BOS NYP BAL, BWI BOS
This past week was Erica's school break, so we had a bit of a family vacation: Four nights in New York City, four nights in Baltimore. We took the train down and flew back.
In New York, we met up with my Aunt Ellen and Uncle Mark, caught up with my old friend Emmett and his partner Sonia Mae, climbed the Statue of Liberty, ate some great food (including a steak dinner at Keens). Plus I got to take Erica to Brookfield Place (with some evening ice skating), various parks, and the Nintendo Store. Lots of exploring the city by foot, train, and ferry.
In Baltimore, we got to spend a lot of time with Melissa, Elliott, and Simon, and my parents (who were able to schedule their visit to match). Great food (great home-cooked food, plus some amazing meals out at Clavel and Mera Kitchen). A little more ice-skating, unfortunately cut short by rain. But the weather was mostly beautiful. Melissa took us to the Baltimore Zoo, was a lot of fun and a nice walk to and from. We stayed in the same hotel we stayed at on our last February visit, the Inn at the Colonnade at the northeast corner of the Johns Hopkins campus. Was very nice. One unusual feature is that there's a grand piano in the hotel lobby, which meant I also got to hear the piece my dad has been practicing. He's been taking some piano lessons recently, a gift from a family friend. (He's already a talented piano player, so the lessons are not about picking that up in the first place, more a deep dive on technique.)
It's been a hard and busy set of weeks, but this was a very nice break. Back to it tomorrow.
In New York, we met up with my Aunt Ellen and Uncle Mark, caught up with my old friend Emmett and his partner Sonia Mae, climbed the Statue of Liberty, ate some great food (including a steak dinner at Keens). Plus I got to take Erica to Brookfield Place (with some evening ice skating), various parks, and the Nintendo Store. Lots of exploring the city by foot, train, and ferry.
In Baltimore, we got to spend a lot of time with Melissa, Elliott, and Simon, and my parents (who were able to schedule their visit to match). Great food (great home-cooked food, plus some amazing meals out at Clavel and Mera Kitchen). A little more ice-skating, unfortunately cut short by rain. But the weather was mostly beautiful. Melissa took us to the Baltimore Zoo, was a lot of fun and a nice walk to and from. We stayed in the same hotel we stayed at on our last February visit, the Inn at the Colonnade at the northeast corner of the Johns Hopkins campus. Was very nice. One unusual feature is that there's a grand piano in the hotel lobby, which meant I also got to hear the piece my dad has been practicing. He's been taking some piano lessons recently, a gift from a family friend. (He's already a talented piano player, so the lessons are not about picking that up in the first place, more a deep dive on technique.)
It's been a hard and busy set of weeks, but this was a very nice break. Back to it tomorrow.