The Daily for Wednesday Jun 23, 2021

[kb4683]

We were in NYC on November 4, 2013, as a port stop while sailing on Emerald Princess from Quebec City to Fort Lauderdale.

 

 

Since it's United Nations Public Service Day .....

 

 

The tour dropped us off at Rockefeller Center for a little time on our own

 

 

They were preparing for the Christmas Holiday when we were there

[aliaschief]

For all who loved and miss Her!

 

[Marmot@Sea]

Good Morning.

 

Happy Birthday @rafinmd and @VMax1700

 

Another sunny day with the garden calling.

 

Flamingos at the Honolulu Zoo.

 

 

These are the flamingos at the San Diego Zoo.  Never knew they were feed carrots.

 

 

Val

[kb4683]

While we're at it -- ahhhh Pisco Sour 💕

 

Had my first one in Lima, Peru.  It was our first day there after flying 🤬 hours.  It was also my "Social Security" birthday 🤭.  Since that time, I have never passed up an opportunity to enjoy one when we visit Peru -- exception may

be tonight at home  👍

 

The bartender even showed me how he makes them

 

 

Table service

 

Yummy 🥂

 

Of course, the Pisco Sour was followed by this

 

With a special birthday treat compliments of the hotel -- yes it says "Barbara", my first/passport name 😒

 

 

Kay

 

 

 

[atexsix]

35 minutes ago, bennybear said:

Good morning and thanks all!  
Happy Birthday @rafinmd and @VMax1700!  Enjoy your days! 
@kazu glad you had not too great of ill effects. Love the clematis!

@dfishglad you’re feeling better!  
@St. Louis Sal condolences on the loss of your friend! 
 

I love seeing real flamingoes in Curaçao and the south of France! 
and New York will always have  a special place in my heart! 
 

 

 

 

 

How did you happen to run into Helen Mirren?

[ger_77]

Happy Birthday to Fritz!  Enjoy your day doing what you love best!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

[atexsix]

16 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

For all who loved and miss Her!

 

I love and miss her and I was never even on her.  I guess I'm going to have to start sailing with other lines in order to get my small ship fix. 

[dfish]

@StLouisCruisers You are probably right about taking on too much.  It might not have been if it hadn't taken me all morning to find deck cleaner and water sealer at the store.   I went to the one where I always bought it before and they don't carry it anymore.  Four stores later I found it.  

 

The care is washed.   One down.  Going out now to do the back deck. It has to have time to dry thoroughly before I can seal it and I want to do that before the next set of rain storms moves in.  

 

Thanks to all the well wishes, everyone!   

[mamaofami]

Good afternoon everyone. Happy Birthday Roy and vmax.  I have a birthday coming up on Saturday.

 

New York, New York. My home before moving to NJ. I sailed out of NY on Noordam  one winter. We left with ice on the deck during muster and then sailed into the Caribbean and back. I also sailed on Eurodam's  initial North America voyage. We had an airplane send off where the planes dipped down to say hello and good bye and fireworks near Lady Liberty as they narrated the sites all the way down the river. It was a three day cruise and a wonderful experience.

 

Sam is continuing to have headaches so the plan is to get a new CAT scan to see if the s welling is the same, worse, or better. Yesterday my daughter brought him a keyboard and he loved playing the piano. When he retired he gave piano lessons and he studied at Juilliard  in New York when he was young, very young. 
 

Everything that could go wrong in the house has, and I’m playing catch up everyday just getting things to work.

 

Saturday will be 2 weeks since my vaccination so I’m home free but will continue to be careful.

 

Carol

Edited June 23, 2021 by mamaofami

[mamaofami]

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Thanks for the info.

[mamaofami]

[mamaofami]

[bennybear]

1 hour ago, atexsix said:

How did you happen to run into Helen Mirren?

We went and saw her live in a play in New York where she played the Queen.  She was incredible,   So we waited by the stage door and I think I was lucky,  it was my birthday and so she signed an autograph and wished me happy birthday!   She was very gracious and beautiful in person!  Such a talent!  

[kochleffel]

Taken during a birthday trip, where I arrived in Manhattan from an extremely short cruise on the ferry from Weehawken.

 

[summer slope]

@VMax1700Happy Birthday

[Sharon in AZ]

We were in NYC August 2009 to embark the on the Eurodam for a 10 day New England/Canada Cruise.  We went 3 days early and Craig was able to get his Jazz fix:

 

This picture is rather appropriate on Pink Flamingo Day:

 

We did the HOHO and visited many sites including Ground Zero:

 

 

 

 

That's my DM (with the cane) and myself crossing the street on the way to this Italian store:

 

We went to the 9/11 Museum too:

 

 

Craig with his usual Negroni, I think this was at lunch:

 

After a rest we did a nightime HOHO:

 

 

Craig went up the Empire State Building (not me!):

 

The next day Craig went out on his own:

 

 

 

 

Now on the ship getting ready for sail away:

 

 

Edited June 23, 2021 by Sharon in AZ
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[puppycanducruise]

@St. Louis SalHappy Birthday Fritz!

[kochleffel]

And here's my obligatory photo of the Statue of Liberty, taken from the Norwegian Gem on the way out of New York harbor in October 2018, as rain was beginning.

[dfish]

@Sharon in AZ What a beautiful picture of you and mom.   

 

Not only is my care washed, so is my car.   And, the back deck is scrubbed.   Taking a break and I might just get the front deck sealed this afternoon!

[durangoscots]

I have very few pictures of New York. I went to High School outside of Baltimore and we did regular school trips to UN and other places, I worked in New York when I was just out of High school and then have been in and out over the years by myself and with various family members. The only cruise related visit was to sail on the QE2 for her final world cruise. To really date myself, I used to take the train from Baltimore to New York and usually went on the B and O which dropped you in New Jersey. This gave me a chance to come into New York at night and see that wonderful skyline.

 

Cooler here today - highs in the mid-80's rather than the mid-90's but we are having some dry storms. The eastern slope and to our north there are  fires.... we keep fingers crossed.

 

Susan

[rafinmd]

13 minutes ago, durangoscots said:

I have very few pictures of New York. I went to High School outside of Baltimore and we did regular school trips to UN and other places, I worked in New York when I was just out of High school and then have been in and out over the years by myself and with various family members. The only cruise related visit was to sail on the QE2 for her final world cruise. To really date myself, I used to take the train from Baltimore to New York and usually went on the B and O which dropped you in New Jersey. This gave me a chance to come into New York at night and see that wonderful skyline.

 

Cooler here today - highs in the mid-80's rather than the mid-90's but we are having some dry storms. The eastern slope and to our north there are  fires.... we keep fingers crossed.

 

Susan

Wow, that is a long time ago.  I moved to Baltimore in 1965 and don't think B&O was running to New York even then.  What station would you have used?

 

Roy

[durangoscots]

5 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Wow, that is a long time ago.  I moved to Baltimore in 1965 and don't think B&O was running to New York even then.  What station would you have used?

 

Roy

B and O ran out of Penn station in Baltimore... and after arrival in New Jersey we were taken by bus to the Port Authority in New York which of course entailed that wonderful ferry ride. I am not sure when they stopped running that route - probably about 1960. My college roommate who was from Nambe Pueblo in New Mexico came home with me one summer around 1960 and we went to New York.... but I don't remember whether we came in for that skyline view or not. She was impressed by New York but a bit overwhelmed. The thing she could not get over on the east coast was size of our rivers..... her comment was "no wonder people from back east snort at the Rio Grande". Have to say that New York in the mid-50's seemed a magical place.

[ger_77]

Someone just messaged me on another site to say I've reached 10,000 posts on CC . . . and I don't post often; wow, they really add up!

 

Hope everyone's having a great day!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

[atexsix]

2 hours ago, bennybear said:

We went and saw her live in a play in New York where she played the Queen.  She was incredible,   So we waited by the stage door and I think I was lucky,  it was my birthday and so she signed an autograph and wished me happy birthday!   She was very gracious and beautiful in person!  Such a talent!  

Worth the wait!