Tag: New York City
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NYC Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
We woke up early on our last day in New York City. We made our way down to battery park where we would set off on a quick fairy ride over to the Statue of Liberty island and Ellis Island. I didn’t think that I would actually like seeing the Statue of Liberty so close,…
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NYC Tall Buildings
Tall Buildings: There are a lot of these in the world and none in Montana. Some people have never seen mountains or anything in nature that is tall. I have grown up in the mountains and have loved looking out my window to see these beauties. I have also had the opportunity to see the…
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NYC Farmer’s Market
You can miss out on so many things by taking the subway in New York City. Like this farmer’s market we stubbled upon as we made our way up towards Times Square. We took off on Saturday morning on foot hoping to find a near by coffee shop. Most things were still closed even though…
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NYC Sights
There are so many sights to see in NYC. Where do you begin? A nice long walk is a good place to start. We came across buildings and parks that we didn’t even think of seeing. We came across areas that we would have missed while riding underground on the subway. There are so many…
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NYC Day 4 – The Final Tour
We started out our last day in New York early. We had tickets for a Liberty and Ellis island tour and were advised to come early. We a cafe to have a bite and take in some views of New York that we had yet to encounter. From the cafe, we had a great view…
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A Tale of the New York City Marathon continued
The gun went off and the crowd of people started to run up the bridge. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is the longest bridge span in the Americas and the 11th in the world. When it was built in the ’64, it was the longest in the world. We were on the bridge for close to 2…
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A Tale of the New York City Marathon
It all started with arriving in New York on Friday night. With our backpacks on, we headed over to the race expo to pick up my race bib. After getting my bib, we walked around a bit looking at all of the NYC Marathon gear and the vendors. We took some moments to capture some…
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Less than 2 weeks…
The NYC marathon is now less than 2 weeks away. The countdown is happening, the runs are almost done and vacation is coming. Last Wednesday, I got my start time which is 10:30 am Eastern. I have been looking at the details of the morning over and over again. The elevation map makes me excited.…
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The excitement is building.
During the day, I sit at work staring at the computer just thinking about my up coming marathon and trip. (While I am working of course!) The excitement is building. I almost cannot contain it. I get to run the in worlds largest marathon in just over 3 weeks! I get to go to New…
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