For the long weekend last weekend we took Martin into Brooklyn on saturday and stayed until he left on the Monday. On the saturday we went to Coney Island and Brighton Beach. It wasn't quite the beach experience to which we have become accustomed in NZ, but we all enjoyed dipping our toes in the water again. It was a really hot day!
According to Timeout New York, Brighton Beach is "unapologetically Russian". Very true from what we saw. Lots of russian looking people, lots of russian signs on the shops, russian restaurants and food stalls in the street. We had a very dodgy lunch in one of the russian restaurants. They were none to pleased when Ian refused to tip - the service was almost as bad as the food.
On Monday we caught a bit of the Memorial parade in Brooklyn. We didn't see many military personnel - past or present - it was mostly Unions, Schools, Scouts and anyone with a marching band like the Irish Americans. The police and fire crews took part. The fire truck was Ethan's favourite.
Ethan and I took Ian into work on Thursday to see where he works. Very impressive IBM complex. We then headed off for a morning at Muscot Park Farm. Lots of animals to see but of the course the tractor was the main attraction. His shirt says "I do all my own stunts".
This weekend we have enjoyed staying in one place. The furthest we have been is the supermarket. The hot humid weather has finally broken and we were glad to see a bit of rain this afternoon. Not before we had a wander around the White Plains open air arts market. I bought a very nice leather belt.
Hard to believe we have just 5 weeks left here. Time has been flying by. We are looking forward to seeing Marion and Eddie (nana and gramps) for a week from Tuesday.
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