Day 7 - Family, Friends, Food, Fun, and Finally...

Day 7 - Boston MA to New York, New York
Miles: 210

We hated to leave Vince and his wonderful hospitality,

but the road called.

We checked off Rhode Island

and Connecticut

on our way to New York.

Our first stop was in Pound Ridge, New York where my long-time friend Rosa, and her husband, Lou, live. We stopped long enough to shower, have a bite to eat, a chauffeured ride to the train station (thank you, Rosa) and then a relaxing hour's train ride into Grand Central Station.

Anyone who has spent time in Manhattan knows how easy it is to be overwhelmed when you first arrive. Unless you live there, of course, then you realize what a vibrant, wonderful place it is. For us, it took a while to get our bearings, but we just looked up, saw the Chrysler Building and headed that direction.

It had never occurred to me to actually go into the Chrysler Building, but we did and found the inside lobby of the building shadows the gorgeous outside.

Art Deco is everywhere and leant itself to a totally different time and a very different world that we both love.

We eventually made our way to the hotel, dropped off our bag and started walking.

First order of business was to the top of Rockefeller Center

 for a fantastic, but hazy view of the city.

Then a wonderful dinner of New York Pizza.

We ended up in Times Square (along with every other tourist in town) as it began to get dark and the neon began to light up the town.

We finally made it back to the hotel,

relaxed and ready to continue this part of our adventure the next day.