New York – 04/18 – 04/19

(Michelle) Wednesday: The start of the trip was definitely trying to prepare us for future travel woes. Hour delay on the plane, hour delay to get luggage, hour and a half wait for the super shuttle to pick us up. Finally we were on our way to the upper west side of Manhattan, where Beth and Matt live. Beth is a friend of mine from St. Olaf. Beth and her boyfriend Matt are letting us stay with them during our time in New York. When we finally arrived at their place, we were hungry. Food - First dinner in New York was at the Chinese Restaurant that gives out free wine with dinner (a Beth and Matt neighborhood favorite). People Watching – Crazy guy sitting next to us at the Chinese Restaurant asked me if I knew what an Ole/Onion meant (we couldn’t understand which he was referencing, as we had said both the words Ole and Onion during the course of our meal).

Thursday: New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians – 1pm day game. Matt = Yankee’s fan, Beth = Yankees hater. Cleveland winning 6 to 2 in the 9th with 2 outs when ex-cub Joe Borowski gives it up… in the end, A – Rod, 0 -4 going into the 9th, hits a walk off homerun to win the game. I was indifferent on the teams, but that was a pretty good ending. That evening, we watched the sun set on top of Beth and Matt’s building, and then we ordered in some New York pizza.

(TJ) Yankee Stadium reminded me of Comisky Park in Chicago before they retrofitted the place to have any character. Apparently it has been updated so many times it in no way resembles an old park like Wrigley or Fenway. It was like the Metrodome that Ruth built. Other than that it was a great game with a great rally from the best team that money can buy.