After a three and a half hour Amtrak ride from Boston, we arrived in
New York City’s Penn Station early afternoon on Monday.  While the trip
was uneventful and got us safely to our destination, it was only high
speed for a short distance out of Boston and the smoothness of the ride
actually reminded me of my trip with Benjamin across the Sir Francis
Drake Channel from Argentina to Antarctica.  The Japanese have us big
time on the speed and smooth ride of train travel.

Our off day from baseball took us to Grand Central Station, the top of the Empire State
Building, to Macy’s to see the wooden escalators, Times Square, the gigantic Toys R Us, the M&M Store and the Yankee Store.  By the way, never go to the Empire
State Building without purchasing the Express Pass.  It saves so much
time it is worth every penny of the premium price.  I was very proud of
the boys to have endured the “Restroom Skyride.”  You know how scary
those can be!

The search for Yankee tickets begins on Tuesday and with these two
Yankee fans to please, the pressure is on.  Ten and eight year old
Yankee fans from Phoenix??  It proves children can be
brainwashed.