We have decided to take the train to Poughkeepsie today.
My uncle has seen the trip on a travel show over in the UK and would like to experience it himself. I do have a certain fondness for passages by train.
I am also hoping to get away from some of the taller buildings to get a nice view of the land and river.
With our bearings sorted, we managed to find Chinatown and looked around the shops for some souvenirs.
The place was madly packed with Pokèstops and Gyms.
Though with my Kanto dex complete, I don’t have much cause to catch anything.
I probably shouldn’t use my Google Maps as much as I do.
I ended up going in the opposite direction of what I had intended. We stopped in a shop for a slice of pizza and to use the restroom.
The business is called Tribeca Bagels.
The pizza was nice, especially the crust, just to my liking.
Our first stop this morning was the farmers’ market.
There were lovely fresh vegetables and many flower arrangements. We stopped for a cup of coffee at an open-air cafe near the park.
I got some shots of the lion statues from the movies in front of the library.
After getting reoriented, we made our way to Times Square.
After lunch, we visited the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
Walked about two kilometers and got some nice shots of monarch butterflies and mockingbirds.
Had WiFi problems and didn’t upload the images, and then later I lost the photos with a failed HDD.
Thankfully, I was later able to recover the images, and I have included them here in a great gallery of the Wildlife Refuge.
We checked out the oceanside beach and went for lunch.
I ordered the grilled cheese and tomato soup (#4) with blue cheese.
My sandwich had lovely bacon and apples inside, and the bread was toasted crispy.
Everything seemed to gush out with each bite.
Quite friendly staff and quick as well, despite the number of customers. $45 all in for three people.
Seemed like we were only in the air for less than an hour before the captain said we were arriving. I took some shots of clouds on the way.
I eat the feta chicken wrap I bought at RDU. As I got through the second half, I realized there was barely any cheese in it.
Fat Wallet Refugee 