Trip journal:

I had the best 6 day vacation to see so many pals in NY, CT and PA.  It was non stop fun.  The people I saw and spent time with are truly some of my Best Friends.  Thanks to everyone who made my trip so special.

Day 1 - Arrived NYC (LAG) drove North to see Steve Perl and family in Pound Ridge, NY / Tot Shabbat services / Dinner in New Canan, CT

Day 2 - Ice Skating Lessons with the Perl's / Drove to see Greg Young and family in Redding, CT / Chicken wings with Gee for lunch and steak and fondue for dinner...then a movie... Along Came a Spider.

Day 3 -  Picked up Mario Nievera at LAG / lunch with Mario & Jamila Paksima and Steven Rowell on Long Island at PF Chang's  / Visited Mario's landscape architecture  project in Locust Valley, a 20 acre estate / Walked around Ground Zero in lower Manhattan with Mario / dinner with David Stern and family.

Day 4 - Lunch with Robbie Bellinson.  Not  pictured below is Ginger from Gilligan's Island.  Robbie and I sat at the next table over at California Pizza Kitchen in Mid-Town Manhattan / Took a long walk around Mid-Town Manhattan, passed by The Plaza, The Pierre, FAO and much more... /  Picked up Rea Kaplan from her class in NYC and drove to PA / Dinner with the Kaplan family.

Day 5 - With Ken Kaplan and family in New Brittan, PA / went with Ken to the Franklin Institute - walked thru a human heart - almost rode on the famous train - saw lots of Ben's inventions / Visited with Rea's mom, Ann O'Brien / Dinner with Ken & Dr. Scotty and Jessie Diamond at the Cheese Cake Factory at the King of Prussia Mall.

Day 6 - Lunch with Ken and Rea and then flew home