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

One building looks like it is flipping you the bird, and another looks like a penis This summer we decided to spend our vacation in Canada. But since we could save a lot of money on flight tickets by going to Newark in New Jersey instead of going directly to our destination, we ended up spending some time in the United States as well. We like the USA so we just saw it as a bonus to be able to spend some time in New York State in the beginning and in Pennsylvania in the end of the trip. We will get back to Pennsylvania and New York City in a later blog entry. In this we will write a little about two cities in New York State, namely Albany and Buffalo. Albany When we arrived ... read more

Albany - Part of road trip with https://www.heygo.com/aaronandpatrick? One of the first things you notice about the city is its architecture. The architecture of Albany, New York, embraces a variety of styles of from the early 18th century to the present. The city's roots date from the early 17th century and few buildings survive from that era or from the 18th and early 19th century. Albany's initial architecture incorporated many Dutch influences, followed soon after by those of the English. Over the past four centuries, Albany has grown from a small Dutch settlement into New York State's Capital City. The architecture was definitely a mix of modern with its stunning Empire State Plaza, and grand buildings like the Romanesque style city hall opened in 1883. So many beautiful bui... read more

Our excitement for our trip has been dulled by the news that our ship, Oceania’s Insignia, had a fire in their engine room which caused the death of 3 crew people on December 11th. This in turn caused the cancelation of the current cruise and another one scheduled before ours. Of course, the priority is for the families of the deceased and the return home of the passengers who had to be evacuated. We just don’t know at this point what our status is in relation to the planned cruise. We will wait and see…... read more

Notre départ prévu pour jeudi matin a été remis au lendemain à cause des forts vents du Sud 20-25km/hr donc de face et on aurait fait du sur-place dans des vagues de 4-5' alors on est resté à quai et on s'est installé confortablement. Vendredi on a levé les amarres à 7hres30 même s'il y avait encore de forts vents mais du Nord cette fois et on a fait 70 miles en 9 hrs mais très froid et très houleux. Ce matin, il faisait 47F dans la cabine; c'était chaud sous les couvertures mais on a enfilé nos habits d'hiver tout de suite et sortit à 32F pour lever l'ancre. Heureusement, ça s'est réchauffé et quelle belle journée ensoleillée; on a passé les 5 premières écluses avec grand succès. Demain on prévoit passer les 7 autres ... read more

July 6, 2010 Schenectady Yacht Club Schenectady, NY The journey goes on. The Marilsnick has been underway now for almost four months. Finally I am beginning to relax. With a familiar crew the adrenaline I put out during docking definitely has decreased. Yesterday was our last day on the Hudson River. The green banks floating by us for hours and hours were not boring but relaxing. A gentle breeze from the bow made the temperature, which was in the nineties tolerable. The trip from the marina in Rondout Creek to Coeymans was comfortable except for docking. I had to accomplish it by going against the stream, stern in and into a very narrow space. Fortunately I had good help.. In Coeymans, a village obviously founded by Dutch immigrants, a wonderful mechanic checked the Marilsnick’s electric system ... read more