Blogs from Queens, New York, New York, United States, North America - page 9

We could afford a bit of a sleep in this morning as today all we had planned was baseball. We woke a little too late to do some washing, but we were very pleased to see that the rain had held off again! We caught the subway straight out to the game, with me being an avid Mets fan since we bought the tickets a few months ago of course wearing my Mets cap, which wound its way through Queens on its way to the stadium. We caught glimpses of Queens from the train, as it runs above ground once it crosses East River. From heavily industrial to what looked like middle-class residential, parts were completely covered in grafitti. Most accommodation was brownstone to walk-ups, with little higher than 6 stories. I imagine it, like everywhere ... read more

The first leg of the trip is behind us - Thank God! We're in JKF waiting for the flight to Korea. Coming in from Boston was a little exciting and mightly unpleasant. We were caught in a thunderstorm with lighting visible over the wing. When the turbulence hit, all the flight crew that were handing out Terra (not potato) Chips were knocked off their feet and fell in a big pile next to where we were sitting. We took a pass on the chips and cookies. Traveling as "Premiere" gets us into a pleasant lounge which if I didn't want to be asleep would be very comfortable. 2 more hours until take-off at 12:50 AM. As Jack commented, anyone who knows me knows that this is not prime time for Audrey.... read more

Its spring for some of the lucky kidlets in this hemisphere, I don't believe the 8+ million inhabitants of NYC have gotten the memo. I haven't received my myspace bulletin either. Either way its sunny so I'm going out on journey to the faraway land known as QUEENS. Yes its on the same island as Brooklyn but it's still far! (I'm from Brooklyn if you haven't gotten it). You've got to walk to the train, wait for it(it's the weekend people) and who know when one will arrive. Once on the train you hope that nothing happens to delay transport to your destination. I'm still en route with the usual suspects, at least three different languages being spoken within earshot.. Another three that have the yet to speak due to the fact they are alone...some conversations ... read more

So this is the last night for Alyssa and I. Yesterday, the day started going to Fidel Murphy's (an Irish Pub), to watch the Man U v Arsenal match. Man U won 4-0 and it was a perfect way to start the day. We asked our waitress to call a taxi and she said it would be about 10 min. We then made our way outside, and it begain raining outside and finally the taxi drove by the pub, beeped and we got in. The occupants were the taxi drivers kids and boyfriend/husband? No belts on, only time they put there belts on when we arrived at the scene of a head on collision involving a taxi and a car. Not sure if the person was from the states, but it looked as if they went ... read more

So, I arrive in NYC, the first stop of my adventure. Patrick met me at the subway station and laughed at my backpacker attire. Then I looked in the mirror and laughed at myself. I was completely immersed into Pat's Pratt culture, which is quite interesting in the very least. I met several characters, including one guy named Ray-Ray (actual name). New York was fun, as it always is, but I was anxious to get going. Alas, at approximately 4:30 on monday morning, I looked Patrick in the eyes and said, "well, I guess I'm off to India." And then I was off.... read more