Author: OBRT2018NEW

Our road trip to St Patrick’s Cathedral was very interesting.  There was no line and no fee, just walk in and look around. They let you take pictures in most places but not when you get to the front of the church so keep that in mind. It took us about 15 or 20 minutes to walk through … Read More

A publicly operated park, commemorating the Eagles-Jackson Browne song “Take It Easy”. The park contains a two-story trompe-l’œil mural by John Pugh, and a life-size bronze statue of a man standing on a corner, with a guitar. The park is surrounded a wall of bricks, each with a donor’s name on it, and a story by each of the donors … Read More

We finally made over to Belmar, NJ to see the 8ft replica ofd Bruce Springsteen’s Guitar.  It’s right at the corner of E street (the E Street Band) and 10th Ave (10th Ave Freeze Out).  We stopped, got a few pics and could easily imagine the Boss hanging out in the neighborhood in his youth!! … Read More

While in Belmar visiting the 8ft Springsteen Guitar Statue, we had to try the 10th ave Burrito Company. WOW!  Unreal.  The food was awesome.  My favorite was the Spicy Mac & Cheese, but EVERYTHING was great.  

This was our first ever visit to Asbury Park.  It was just a few months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of the boardwalk.  It was a cold weekday in April so there was almost no one around.  The giant black rocks were very cool and the beach looked to be awesome for a hot summer … Read More

The MOMA is a world class art museum, home to many of the world’s most well known pieces of art.  Including the “The Scream” by Edvard Munch, “Starry  Night” by Vincent van Gogh,  Girl before a Mirror by Pablo Picasso, “Water Lillies” by Claude Monet, and many by Henri  Matisse and others.   Our experience at the … Read More

STORE HOURS Monday–Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

The NYPL is a public library with almost 53 million items in its collection.  It is the second largest library in the US. The only one larger is the Library of Congress.  They have many branches all over the 5 boroughs.

According to the travel magazine Travel + Leisure in its October 2011 survey, Grand Central Terminal is “the world’s number six most visited tourist attraction”, with approximately 21,600,000 visitors annually. We did not arrive or leave the terminal via rail. We simply walked to Grand Central Terminal took a quick look around and walked out.  It is … Read More

The Chrysler Building is an Iconic masterpiece. On our last road rip to NYC we decided to head down Lexington to get a closer view. It did not disappoint.  What a beautiful piece of architecture.  We didn’t get inside so we dont have a review of that but if you are in NYC you really … Read More