Bumberjean's bag is awesome for traveling. It doesn't weigh anything--made out of a kind of parachute material. She was our pack horse for the day. I started out the first day lugging my big camera case, but that wore me out! Besides, it was either snowing or raining thereafter, and I didn't want to ruin my good camera.
I adore Sandy Patti, and she has one of the most powerful female voices out there. I've heard her on a number of occasions--she is often featured at Women of Faith conferences--so I know what she is capable of. Perhaps that was just an off night. With the cold, it may have been her voice was strained. She still put on a very good show.
It was such a blessing to leave the sheet rock dust, leaky plumbing, and chaos behind. We've had a lot going on with my MIL's illness and death, and our family was ready for a break.
NYC cold is unlike any I've ever experienced! The wind goes right through to your bones--it's most unpleasant and can really change one's experience of taking in the city--especially if you aren't used to it. I went on a blind date once in the middle of December with a guy I didn't particularly hit it off with. He was trying to show me around the city and I was just miserable, I found myself wanting to go inside places to defrost--not really look around. I couldn't blame him for the weather, and I tried to keep my irritation from showing, but I couldn't help it, I was not a happy camper--and it was probably not helped by the fact that we didn't fully get along.
We're used to bone-chilling cold in Kansas (just went through a spell of sub-zero temps), but we usually don't have to spend all day out in it. When we visit a large city, we use public transportation and shoe leather. That's the only way to really see a city. Did we ever freeze, though!
I will say the most miserable cold I ever felt in a city came from Chicago's frigid blasts of wind from Lake Michigan. Brr!
I am so happy for Mr Bojo that they found him a different seat - S2C has the same problem and it would have spoiled the concert for him - and for me as I would know he was either in pain or outside, in the cold, missing the concert.
As for the last picture - I think you all look very stylish!
We usually get Mr. Bojo an end seat so that he can sit sideways and put his feet out into the aisle. We'd done this at Carnegie Hall, but there was no way for him to contort himself into the seat. I'm short, and my feet had no room! Those seats were perfect for children under ten. Our son was very uncomfortable. I was grateful Mr. Bojo was given a chair on a lower tier. We all enjoyed the concert, but I was happy to stand at the end.
That was the first full day in NYC. We came more bundled as time went on!
I did wonder about him too. There is 'not much leg room' and 'totally inadequate leg room' - that Carnegie Hall has the latter must spoil performances for so many people.
Our seats were in the uppermost tier of Carnegie Hall--the cheap seats. We didn't realize they would be crammed so tightly together. We expected to be a long way from stage, which we were, and to have poor visibility, but it didn't matter because it was a concert. Carnegie's acoustics are such that we would enjoy the music from any location in the venue. Those willing to spend more money can buy more comfort. If returning to Carnegie, I would pay extra for a seat on a lower tier. In the boxes, people had their own individual padded chairs, and some boxes only had six chairs! I believe that is the first theater I've been in that makes such rigorous class distinction. The riffraff are kept far from the moneyed gentry.
If I'd known the seats were so cramped, I'd made other provisions. It was hard to have my legs immobile for so long and contributed to the flare-up I had with my lymphedema.
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I adore Sandy Patti, and she has one of the most powerful female voices out there. I've heard her on a number of occasions--she is often featured at Women of Faith conferences--so I know what she is capable of. Perhaps that was just an off night. With the cold, it may have been her voice was strained. She still put on a very good show.
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We would have loved to have you along!
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that said, your photos are delightful!
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I will say the most miserable cold I ever felt in a city came from Chicago's frigid blasts of wind from Lake Michigan. Brr!
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I am so happy for Mr Bojo that they found him a different seat - S2C has the same problem and it would have spoiled the concert for him - and for me as I would know he was either in pain or outside, in the cold, missing the concert.
As for the last picture - I think you all look very stylish!
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That was the first full day in NYC. We came more bundled as time went on!
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I did wonder about him too. There is 'not much leg room' and 'totally inadequate leg room' - that Carnegie Hall has the latter must spoil performances for so many people.
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If I'd known the seats were so cramped, I'd made other provisions. It was hard to have my legs immobile for so long and contributed to the flare-up I had with my lymphedema.
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