Coney Island Polar Bear Club

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States, whose members regularly take polar bear plunges in the winters. The club was founded by famed health advocate Bernarr McFadden in 1903. The club began using the event to raise funds for Special Olympics starting in 2005, and Camp Sunshine in 2007. Members swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island, New York, United States every Sunday from November through April. Every New Year's Day, the Club is joined by participants from around the country, who partake in an annual swim. The Chief Polar Bear blows a conch shell to gather the swimmers before they run into the water. [Wiki]

Super Moon 2016

On Nov 14, 2016 moon is the closest that it has ever been to the earth this year. With that in mind, I ventured to capture this event in all it's beauty. Following photos were taken in Brooklyn, on November 13, when the moon is not the closest, yet close enough.





Nov 14, 2014 was the day when the moon would be the fullest and closest. A view from Hoboken NJ was suppose to be spectacular as moon would be rising close to the Empire State building. What a disappointment - clouds that covered the entire sky have hidden that celestial event. I was only able to catch the moon peaking from behind the buildings before it went into the clouds and not to be seen until next morning :(

Spider

This, not-so-little, spider comes every evening and starts a job of putting a web.
He and the web are all completely gone by the morning. In the evening he is back - weaving the web again. Usually, after the spider has left, the web remains, but not in this case. I guess this spider went green and is recycling.

From Rome to London, part 1

JFK ● Rome, Italy ● Vatican
This summer, my wife, my son, and I took a Globus HFFT tour - from the Coliseum to the Eiffel Tower with London Extension. It's a family oriented tour, hence the locations that we visited and tour activities were geared toward families with children. Children's age varied from 6 to 18. Half of the group was this one big family: grandma, aunts and uncles, sister and brothers with the spouses and their kids. What a way to travel.

We have departed JFK, with a two hour delay, to Rome Italy. The delay was due to broken lavatory, an captain did not feel comfortable flying over Atlantic with lavatory out of service. Who knows if there is an emergency.

This is not really our plane on a photo, since ours was parked far from a terminal and we were taken by the busses.

Puerto Rico Viking

On the road

Use George Washington bridge (GWB) to cross from Manhattan to New Jersey.
Drive on Palisades Parkway north and take the first scenic stop.

A breathtaking view.

Bronx

Hudson River and GWB

When arriving at final destination, enjoy the memories.

Brighton Beach