Anniversary Trip # 3

If there was one thing I learned about Michael, it was that he loves baseball. Furthermore, he especially loves the New York Yankees. The time had come that the city was going to tear down, "The House That 'Ruth' Built"- Yankee Stadium. We just had to get there before it was gone forever, so I planned a long weekend to . . . . .









New York!!!!



We began our trip by traveling through upstate New York through all the little 'villages' and I surprised Michael and took a detour to . . . . . .








Cooperstown!!!




Well, unless you are a baseball fan (or married to one), you probably have no clue of the signifigance of this place. This is where the 'Baseball Hall of Fame' resides. Again, since it was my turn, I was thinking of Michael. But it was actually fun and a neat experience.



( The Babe, you know, "The Sultan of Swat, the King of Crash, The Colossus of Clout... Babe Ruth, The Great Bambino!")

We ate lunch at The Doubleday Cafe' (Abner Doubleday is credited with inventing baseball). After we enjoyed a lovely day touring Cooperstown, we headed down the road to the village of Sharon Springs where we lodged at. . . .















It was beautiful! It was a renovated historic hotel-it was amazing! We enjoyed dinner at the Inn and then awoke to a beautiful morning, where we then had breakfast at the inn. But this was not just any breakfast. Just weeks before we visited the American Hotel, Rachel Ray did her '40$ A Day' show on Cooperstown, NY and chose to have her breakfast at the American Hotel because she was old friends with the innskeepers, Doug and Garth. Doug and Garth asked the chef to come up with something special to serve her that said 'Upstate New York'. So he came up with these amazing corn pancakes layered with sliced apples and bacon; not to mention "COPIOUS" amounts of maple syrup! So we decided to try his creation too. They were delicious!





We went on to the city later that morning and were greeted with a bit of a different tone. . . .



(This is hilarious because all you hear is constant honking!)




We stayed at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan and it was especially nice because it was connected to Grand Central Station so we were a hop, skip, and a jump away from the subway. That night, we did what we set out to do when we came to New York-go to a Yankees game. It was a blast and such a fun experience. They played the Toronto Blue Jays (they stayed in the same hotel as we did!) that night and the Yankees came out on top!! Them winning made it even more exciting!





The next day we just took some time to do a little exploring of the city (how do you explore NYC in 2 days?!). We had lunch in Little Italy and pretty much just made it to Times Square and Ground Zero.









Visiting Ground Zero, even 5 years later, was still very sombering. Clean-up was still in process. What a great reminder of Who is in control!





Ahhhh. . . . . again, I love the city!! But, it was time to go back to our quiet little town of about how many people live in a Manhattan apartment building:) What will Michael choose next year?! . . . . . . . .