Two weeks in review
The last two weeks have been really fun. Last weekend we had friends visiting from Canada. Together, we went to see Wicked which was really good! The story was great. It filled in a lot of the history behind the Wizard of Oz and gave you a completely different perspective on the story. The music, costumes, set, and acting was all great too. There was one song that's still repeating in my head.
Last weekend we went to one of my co-workers house in CT for a BBQ. It was my first time in Connecticut, and we took the train there which was also a first. I realized where all the trains go from Grand Central (they're underground for most of Manhattan). The BBQ was fun and interesting too. We learned about their pet chickens and bees. It was very different from Manhattan.
Last Thursday we had a team building event - bowling. It was just like in high school days when we had glow-in-the-dark bowling with fun music and cool lighting. I bowled pretty poorly, but had lots of fun.
For the long weekend, on Saturday we went to Little Italy to make another attempt at going to Lombardi's (the very first Pizzeria in America). We did some shopping first, and by the time we got there it was after 1pm and there was an hour wait again (this was our second time turning away due to a long wait). We went to another somewhat disappointing restaurant instead. After lunch we went to an Italian Deli. We learned about it on a walking tour we took previously. It's an interesting store. You take a number when you get there and then wait a while for your turn. When your number is called you can take your time ordering what you want, trying things, getting recipe and cooking tips. It was great. The cheese is super-high quality. They make fresh mozzarella, fresh ricotta (which was amazing!) and import real Parmesan cheese from Parma (which was so full of flavor!). It was great! We bought stuff to make Manacotti, which was the best Manacotti I've ever had!
Sunday we woke up early to take the bus to Philadelphia with Ben and a friend of his. It was my first time in Philadelphia. It is a nice city. We saw some of the historical sites, like Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and the Liberty Bell. We spent most of the day walking around everywhere (I calculated at least 12km). The parks and fountains there are pretty. We also tried a couple of Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches, which were mostly disappointing (Josh, you were right). It was a fun day, and we came home exhausted.
A funny thing happened on the trip to Philly. When we were in line for the bus in the morning there was a couple standing in line behind us that we asked if we were in the right line. We later ran into them throughout the day in two different tourist spots. We ran into them again on the bus back (there were several bus times, but they happened to be taking the same one we were), and then again on the train platform on the way home. They happened to be taking the same subways we were to get home. It was a funny coincidence. We didn't end up exchange contact info, but it'll be funny to see if we run into them again.
Last weekend we went to one of my co-workers house in CT for a BBQ. It was my first time in Connecticut, and we took the train there which was also a first. I realized where all the trains go from Grand Central (they're underground for most of Manhattan). The BBQ was fun and interesting too. We learned about their pet chickens and bees. It was very different from Manhattan.
Last Thursday we had a team building event - bowling. It was just like in high school days when we had glow-in-the-dark bowling with fun music and cool lighting. I bowled pretty poorly, but had lots of fun.
For the long weekend, on Saturday we went to Little Italy to make another attempt at going to Lombardi's (the very first Pizzeria in America). We did some shopping first, and by the time we got there it was after 1pm and there was an hour wait again (this was our second time turning away due to a long wait). We went to another somewhat disappointing restaurant instead. After lunch we went to an Italian Deli. We learned about it on a walking tour we took previously. It's an interesting store. You take a number when you get there and then wait a while for your turn. When your number is called you can take your time ordering what you want, trying things, getting recipe and cooking tips. It was great. The cheese is super-high quality. They make fresh mozzarella, fresh ricotta (which was amazing!) and import real Parmesan cheese from Parma (which was so full of flavor!). It was great! We bought stuff to make Manacotti, which was the best Manacotti I've ever had!
Sunday we woke up early to take the bus to Philadelphia with Ben and a friend of his. It was my first time in Philadelphia. It is a nice city. We saw some of the historical sites, like Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and the Liberty Bell. We spent most of the day walking around everywhere (I calculated at least 12km). The parks and fountains there are pretty. We also tried a couple of Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches, which were mostly disappointing (Josh, you were right). It was a fun day, and we came home exhausted.
A funny thing happened on the trip to Philly. When we were in line for the bus in the morning there was a couple standing in line behind us that we asked if we were in the right line. We later ran into them throughout the day in two different tourist spots. We ran into them again on the bus back (there were several bus times, but they happened to be taking the same one we were), and then again on the train platform on the way home. They happened to be taking the same subways we were to get home. It was a funny coincidence. We didn't end up exchange contact info, but it'll be funny to see if we run into them again.