Back Home...Warning Picture Dumping

The past couple of weeks have been amazing.  I missed my bloggy friends....all 2000 of the posts I didn't get to while on the East Coast.  My friend Jenny found a fairy door while I was gone....so jealous.  She is also having ginormous giveaway you should check out.

Anyway, this post is the site-seeing part of my adventure.  Beware picture overload following.  I flew into LaGuardia and then drove to Cooperstown.   Such a fun city...especially if you are a fan of baseball.  The Hall of Fame was fascinating.  Baseball details everywhere, along the hallways, in the decor...

 Lots of Dodger collections

Shoes of  PeeWee Reese...my favorite Dodger player (and the reason my new puppy is named Reese)

 Some statues of famous players....Jackie Robinson...

 The Hall of Fame-

 A room dedicated to baseball in the movies-

 And children's literature about baseball.  (I think I have quite a few of these in my own collection.)

The next day was Boston.  We toured Fenway, saw the Red Sox win later that night.  Went on the freedom trail and experienced all kinds of history!

The actual game was nuts!  My dad and I tried to keep score but people get up and down constantly so that was kind of tricky.  The stadium hums...I don't know how else to describe it.  It isn't loud, unless something exciting happens, but the whole game it is like a current of humming.  And the choral singing of Sweet Caroline was a highlight of the whole trip!

We went to Concord and saw Lousia May Alcott's house.  I have such great memories from Little Women.  Very neat stop!

Then we went to Valley Forge...so much history there.  I need to reread some Ann Rinaldi for some history review.  We did a speed tour of Valley Forge and really needed a lot more time!  Also I apparently only took one picture while there.

From the Rhode Island detour...I think this is the Capitol.  Beautiful state!  I need to return and do some exploring there.

Then onto Philadelphia (with a quick detour in Rhode Island to say we had been there)  We were only here for a few hours.  Just time for the Liberty Bell and a cheesesteak.

And finally back in New York. 
World Trade Center Memorial-I so expected this to be somber and silent....like Pearl Harbor.  It wasn't, people everywhere like they were at just another tourist spot.  However the memorial was very interesting to see and the museum will showcase even more from the tragic day.

Views from the Staten Island Ferry-

Metropolitan Museum of Art...so cool since recently reading From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

Finally saw Newsies!  It was amazing as I hoped it would be.  Live theater has always been one of my favorite things...it is even better when it is attached to a movie watched so many times the VHS tape quit working.

The New York Public Library was probably one of my favorite New York sites.  And the current exhibit was all about children's literature.  #booknerd  Every library needs lions and gold drinking fountains.

Honus Wagner's SUPER RARE baseball card was on display.

The Children's Literature Exhibit-

The original Pooh Clan-

Madeline

THE Newberry Medal

Mary Poppins and the magical umbrella

Eric Carle painted paper

Of course Mo was part of the show!

 We went to a Mets game on the 4th and avoided the fireworks crowds.

Stay tuned for the academic part of the trip...

Happy Wednesday,