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Our Trip to New York City
On Friday Fargo and I went to New York City. We've been working with a day camp for blind kids and the trip was to take them to the city as part of my job. It was nice to get paid to work and to go to the city and have fun.
First we went to the Metropoliton Museum of Art. We had a touch tour of art mostly from ancient Egypt. It was neat to get to feel real art from that time period. It was so old. There were statues, and other pieces. We spent an hour and a half doing two tours. The first one was in a classroom where the art was passed around, some original and some replicas. The second tour was walking around and stopping at various statues and also a replica of the inside of a tomb. Fargo did very well resting in the classroom you wouldn't even know he was there. In the main museum people were really pushy and kept slamming into us not watching where they were going. Fargo was good about avoiding most of the pedestrians. I went with the older group of kids, 13 to 15 years old and they seemed really interested in the art.
Next we boarded the bus again and went to the Empire State building. It was very crowded in there and had lots of those lines where you weave in and out until you are dizzy. Fargo did a fantastic job following along. There was a lot of following to stay with our group. In the museum he only got off track once but we didn't get lost. In the Empire State building we took elavators up to the observation deck which took two elavators. I made sure Fargo had enough room and wasn't getting squished and he did fine. On the deck I could tell we were up high but wasn't able to see much. The bottom has a concrete wall so Fargo couldn't look down. I'm not sure what he would have thought. I was pretty much bored and could skip that experience next time as I mostly found it over crowded and frustrating following through lines. I can say I've done it now though.
Next we walked to Time square, about ten blocks I think. I really enjoyed walking. Our group would meet up at each down curb so I didn't have to follow anyone. I could walk freely and feel Fargo move through the crowds. He did a fantastic job of moving through the pedestrians and avoiding the trash on the ground. He navigated the traffic well even the people trying to drive when it was a walk signal. He stopped for all the blended curbs even though it was a strange environment. I was really impressed with his work. When we trained in SanFransisco it wasn't as busy as NYC and I had never been to NYC.
When we got to Time Square the kids wanted to go into the toy store. I sat down outside at a table to people watch or people listen as it were and Fargo did great about the trash on the ground once again. Then it was time to go back to the bus. We had McDonalds because most of the kids wouldn't have appreciated the dining that NYC has to offer. I'd love to go again for a few days and visit and check out the city some more. It's hard walking in a group with a guide dog especially a group of a lot of people going sighted guide. I'd love to go back to the museum and do the rest of the touch tour. Apparently they have a lot of stuff you can touch.
So that was our day in New York. It was about a three and a half hour ride each way on the tour bus. On Wednesday we are going to the aquarium with the six and seven year old kids.
Sarah and Fargo
First we went to the Metropoliton Museum of Art. We had a touch tour of art mostly from ancient Egypt. It was neat to get to feel real art from that time period. It was so old. There were statues, and other pieces. We spent an hour and a half doing two tours. The first one was in a classroom where the art was passed around, some original and some replicas. The second tour was walking around and stopping at various statues and also a replica of the inside of a tomb. Fargo did very well resting in the classroom you wouldn't even know he was there. In the main museum people were really pushy and kept slamming into us not watching where they were going. Fargo was good about avoiding most of the pedestrians. I went with the older group of kids, 13 to 15 years old and they seemed really interested in the art.
Next we boarded the bus again and went to the Empire State building. It was very crowded in there and had lots of those lines where you weave in and out until you are dizzy. Fargo did a fantastic job following along. There was a lot of following to stay with our group. In the museum he only got off track once but we didn't get lost. In the Empire State building we took elavators up to the observation deck which took two elavators. I made sure Fargo had enough room and wasn't getting squished and he did fine. On the deck I could tell we were up high but wasn't able to see much. The bottom has a concrete wall so Fargo couldn't look down. I'm not sure what he would have thought. I was pretty much bored and could skip that experience next time as I mostly found it over crowded and frustrating following through lines. I can say I've done it now though.
Next we walked to Time square, about ten blocks I think. I really enjoyed walking. Our group would meet up at each down curb so I didn't have to follow anyone. I could walk freely and feel Fargo move through the crowds. He did a fantastic job of moving through the pedestrians and avoiding the trash on the ground. He navigated the traffic well even the people trying to drive when it was a walk signal. He stopped for all the blended curbs even though it was a strange environment. I was really impressed with his work. When we trained in SanFransisco it wasn't as busy as NYC and I had never been to NYC.
When we got to Time Square the kids wanted to go into the toy store. I sat down outside at a table to people watch or people listen as it were and Fargo did great about the trash on the ground once again. Then it was time to go back to the bus. We had McDonalds because most of the kids wouldn't have appreciated the dining that NYC has to offer. I'd love to go again for a few days and visit and check out the city some more. It's hard walking in a group with a guide dog especially a group of a lot of people going sighted guide. I'd love to go back to the museum and do the rest of the touch tour. Apparently they have a lot of stuff you can touch.
So that was our day in New York. It was about a three and a half hour ride each way on the tour bus. On Wednesday we are going to the aquarium with the six and seven year old kids.
Sarah and Fargo