So, what does the Gallivanting Grandma do when she’s not wandering around the world?? Here are some photos I took this month with my cell phone while I ambled around my favorite city: New York.
Glenda Jackson was superb as King Lear, but the rest of the performance wasn’t quite up to her level:
Of all the kooks around Times Square, this Back to the Future look-alike with a real DeLorean got lots of attention:
The N. Y. Botanical Garden in the Bronx was gorgeous and in full bloom this spring:
John Guare’s Nantucket Sleigh Ride starring John Larroquette at Lincoln Center Theater was very entertaining.
After going to Egypt in February, I wanted to revisit the Egyptian galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They have an excellent collection.
They’re planning to modernize the train schedule boards soon at Grand Central Terminal. So I had to have a photo of the old boards before they’re digitized.
Luckily, we happened upon the colorful Nepal Day Parade which ended in Madison Square Park. The women graciously posed for photographers.
There’s so much construction going on in ‘The City’ that the Empire State Building is rapidly losing its status as “tallest tower.” According to a recent NY Times article, by 2024 the Empire State Building will be the 11th tallest tower in the city.
A “new” mode of transportation?
Monday Night Magic bills itself as “the longest running Off-B’way Magic Show in New York.” Jeff and I throughly enjoyed the magic show in Greenwich Village!!
The bear in my dentist’s waiting room was fashionably decorated for spring:
The Ferryman written by Jez Butterworth was the best play I’ve seen in a long time! The story is about a family of a former IRA activist living in Northern Ireland. Wonderful cast; touching story.
