The Span of the Golden Gate

In the 1970s, I would only watch scenes around the Golden Gate bridge in the TV series "Streets of San Francisco." Now, Cecile and I are enjoying the span of the Golden Gate. And one day is not enough to absorb all the trivia and stories behind one of the most popular bridges in the world.

Streets of San Francisco

One of the highlights of our US trip this year is our one-day visit to San Francisco. And we didn't even really... really go around the city.

Jackson Heights

This is the street sign of 84th Street, in Jackson Heights, where Cecile and I stayed during our visit to the East Coast last Deember 2007.

Will soon upload photos of Jackson Heights. But none of the bomb shelters.

New York Food

Georgia's Diner serves Greek food. This was the first diner where Patrick brought us after he had picked us up at JFK International Airport when we arrived in New York City last 24 December 2007. And that was already around 2am.


Cafe Andalucia Bar and Restaurant is a restaurant somewhere in "Hell's Kitchen" where my cousin, Patrick, brought us for our first dinner together. We walked around a couple of blocks to find this place. Good exercise to prep us for the good food and initimate crowd (only around 4 persons at that time) and very friendly and warm service on a cold winter night.

More Broadway

Soon

Lights at the heart of Times Square

Last Wednesday, 02 January 2008, Cecile and I were walking around Broadway, before and after we had watched "Young Frankenstein" and "The Color Purple."

Walking around Broadway, specially, after an evening performance gives us an adrenalin rush of awe and delight. The lights around Broadway add glitter to any Broadway production.

Can you imagine all the euphoria and excitement of thousands of people, nearly simultaneously, exiting theatre doors around Broadway? I can't but Cecile and I have shared that feeling after watching "The Color Purple" on this trip to the East Coast.


But the lights around Broadway can sometimes shine brighter than stage lights.

Before the sun sets in Times Square

On the first day of 2008, Cecile and I walked around Times Square. While we missed the drop of the ball last night, we still felt part of the celebration in the comfort of Olwen's home in Jackson Heights.



Today is a holiday, no Broadway show. Some stores were closed. Planet Hollywood was open. McDonald's was full of tourists, mostly from Europe. Some Japanese and Koreans. A few Filipino families. But all admired the larger than life advertising billboards and lights before the sunset presents a show of its own around Times Square. And the kids and not so young at heart like me would never be disappointed going around Toys R Us!