severine
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Went with my parents and kiddos to see a landmark yesterday. None of us had ever been before so that was cool. We ate hot dogs at the REAL Nathan's (which has a digital countdown on the side to the next hot dog eating contest :lol
. Visited the NY Aquarium because our Bronx Zoo memberships get us in there as well. It was crazy there. Name Your Price day and the line was LONG. Luckily, we were able to jump to the front of it but that crowd continued inside. It was okay. Nice that they have some larger animals like walruses, fur seals, sea lions, sea otters, and penguins, too. But the enclosures make it difficult to view them and nearly impossible to photograph. The exhibit under the large animals was decent--especially the underwater views of them. But the shark exhibit was pretty sad, and I wasn't all that impressed with the rest of the aquarium. I'd pick the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium over it next time. Still, I'm glad we went.
We walked on the boardwalk after that in the Coney Island direction. Yes, the rides are still there and most are still operational, despite rumors that they were not. We did not go on any: kids' rides were $3 per ride! We walked out on the pier and enjoyed the ocean breeze. Checked out the train schedule to see if we could take the train down from the Bronx next time. Then headed home hoping to avoid traffic. My dad missed his exit and we ended up on Long Island for a bit. Went through Elmont, Belmont Springs (by the racetrack), stopped at a small bakery we found by accident in Floral Park called Buttercooky, and slowly but surely, my dad found is way back to 295 and then to where we wanted to be. Long ride home. Still, saw some things I haven't seen before. Next time I'd like an earlier start--we didn't leave Torrington until 11AM since my mom worked in the morning. I would have preferred arriving by then, at the latest. Hoping to see the Brighton Beach area next and check out the culture on the streets around there.
Some pics...they're not great. VERY sunny day yesterday which is a nightmare for photography. Harsh lighting... but I did my best.
This one was taken from the moving car so not in focus, unfortunately...
This guy was an 80-lb sea otter. Looked like a beaver to me.
walrus underwater
. Visited the NY Aquarium because our Bronx Zoo memberships get us in there as well. It was crazy there. Name Your Price day and the line was LONG. Luckily, we were able to jump to the front of it but that crowd continued inside. It was okay. Nice that they have some larger animals like walruses, fur seals, sea lions, sea otters, and penguins, too. But the enclosures make it difficult to view them and nearly impossible to photograph. The exhibit under the large animals was decent--especially the underwater views of them. But the shark exhibit was pretty sad, and I wasn't all that impressed with the rest of the aquarium. I'd pick the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium over it next time. Still, I'm glad we went.We walked on the boardwalk after that in the Coney Island direction. Yes, the rides are still there and most are still operational, despite rumors that they were not. We did not go on any: kids' rides were $3 per ride!
We walked out on the pier and enjoyed the ocean breeze. Checked out the train schedule to see if we could take the train down from the Bronx next time. Then headed home hoping to avoid traffic. My dad missed his exit and we ended up on Long Island for a bit. Went through Elmont, Belmont Springs (by the racetrack), stopped at a small bakery we found by accident in Floral Park called Buttercooky, and slowly but surely, my dad found is way back to 295 and then to where we wanted to be. Long ride home. Still, saw some things I haven't seen before. Next time I'd like an earlier start--we didn't leave Torrington until 11AM since my mom worked in the morning. I would have preferred arriving by then, at the latest. Hoping to see the Brighton Beach area next and check out the culture on the streets around there.Some pics...they're not great. VERY sunny day yesterday which is a nightmare for photography. Harsh lighting... but I did my best.
This one was taken from the moving car so not in focus, unfortunately...
This guy was an 80-lb sea otter. Looked like a beaver to me.
walrus underwater
