Blogs from Queens, New York, New York, United States, North America

Ce soir, j'avais le concert de P!nk, donc je suis restée tranquille. Bon, façon de parler bien sûr, car j'ai fait mon programme au gym de l'hôtel. Je me suis rendue au state de baseball pour 17h, car je ne voulais pas être prise dans le métro avec la foule, ni faire la file dehors pendant des heures. Je voulais aussi m'acheter un t-shirt souvenir. Mais ma motivation première était de ne rien manquer de la première partie, qui était assurée par Brandi Carlisle. Donc j'ai quand-même assez bien évité la foule et les files. Ou presque. En fait, j'avais (me semble?!?!) choisi un billet de la première rangée du balcon pour avoir une vue non obstruée, et pouvoir rester assise en ayant personne devant. Échec total! À mon arrivée, j'étais rendue à la section B1 ... read more

Today is Wednesday and alarm was set for 6.15am but we woke up early anyway. We were on track by doing the online check out from Paris Hotel to save some extra time and we were out the front of the Hotel by 7.00am as planned to get a Taxi. The weather was a bit different this morning as a thunderstorm has arrived with a bit of rain and lots of lightning (not ideal for flying on a plane). Our Taxi ride to the airport was smooth and took about 15-20 minutes Our driver has been living in Las Vegas since 1972 and in his words “bigger is not always better”. We had a few final views of the strip and saw the new massive sphere building that will be an exciting new Las Vegas addition ... read more

Aujourd'hui, premier de mes 2 matchs des Mets. J'avais hâte de pouvoir comparer les 2 équipes! Stades: les Yankees ont un stade plus grand et plus récent, donc blanc et 'clean'. Cela donne une ambiance d'être dans une immense foule, sans plus. J'avais sensiblement le même billet, mais j'étais plus proche du terrain. Les couleurs des Mets sont le bleu et orange, donc dans le Citi Field, il y a beaucoup de couleurs, et de vie! L'ambiance d'un stade de balle est très vibrante. Bouffe: contrairement aux Yankees, les Mets ont des burgers et hot dogs végés! Je confirme que le hot dog est bon. Autre remarque: les sauces et condiments ne sont pas les mêmes. En fait, il y a des 'quart'; stations un peu partout avec plein de choix: oignons, tomates, choucroute, etc. Et ... read more

Though I wrote this email many years ago, I still get excited about the two weeks of the US Tennis Open in Flushing Meadow, NY. This year will allow fans, and the crazy roar of the fans during long rallies. And I will root again for Naomi Osaka. But if you are a tennis fan, you will someday want to make your way to NY in the late summer for this tournament. Just picture George Costanza eating an ice cream on camera, the laughing stock of New York. Who remembers that scene on Seinfeld? Or Jerry wanting to date the deaf lineswoman? My guess, if you are a player who depends on the crowd to pump you up, this year's tournament will be a refreshening return to normal. And I must tell you, walking the grounds ... read more

If you are a true blue New Yorker like me, you know that summers can be devastating if you don't have some kind of escape from the concrete jungle. I didn't have money for a big expensive European vacation this year so I decided to rent a summer house in Far Rockaway for some beach time. There are plenty of people renting their home out via Airbnb so there was a lot of places to choose from. My 2 bedroom house was on 96th street a block away from the beach and liveliness of the 97th concession stand. The devastation of super storm Sandy left this place less than undesirable but thanks to plenty of federal funding, Far Rockaway was one of the first places that the money went and repairs were bountiful. There is now ... read more