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

The Last Day of Pompeii

"Pompeii was an ancient Roman city (near modern day Naples) that was buried in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The people of Pompeii had plenty of warning that something was going to happen. For at least six weeks before the major eruption there were earth tremors and the water level sank extremely low. The intelligent ones left. The skeptical ones stayed."


After weeks of pouring rain, the weather has finally recovered. It was a warm, sunny day.
Since today was suppose to be yet another Judgement Day/End of the World, we sought on taking a walk and enjoy the "last" day.

We went to Manhattan Beach, a residential neighborhood in Brooklyn.

Each house is unique in its design and starting price is million dollars and more.

Fancy gate

Brooklyn - Brighton Beach

Brooklyn - Coney Island

People exercising on boardwalk or just enjoying last day of April

Brooklyn Cyclones

Brooklyn Brewery - owl watch

Coney Island - Stillwell Ave subway station. Home for D,F,N and Q trains.

Painted mural on wall of the Brooklyn Aquarium.
Me and my wife as part of Goldman Sachs volunteering program at Aquarium, have painted some parts of this wall.