...to catch you up on the past week!
We went to "Sylvia's: Queen of Soul Food" in Harlem.
The big black woman served us, and when I asked her for her recommendations of what to eat she said, "Oh, Honey! Every thang's good. Jest depends on whacha hungry for."
And she was right!
Best sweet potatoes and cornbread on the planet!
Definitely one of my top recommendations!!!
There was SO much food, I decided to save some for later.
But PROBLEM. We decided not to go back to the apartments, but went for spontaneous adventure instead.
I gave my leftovers to Kimberly--the homeless woman that rides the 1 train a lot. I've given her an apple before. She was very excited.
Spontaneous adventure: The Brooklyn Bridge!
We found the port, and could even see the bridge, but we couldn't figure out how to get on.
The boats were so much fun. I loved the sea breeze and the sound of the boats creaking on the water. We even had a nice light rain come down on us--so lovely.
Of course, we had to go back and try the bridge again...
Yay! After nearly an hour and walking in a lot of circles, we found where the people get on!
Jade, Ben, Megan
On the bridge!
The air was so lovely!
I could have sat up there all night.
We walked all the way across to the Brooklyn side!
We thought, "No big deal, we'll just jump on the subway when we get to the other side and ride all the way home."
We were wrong.
When you get to Brooklyn, highways run along side the path, so you can't cross the street from the path to any of the subway stations. You walk passed several stops...and you just keep going, and going.
By the time we got to a subway station it was nearly midnight and still over 80 degrees (plus humidity!). Everyone was clearly tired, and a little grumpy. And then we waited 20 for a train. It took us well over an hour to get home.
AND we didn't know there were multiple trains running on the same track because of construction. So, although we got on our usual track to get home, we got on the wrong train and ended up in the middle of Harlem...late at night... it was scary. seriously.
We all stared at the ground and walked as fast as we could. A gigantic rat nearly ran across my foot, and a few groups of large scary looking men were noticing how out of place we were.
Megan was practically running to get home.
Amid the building tension, this drunk man started following us and talking to Ben.
"Damn! Where did you get all of these womans? You're the king, man. How many? Three womans! One day I'm going to be king like you, man."
We all giggled and felt much better.
(But still walked briskly the rest of the way!)
What an adventure!
Next... Coney Island!
Right off the train we got fish and chips and homemade lemonade at Nathan's!
Fish and chips taste so good when you're looking out over the ocean.
Ben is eating frog legs!
"Food and tattoos," all you could ever ask for at the fair.
This roller coaster was built in 1927.
It's famous. And it's old.
And, of course, we went on it!
It was SO MUCH FUN.
We also went on one of those rides that screams, "You know I'll make you nauseous!"
True. But still fun!
We got our fortunes told!
My fortune:
"Don't let opportunity knock at your door in vain. Grasp it and the course of your life will be different. You will be very happy with the one you have chosen for your life's companion. Be patient... You seem very impetuous and outspoken. This has caused your dear ones some moments of unhappiness..."
But what does it mean?...
Such a beautiful day.
Playing his stereo like a drum.
Drunk man helped himself to dancing with each of us. Kind of took me a bit by surprise to have a random Peruvian decide he was going to "teach me how to Salsa."
He too congratulated Ben on his "six womans!"
He said Ben was very luck... his friend said Ben was asking for a headache.
Finished the day off at an African restaurant.
The kabobs we so tasty!
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