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Friday, May 23, 2008
Birthday With The Yankees!
For John's birthday we went to a Yankees night game. What added to the adventure was that we travelled to the stadium via boat! It is called the Yankee Clipper and it only runs to the stadium on game day/night. The boat was full and the views were wonderful! It took less than 1/2 an hour and we passed under so maaany bridges on the way.
Here is a photo of number 2 on the Yankees - Derek Jeter. He plays shortstop and many people in the seats near us were wearing Jeter shirts with #2 on the back.
We thought we would have pretty bad seats because of the price. But they were great! There is nothing like seeing a major league game in person. Popcorn, peanuts, hot dogs - get your hotdogs here. And we all sang take me out to the ball game at the 7th inning stretch.
The lineup was displayed on one of the giant electronic boards.
As each player came to bat their image and information was displayed. It helped those watching to keep track of the action.
The lights on the way home were magic. No better way to see the skyline than from a boat on the East River. Can you spot the building with the red and white lights on the top? That is the Empire State.
This photo is of the UN Building with the bright lights at the top of the famous Chrysler building on its right. The Chrysler has to be one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen.
Our trip home on the boat was an adventure in itself. When we went to the game the tide was out. When it was time to return home the tide was in. We approached the first kind-of low bridge the boat stopped. We sat in one place for a little while. John and I were on the top deck. A crew member came up to the deck and asked if some of the passengers would please move to the front of the boat or we would not be able to get under the bridge because the nose was up too high.
One last photo of the beautiful lights of our city.
Several days later I took John to a tourist trap Italian restaurant down by the old Fulton Market. The food was great! When we were being seated I remarked to John that we would not worry about the budget because it was his birthday. We ate and I gave the server my credit card. He was gone quite a long time. When he returned it was with the entire wait staff. They sang Happy Birthday in Italian and presented John with this absolutely delicious desert (free of charge). We had fun.
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