With fall nearing its end and Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, we take a long weekend getaway to New York City, traveling again by rail for the second November in a row. We’re joined by my parents (visiting from California) for Jordan’s first time in the Big Apple (and my and Jane’s first time visiting since my summer internship in 2011). We spend a handful of days exploring by subway, walking around Midtown and Central Park, visiting the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, riding the Roosevelt Island tramway, and catching up with my friend Ali for the first time in nearly two years. Toddler family as we are, we’re mostly limited to half-day outings around town, sticking close to playgrounds and parks, and skipping most of the big tourist attractions with the exception of Liberty Island, where Jordan poses with the “Statue of Liberry.” It’s a four-hour ride back to Boston on the Northeast Regional, and Jordan chatters non-stop the entire way home.
