Monthly Archives: June 2012

Camping in the Catskill Mountains

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ron

Camping in the Catskill Mountains – DEC Woodland Valley Campground – Phoenicia, NY (Location)

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Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ron

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (Location) The Vanderbilt grounds were only a couple of miles north of the Roosevelt Museum and we did not have time on this trip to tour both so we opted to head north for that … Continue reading →

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ron

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum (Location) When we left the Culinary Institute of America only a few miles of south of this location on Hwy 9, we new that we would be cutting it close to the wire to … Continue reading →

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Visiting the CIA

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ron

Visiting the CIA 🙂

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Heading home – First leg – Staten Island to Poughkeepsie, NY

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ron

Heading home – First leg – Staten Island to Poughkeepsie, NY When we first woke and looked across the bay, there was a low fog obscuring the New York City skyline but it didn’t last long.

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Staten Island Ferry

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Ron

Staten Island Ferry After our walk through New York’s Central Park, we once again took the red subway line from Times Square and then the Staten Island Ferry back to our accommodation on Staten Island. The Statue of Liberty hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Central Park, New York City, NY

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Ron

Central Park, New York City, NY After attending a morning AGM business meeting, Adell and I were free to do some more exploring. Central Park was nearby so, although we were now dressed more in business attire than in vacationing … Continue reading →

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The Morning Commute – Staten Island to Manhattan

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ron

The Morning Commute – Staten Island to Manhattan My wife and I were on vacation but I did have one business meeting that I wanted to attend while in New York City so this was the morning that I put … Continue reading →

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Heading over to Staten Island

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ron

Heading over to Staten Island After visiting the United Nations, we picked up our luggage at the storage area and then headed over to Times Square to catch a ride on the red line subway to the Staten Island ferry … Continue reading →

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A visit to the United Nations

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ron

A visit to the United Nations After a walkabout in the area of Times Square, we walked over to the location of the United Nations complex in time to take one of their guided tours.

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