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The Day Swinging England Invaded America
England swings like a pendulum doBobbies on bicycles, two by twoWestminster Abbey, the tower of Big BenThe rosy-red cheeks of the little children Roger Miller, 1965 I’m on board an Airbus A350 from New York-JFK to London-Heathrow. Last night, my home was the TWA Hotel at JFK. The hotel’s public spaces are in the restored… Continue reading The Day Swinging England Invaded America
TWA Hotel
Wandered through soaring, flowing spaces, admiring how architect Eero Saarinen understood how to leave so much out yet leave us with more. Tonight my home is TWA Hotel, New York JFK Airport. Public spaces are in the restored and reassigned 1962 TWA Flight Center.
TWA Flight Center: Building Excitement
We’re up, up, and away on a Delta flight from New York’s JFK Airport to Malaga AGP, Spain. In less than eight hours we’ll be on a Mediterranean beach. My 11-year-old nephew and my partner sit beside me. The other nephew (aged 10), and his parents sit across the aisle We’re oblivious to the Atlantic… Continue reading TWA Flight Center: Building Excitement
Bonus Walk
Notified of flight delay during our bar lunch at Grand Central Terminal. Enjoyed bonus 2-hour walk instead of going straight to LaGuardia.
The Comet of 1812
Being Minnesotan, we were grateful our cheaper seats at “The Comet of 1812” on Broadway kept us from interacting with the actors, mostly.
Brooklyn
Explored the Brooklyn waterfront, then walked back to Manhattan across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Hershey’s Chocolate World
We flew all the way to New York, and ended up in Hershey’s Chocolate World where we bought (and soon consumed) dark peanut butter cups.
New York, NY 2017
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Cosmic Slop
We walked on fresh, melting snow in Central Park, then learned about Cosmic Slop at MoMA.