{"id":7865,"date":"2012-08-05T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T04:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=7865"},"modified":"2012-10-10T09:55:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T13:55:44","slug":"me-and-louiss-excellent-adventure-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=7865","title":{"rendered":"Louis and my excellent adventure in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Kettle is Derry&#8217;s very cool nephew. He is currently on a whirlwind holiday going to various destinations around the U.S. for the next month. He started his journey in NYC, and I had the pleasure of spending all of Thursday with him.\u00a0 After a quick bite to eat, we walked to the start of the High Line on West 34th, which is a public park build on a 1.45 mile elevated area that was once a freight rail line.\u00a0 It was a lovely stroll, lots to photograph and take in, and the weather was hot and felt great. We walked to the end in the meatpacking district.<\/p>\n<p>From there we walked through the Flatiron district, eventually heading up Fifth Avenue where he had his first NYC pretzel from a corner vendor.\u00a0 We went into the Empire State building, got a ticket for the NY Skyride, which was fun, and then continued along Fifth, making a detour at Rockefeller Center. Back on Fifth we carried on to the fountains in Central Park. Afterwards, we walked to Times Square, stopped for more food (and his must have &#8220;I heart NY&#8221; t-shirt), and then eventually made our way back to Penn Station where I said goodbye and headed to NJ.\u00a0 He is already off on the next leg of his journey to California.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7868\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7868\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7868\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-01.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-01-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I do believe he is taking his first picture of the Empire State Building.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7874\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7874\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7874\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-07\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-07.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-07-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the start of our walk on the High Line.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7875\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7875\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7875\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-08.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-08-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A great day for a stroll!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7870\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7870\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7870\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-03.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-03-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farther along our walk.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7880\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7880\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7880\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-13.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-13-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking in the sights.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7881\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7881\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7881\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-14.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-14-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me doing the same.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7882\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7882\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7882\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-15.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-15-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the lobby of the Empire State Building.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7883\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7883\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7883\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-16.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-16-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking pictures of Rockefeller Center.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7889\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7889\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7889\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-22.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-22-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fifth Avenue near Central Park South.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7890\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7890\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7890\" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-24.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-24-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near the foundations in Central Park.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7892\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7892\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7892 \" title=\"Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-26\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-26.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Aug-2012-NYC-Louis-26-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Times Square.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the benefit of his family, I put an album of these and some additional pictures on my Facebook page.\u00a0 I may add some additional scenic shots here another day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Kettle is Derry&#8217;s very cool nephew. He is currently on a whirlwind holiday going to various destinations around the U.S. for the next month. He started his journey in NYC, and I had the pleasure of spending all of Thursday with him.\u00a0 After a quick bite to eat, we walked to the start of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7865"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7903,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7865\/revisions\/7903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}