Keeping dry in NYC

Our next two days in NYC were spent trying to schedule activities to stay out of the rain. Luckily the heaviest rain seems to have occurred while we were inside and we only had a few sprinkles to deal with otherwise.

We visited the Museum of the City of New York which is the best place to go if you want to learn about the early history of the city and all the changes it has gone through. This is a very information dense museum and well worth a visit.

Hildie and the film maker, Christian

We saw a documentary film about the Pennsylvania Dutch. It was made by the cousin of my friend, Hildie. So, we met up with her, had a German dinner, and went to the German embassy near the United Nations building to see the film. Hopefully, it will come to a theater near you some day!

We went to look at all the construction in the Hudson Yards. This is a totally brand new area taking over the former train tracks and delivery area on the Hudson River. There are skyscrapers, shopping malls, and gardens being built. They have a huge sculpture made of steel pallets interwoven to form a tall oval shape. People can climb up and have a great view of the city. A picture is worth a thousand words!

Holly, Suzanne, and Bob 

We saw another play, “Ink.” It is the story of Rupert Murdoch when he started the tabloid newspaper, the “Sun” in competition with the “Mirror” on Fleet Street in London. The staging was spectacular and the acting top notch. We all enjoyed it. We also enjoyed shopping in the M & M store on Times Square afterwards.