
Jet Blue RULZ!!!! We flew the non-stop from SMF to JFK. Big seats, Direct TV and you get right...
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Central Park 10k Fun Run Starting line. Mrs Kal's first run thru C'Park and it was on her...
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Stretch them sexy little legs! I wish this one came with "sound"!
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Get SET!!!! Can you see her in there? ;-)
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Stampede! Watch your tootsies!
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Go!!! There she goessssssssssssssssss.
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Zoom ...and there she went!
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Finish Line Celebration Almost there!
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Finally! Ahhhhhhhh. Sweet success!
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Happy Gal California runners are not used to running in 85% humidity! Drink up!
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The Coach Hey! It ain't easy having to sit and wait for someone to run a race when...
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View of our hotel... ...from the Empire State Bldg. It's the tall building to the right of the...
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UN Plaza Milllennium An excellent hotel. If it was only a few blocks west of this location...
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Bell Capt Frank This guy took first class care of us. One of THEE most helpful bellmen...
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Jerrys Kids Jerry the Bartender. The best "Welcome Wagon" NYC could have....
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View from our room on the 38th floor. That's a long way down.
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The other view... Things were looking up! "On a clearrrr dayyyyy"
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Reflections Sunset is starting. "It's 5:00 somewhere"!
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Nighttime view I swear it was perfectly focused when I took this pic!
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United Nations Right across the street from our hotel. Cabs and security were prevalent.
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2nd Ave Street Fair You gotta love it!
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Shopping 2nd Ave. Always on the prowl!
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2nd Ave food I would have bought some if I could have figured out what it was?
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Golly Them's sure are tall buildins'
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Macy Gals Ready? Get set...GO!!!
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For Macy Husbands One of NYC's best kept secrets!
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Chico Gals Hitting Chico's in over 5 states now!
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Le Clown guy What better way yo kill time while the Chicos Gals do their damage? And, some...
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3rd Round? We drank this place out of Amstel Light. Started drinking Amstel Heavy.
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Fresh Kill The thrill of victory!
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Jimmys Corner A GREAT dive bar just off Broadway.
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Bar Gals My momma warned me about these types of women. You know what we said...
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Jimmys Crowd Great locals. Made us feel right at home while we watched the Kings get...
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Annie Moore's Another good late night stop.
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A Motley Crew I'm empty, let's go.
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Harry Potter Excitement Premiere at Radio City. The kids were camping out the night before....
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Heartland Brewing Co "Open open open....."
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Heartland Dude Sampling a "Grateful Red". Better than "Drivin' that...
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The Googs Finally made the Guggenheim. Half price because they were changing...
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Broadway Looks like a large version of Abbey Road?
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21 Club Jockeys Can you spot Mrs Kal in her "colors"?
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Battery Park Waiting for the cruise. And they look sooo innocent.
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Statue of Liberty The Misty Lady
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Harbor Cruise 3 of our fave Gals!
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Lady Liberty Always gives me goosebumps.
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Ellis Island Hello Nonno and Nonna.
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River Cafe in Brooklyn Brooklyn Bridge and the River Cafe from the Harbor Cruise.
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F.W. Woolworth building I miss the ol' "five and dime".
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Fraunce Tavern Historical Building and very good Lower Manhattan restaurant.
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Wall St I was on the look out for any Enron traders. I wanted to say "Hello from...
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NYSE Bye bye money!
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Trinity Church Now you know why it's Wall Street.
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Emmetts Dropped into this Midtown/Theater Dist restaurant. Another place for good food.
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Otto "Molto" Mario Batali's restaurant. A Mrs Kal B'day choice.
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Otto's interior Just warming up!
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Dippin' plates. These came with the cheese platter. Whodda thunk brandied cherries...
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Table with a view. I tipped the hostess for this "table with a view".
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B'Day Cheers ...or "if you take one more friggin' picture while I'm eating and...
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A Real wine Connie Sewer! One sniff is all it takes.
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B'day gelato Was the candle edible?
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Next Course? What comes after dessert?
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"I see Red People". Too much red vino can do this!
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Rainbow Room "Ta DAAAAA".
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Rainbow Room The good news is we finally made it to the RRoom. Bad news-No Levis! I bet if...
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30 Rock. "Oh the night time....is the right time...."
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Beautiful night Oh the colors.
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Rink Bar A "Drink at the Rink".
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Mojito The "Drink at The Rink" did not stink...I think.
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Rigatoni Pie I HAVE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN!!!!!!!
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Brooklyn Diner and you have to drink a Brooklyn Brew at the Brooklyn Diner!
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O'Lunneys When it's a rainy day in NYC, nothing says lovin' like an...
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Atlantic Grill To get out of the heat, the Atlantic Grill was a nice Upper East Side stop.
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Atlantic Grill Chateau Next time we will order what these guys did, The Chateau. 3 stories of good...
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Mulberry Street Little Italy here we come.
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Little Italy Fire Hydrant Look out for Green, Red and White dogs?
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Ooops Or look out for California tourists with small bladders?
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Lombardi's Pizza Heaven!
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Lombardi Pie Check Hell for ice...I actually left a piece.
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Ferrara's No place better for dessert.
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Holy Cannoli So right.
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West 34th Macy's...Empire State Building....Herald Sq... You gotta love this area.
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Fine Dining in the Emp St Bldg. Ya need a little fortification to walk up all those stairs! Yeah...right...We...
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Empire State Bldg That's quite an errection.
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Interior Nice deco.
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Sweet view Ohhhh yeahhhhhhhhh.
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Flatiron Birdseye view of the Flatiron bldg.
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KingKong No...that's not me.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Ahhh...finally!!!
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Metropolitan sadness Guess you SHOULD call ahead! Oh well...I'm sure there was an open bar...
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Happy Birthday!!! The BIG FIVE OH!!!
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Congratz! She made it!!!
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Imagine A Central Park Tribute to John Lennon in Strawberry Fields.
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I can imagine The fun part was a local musician playing "Across the...
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The Wellington Our hotel when we were in NYC a few years ago. Great location right...
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Carnegie Deli So touristy, so cheesey, so darn good still, IMHO.
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Carnegie Eats I lived all year long for a return visit with a lox, bagel and cream...
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Carnegie Lox Slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp.
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Cheesecakers Good "pointers"! You should see their tails wagging, too.
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Central Park morning Tim and Cin enjoying a nice walk thru CP.
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Grand Central Station The ceiling. Nice remodel job.
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Grand Central/Chrysler Building I put the beer goggles on the camera for this special effects...
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Ristorante Grifone A GREAT Midtown East Italian restaurant. The food and service could not have...
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People NYC You had better be a people person here!
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Yankee Stadium We finally made it!!!
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Yankee Stadium bat I think of "Seinfeld" everytime I see a pic of this bat.
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Home Plate View We took the tour and they let you walk on the warning track. Wadda View!!!
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Warning!!!! Yeah.....right!!!! This may be intended to keep Red Sox fans out?
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Press Box What a job this would be! Tuff life.
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Peek a boo. Ordering 5 beers please!
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The Dugout Walking in the steps of Ruth, Gerhig, DiMaggio, Berra.....
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Dugout seats I wonder if The Bambino was only 5' tall too?
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Field Level Took this by placing the camera right on the top step.
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Home plate I wanted to run out there and jump in the batter's box sooooooooo baaaaad!
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Foul Pole Why do they call it a "foul pole" because if you hit it,...
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Left field I'd kill for seats right here.
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Monument Gardens All the retired numbers. I wonder when they'll run out of regular numbers...
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World Series ring Our host's, Tony Morante, one of 4 World Series rings.
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Lou, Babe and Joey D
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The Babe He and I went to the same type of Gym.
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Famous bunting over Monument Gardens
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Center Field A great view!
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My old company Had to drop by and make sure my dusty, old 401k still is being tended to...
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Citigroup Building The "red search light" makes for good neighbors?
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WTC Somber yet excellent.
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WTC cross The legendary "Cross of the WTC".
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WTC A sad, open space. Very emotional down here.
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WTC Rebuilding You betcha!
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WTC From the viewing platform.
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WTC Engine Co 10 Right across the street.
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JFK Final Final! When you show up 4 hrs before your flight you have to find something to do to...
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$10 drink? Would you pay $10 for something I left at my Doctor's office for...
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JFK Good luck smooch A smooch for luck and the vacation is almost over.....:-(
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