The following day we went to Central Park, went shopping in Times Square, and had lunch at famous Joe's Pizza. Even though Joe's Pizza claim to serve the best pizza in New York, and their restaurant is covered with pictures of famous people, personally I wasn't impressed.
The family insisted on buying cookies at Levain Bakery on West 74th street. Another place that claims to sell New York City most famous cookies. So after leaving Bethesda Terrace, the water fountain and Central Park lake, we walked two blocks to Levain Bakery.
Levain Bakery reminded me of the famous Soup Nazi from the sitcom Seinfeld. Same store configuration, and design of the front counter. For a minute I thought the character from the Soup Nazi was going to make an appearance and say, "No Soup For You". Enjoy the pictures!
There is no question that Ginni Thomas right wing extremist text messages borders in sedition, her effort to throw out the election results is out of touch with reality. These so called Christian conservatives are so unhinged that they believe that "this is a fight of good versus evil".
In my opinion, this is an outrageous abuse of power.
After they settle into their rooms, we spent some time catching up. Afterwards, we had lunch at Dinosaur B-B-Q in Brooklyn, excellent cuisine with excellent prices. Highly recommended.
We have a full schedule ahead of us, so for now I am going to leave you with a couple of pics. Enjoy!
As you know, my sister, niece, the bundle of joy and family arrive this morning (Saturday, March 19) from Puerto Rico. I arrived at the hotel a day ahead to make sure when they arrive tomorrow everything is ready for them to have fun.
I ordered BBQ chicken on the grill, and went to a deli across the street from the hotel to purchase juice, water and milk. While I was waiting to pay for my order, a brazen shoplifter who appeared to be homeless, walks into the deli, open a can of Coke and began drinking. One of the two people behind the counter saw the homeless guy drinking the soda on his surveillance camera, grabs a baseball bat, chase the guy around the store and beat him senseless. Just like in the movies, there was merchandise strewn all over the deli. It was a mess, it looked like an earthquake hit the store, merchandise fell from the shelves and scattered on the floor.
I left my juice, water and milk in the counter and walked out of the store. The police never arrived.
P.S. - I was so disturbed by what I witnessed, that I don't know how people have time to record incidents like these on camera. The last thing in my mind was pulling out my cell to record the beating.
I didn't know what to expect. The host pick us up at the Schiphol airport, and took us on a 25 minute train ride to Leiden, a Dutch province of South Holland. At the Leiden train station, I saw the biggest parking lot, exclusively for bicycles.
In my entire life I have never seen so many people riding bicycles, while wearing suits and carrying their work suitcases. Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful, cycle friendly cities you'll ever find. It's got a great mix of cosmopolitan vibe, with a small city charm to it.
The pictures at the restaurant were taken at Osaka Japanese Restaurant, which offers amazing views of Amsterdam harbor. My first taste of Europe exceeded all my expectations. Enjoy the pictures!
As I was listening to her, I was transported to the summer of 1985. To show his appreciation for working on his motorcycle, a customer who used to work at NBC gifted me two tickets to the Dave Letterman Show.
Unbeknown to me, taping of the show at NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center happened at 5:30pm, so my boss was not happy when I left the job early. That day Valerie Bertinelli was the talk show guest while her husband Eddie Van Halen was the musical guest. It was also my then-wife's birthday, so it was great timing. The planets aligned perfectly that day for me.
[ This is a photoshopped internet image of Dave Letterman and myself. ]
