It was early Summer, 2009. We had been talking about going to New York City since our senior year of high school in 2007. We fell out of touch during our first years of college but came back together with the promise of this wonderful trip. Amanda had been to NYC twice already but it was to be my first time. We had to drive the two hours to Cleveland to catch our flight (tickets were cheaper). The ride was fairly uneventful but for our excitement. We were there early and had fun milling about the airport. Finally our gate opened. We boarded and all was well. We landed happily in Philadelphia for our connecting flight to NYC. That’s when we saw it. The Wright Brothers plane. The thing was small and looked like it had seen many long winters. Once inside the tin can we began to really get scared. I could literally see through the back wall. The seats were crappy and it was extremely loud. Amanda grabbed my arm with a look of terror I have only seen twice (the other time on a state fair swinging boat ride). And we were off into the sky.... read more >>
New York City Travel Stories
Years ago, I purchased a trip for two to New York City for my mother and I. She had always wanted to visit the Big Apple, and it made a great gift. We wanted to make the most of our trip so we bought two day tickets for a hop on, hop off tour of the city.
The first day we were in the city, we saw as many sights as we could handle. About halfway through the day, we realized we had to use the restroom. Never having been to New York City before, we were not sure what our best option was. The tour bus was somewhere in SoHo, and we spotted a Bloomingdale's out the window.
We got off at the next stop, and headed in to the store to use the facilities and admire the merchandise. About fifteen minutes later we were ready to continue with our tour, and headed to the pick up location for our bus. We had placed our tour bus tickets in my pocket, but they weren't there when we went to return. The bus pulled over to pick us up, and we couldn't find our... read more >>