An early ferry across the river from Jersey City to Manhattan to catch a boat for a cruise up the Hudson River to Cold Spring with beautiful autumn foliage on both banks on the way.
We’d been to Cold Spring before and liked it a lot.
We had lunch (with a bottle of Pinot Noir) at Hudson Hil’s Cafe which, again, didn’t disappoint and did some shopping at some of the many stores along the main street.
Then, after a sit at the waterfront, it was on the train back to New York City where we stopped for a few oysters and a glass of wine at the iconic Oyster Bar at Grand Central Station, then supper at the best taco place in NYC, Los Tacos #1.
Phew!
A really great day.
Saturday we were on our traditional NYC excursion, the Staten Island ferry, one of the best free rides in the world. There was not much of a crowd, the weather was good for pics, the Statue of Liberty shone and boarding the return journey went without problems. But you have to be quick to avoid having to wait for the next one. All part of the fun.
After that, we walked around the Financial District taking in the iconic buildings eg. The NewYork Stock Exchange and the not so iconic.
The co driver dropped into Tiffany & Co, came out empty handed, thought about things, went back in and returned with a purchase.
Then it was onto one of our faves, Luke’s, for a delicious lunch. I had the trio: lobster, crab and shrimp rolls. Lobster wins over the crab but only just. The shrimp was a distant last.
Saturday night the SIL, Nick, and I headed for a hockey game in Long Island, the daughter and the co driver to dinner and a piano concert in Williamsburg.
It was a long slow drive to the new stadium, UBS Arena, but 100% worth it.
First ice hockey game I’d been to and I was hooked.
Hotdogs and beer were a bonus!
Apart from the usual razzmatazz you’d expect at an American sporting event, the game itself was very exciting. The skill of the players is exceptional.
‘Our’ team, the Islanders, came from behind to win. The noise when they won in this most amazing stadium surely tested the integrity of the roofing structure.
Thanks to Nick for putting up with my dumb questions about the game and calmly helping resolve a lost property problem I had on arrival at the facility.
Our exposure to NHL hockey at home is limited. We get one or two live games a week on a streaming service and Islanders games are very limited.
But I’ll keep up with the news on their website and hopefully see them in the Stanley Cup finals.
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