This week was week #1 of four we have planned for this
summer: one with each of our grandchildren (minus Julia, who will have to wait
for a few years) visiting us in New York. Eliana was with us this week. We kept
quite busy. We drove her down to New York with a stop at Mystic Seaport along
the way. While in New York, we took her to Legoland, had lunch with her two
dolls at the American Girl Store in Manhattan (for those who are
wondering, they can arrange for kosher meals with advanced notice), rode the Ferris
wheel inside the big Toys’R’Us near Times Square, and saw The Lion King on
Broadway. She and I spent time together while Barry had to work, building the
new Lego kit and watching the AG movie we bought.
Did you know that the above mentioned ride is named after the
designer of the original? I discovered this because when I typed “ferris wheel”
(lower case f) MSWord marked it as an error. I put in a capital “F” and it
liked that, which compelled me look it up. Here is a bit of trivia:
The original Ferris Wheel,
sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel,[8][9][10] was
designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr..[11]
With a height of 80.4 metres (264 ft) it was the largest
attraction at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois,
where it opened to the public on June 21, 1893.[11] It
was intended to rival the 324-metre (1,063 ft) Eiffel Tower,
the centerpiece of the 1889 Paris Exposition.
Ferris was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and
a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, bridge-builder. He began his career in the railroad
industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. Ferris understood the
growing need for structural steel and founded G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in
Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for railroads and bridge
builders.
Barry and I have seen only a small handful of Broadway
musicals in our 40+ years together. I think it is a combination of the cost and
the need to buy tickets quite far in advance. I used to tell myself that I was
not crazy about Broadway Musicals. But actually this was quite enjoyable: the
costumes were especially impressive. As we left the theater Eliana asked if we
could go again the next day!
We had a wonderful time on all our outings with Eliana. We
drove her back to Sharon this morning, and we plan to have a quiet few days here
before heading back to New York for our next session of what is coming to be
known as “Camp NanaSabba” with Ella next week. The other two will be a bit later on this summer.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
Rebecca
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