date women of their own color so it limits his field.
There was one guy out there that I hadn’t seen before. Armed with a guitar, cowboy hat, and little else he billed himself as “The Naked Cowboy”. See below
We didn’t hear him sing. I was too cold just looking at him so we had to move on.
A few steps after seeing the Naked Cowboy we went to see “Six” a musical about the 6 wives of Henry VIII. It was a very energetic musical with 6 very dynamic women singing about each of Henry’s wives. The choreography, music, and singing were all very good. There were also some humorus moments. The production was based on historical fact but I think there might have been a few inaccuracies. For example as I recall 4 of Henry’s wives were not Black, were they? After the show we waited for the majority of patrons to leave so as to not get crushed as we exited. One thing we noted as we left was that we are not in Japan any longer. See below.
Blog followers will remember seeing Japanese baseball fans bringing their trash out of the stadium and disposing it in trash bags.
After the show we decided that we didn’t have enough of Broadway so we then walked a short distance and got tickets for tonight’s performance of “The Play That Goes Wrong”. We saw “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” with our son and his family just a few months ago and thoroughly enjoyed it so we signed up for its predecessor.
“The Play That Goes Wrong” was funny and enjoyable but I think I liked the Peter Pan version more. I guess seeing three of your grandsons giggling and having a good time makes the experience much more fun.
Enough for tonight. What’s on tap for tomorrow? Broadway of course.
As many of you already know, in January Robert “Fight On For Old SC” Reiss became Robert Reiss, MD employee of UCLA Health. You are also probably aware that I am really enjoying my new work environment. The staff and doctors have been incredibly welcoming and making this old man feel young again. I’ve been very busy seeing a full schedule of patients every day. Since many of my patients are new to me I frequently look ahead to get familiar with the medical histories of these new people.
Last weekend I checked my schedule for Wednesday and Thursday and saw a full line up. When I got to Friday my slate was blank. No one scheduled to see me? How could that be? I checked the other doctors and their schedules were blank as well. Hmmmm, I thought for a second and then immediately yelled to Patrice. “The office is closed Friday for Veterans Day let’s go somewhere!” Patrice gave her usual answer by the time I said “Would like to go to …..”, she interrupted me with YES! We gave it some thought and decided on a trip to New York.
I quickly found a hotel then I looked for a flight. Unfortunately the business class tickets were insanely expensive even if we wanted to use miles so being the travel snobs that we’ve become (flying business class for anything longer than 3 hours) we decided to just chill at home. The next day I received an email from American Airlines promoting flights to New York. It got my blood boiling again and we booked two coach tickets hoping we would get a complimentary upgrade. So today we took off for the Big Apple but no upgrades were offered so we were seated in the back. The last time we took a long flight in coach I was seated next to a 17 year old kid who was bouncing his leg up and down the entire flight. This time I sat next to a guy who slept the entire way – a significant improvement. We watched two movies “Shortcomings” which Patrice would recommend but I would not and “Jules” with Ben Kingsley and Jane Curtin which both of us enjoyed very much.
Much to my surprise they served us a meal on the flight. We had a choice of three items all served cold #1. Waffle and yogurt #2. Oatmeal #3. Fruit and cheese. Waffle and oatmeal served cold? I opted for the fruit and cheese. It was not bad and it satisfied my tummy for the duration of the flight.
The flight was smooth and uneventful other than when I spilled a glass of water onto Patrice. She was very undertanding. I offered her my water so she could reciprocate but she graciously declined. No way would I have made the offer if I thought she would take me up on it.
Stepping out of the JFK terminal we were quickly reminded that we were no longer in Los Angeles. Temp in NYC 51º while back home it was 72º. We got in line for a taxi and were quickly on our way to Manhattan. The ride took over 1 hour for the 15 mile trip to our hotel.
We are staying at the Algonquin Hotel. The room is nice but incredibly small. The bathroom is even smaller than the one we had in Bologna in 2022. I didn’t think that was possible.
Small even by European standards.
We decided to look around the hotel and found ourselves in the fitness center. Patrice did some curls with some light weights. See below.
Patrice doing some curls.
I scoffed at her use of such tiny weights and tried to hand her something more appropriate. Unfortunately my eyes were bigger than my biceps. See below.
A weight lifter I am not.
After touring the hotel we headed off to dinner. Tonight we ate at the Gramercy Tavern (42 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003). We ate there for Patrice’s birthday in 2019 and we were just a few days late of repeating that event. If you want to review that post this link should take you there: https://wordpress.com/post/reisstravelblog.com/7631
The place was as spectacular as we remembered. It has a Michelin star rating and it is well deserved. We walked to the Gramercy Tavern because we knew the caloric intake was going to be extensive. I remember the meal being amazing in 2019 and tonight was no different. See below.
Squash with sunchoke. I thought the waiter said Squash with “Sancho” and when I looked up Sancho all I found was an English Soccer player.Next I had a salad that was delicious.Patrice had the beets. Her’s looked prettier but mind tasted much better. Corn Agnolotti followed for me. It was like a ravioli. It also had shrimp.Patrice had the gnocchi which again looked beautful but my corn agnolotti was far superior.We both had the sea bass with cauliflower and bok choy. Another taste delight.The lamb followed and it looked much better than it tasted. Maybe our expectations were pumped up by the previous dishes.Finally a little birthday gift for my bride.
The walk to the restaurant was enjoyable. The meal wore us out and we had to take a taxi back to the hotel. Now we will try to crawl into bed. See you tomorrow.
Today we felt obligated to workout again since clearly we have not slowed our eating at all. So with this tremendous urge to exercise upon us we rested until it passed. Then we set out for lunch at the Brookyn Diner (155 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036). The diner is know for its excellent (but overpriced) food. Then we took a short walk to look at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree which was delivered yesterday and is getting readied for the tree lighting ceremony on December 4th.
We were told that the tree came from Florida which was a surprise to me. Another source said it came from Orange County. That too seemed hard to believe. I later learned that both statements were correct. The tree started its journey 58 miles north of New York city in a place called Florida, Orange County, New York,
The 77 foot tall Rockefeller Center Christmas tree being installed at its final resting place.
A little further down the road we saw this sign that to me said, “Californians Go Home”.
“Californians go home !” sign. This is nothing, temperature will dip to 28 degrees.
We then headed to see the show Hadestown, winner of 8 Tony Awards. The show was excellent. Music, story, staging, and choreography were all a treat. At the end of Act I there was show-stopper song entitled “Why We Build the Wall” which was sung by the character Hades. In case you are not up on your Greek mythology, Hades was King of the Underground.
The lyrics went like this:
Why do we build the wall? We build the wall to keep us free. That’s why we build the wall. How does the wall keep us free? The wall keeps out the enemy. Who do we call the enemy? The enemy is poverty.
I wonder if the lyricist was thinking of any other wall builder when she wrote the song that was sung by the King of Hell?
After a rest at the hotel we were on our way back to Broadway. We saw a delightful musical comedy called “Tootsie”. It is based on the movie of the same name. It was funny and enjoyable. The only sad part of the show was that its conclusion marked the end of our trip. I am not sure if I will have time to post tomorrow or if I will have anything worth talking about (Did I hear someone ask, “Does he ever have anything worth talking about?”). I hope to talk to you soon.
Robert Reiss Travel Blog and Other Ramblings 