pictures of cedric

Here are some of the latest photos of Cedric and our excursions. This blog allows only five pictures per post, so I'll have a handful of photo posts today. 

This first photo is of Cedric at the Bowling Green Fence that surrounds Bowling Green park in the Financial District. We made our pilgrimage here with my roommate. I find it quite humorous that the Bowling Green subway stop has orange tiles and that this park frequently has falcons. What a wonderful coincidence.

The next weekend I headed to Coney Island with my office mate and one of her roommates. Upon arrival we stopped at Nathan's Famous to have our required hot dogs. My coney dog was good, but nothing special. The chili dogs from The Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren are still my favorite hot dogs (but I did have a rather decent hot dog from a vendor last Friday). Nathan's Famous is home of the annual hot dog eating contest.

While there we also walked to the beach, which Cedric enjoyed. It was much more relaxing than our Wonder Wheel ride. Cedric didn't ride on the Cyclone rollercoaster. That was a little too adventuresome for him, so he waited in the bag check.

 
This is our seat at the Metropolitan Opera concert. To the right of Cedric's left ear is one of the video screens. We couldn't see the stage from our seats.

Also last weekend we made a stop at Columbia University. The university's library is the building with columns that is behind Cedric.

columns five and six

With a stretch of busy days, I never got the chance to post the link to the fifth column, so I'm including five and six in the same post.

Column five is about some new experiences I had, which include a hospital visit and a trip to Coney Island. You can find column five here: New experiences in New York City.

Column six is about spending time with some people I hadn't expected to see here. The link to column six is Sharing moments with familiar faces.

I have lots of pictures to post, too, so those are next.

the fourth column

So the fourth column ran in today's BG News. Check it out at:
Getting to Know the Subways

Also, some pictures of Cedric's most recent escapades...

At United Nations

At the Museum of Modern Art with "The Starry Night"


Still at MoMA, but with Jackson Pollock's


And, low and behold, at the Bowling Green City Park with the Bowling Green Fence (there used to be falcons there, too)

the third column

Here it is...

Winning the Lottery

pictures!

Cedric at the Usher Concert at Bryant Park for Good Morning America on May 30


The room...the desk
The sitting area and non-functionable patio door and window that opens two inches



The kitchen

the second bg news column

In the Big City

my first days in brooklyn

I moved in yesterday and everything here surpassed all of my expectations. My room is quite fantastic. It's not the size of a closet and there is more room than I need for the belongings I brought with me. The street is quiet (it's quieter than BG here - there aren't any trains, horns (the use of horns is outlawed here; there's a $125 fine) or loud people), the grocery stores are close, my bank is close, it's a half hour walk to the Brooklyn tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, which is a boardwalk with views of Manhattan, is 10 minutes away.

I spent today making a trial run of getting to work. It was about 40 minutes without any traffic. Then I walked five long blocks and 25 short blocks to get to my desired location in Central Park. I spent most of those 25 blocks on Fifth Avenue. I saw stores for many of the big names like Louis Vuitton, Henri Bendel and Bergdorf Goodman, along with many places I've never heard of. I had a picnic on a blanket in Central Park, the weather was gorgeous and it was all I ever wanted it to be.

Cedric came on all of those excursions, but he didn't make any appearances. He did come out yesterday at the Brooklyn Bridge. He went on a tour with me to learn about the bridge. It was really informative.

We're doing well. I've met three of my neighbors and we've decided to have a powwow tomorrow night to discuss our first days. But I need to get ready for work now. Tomorrow is my first day.

P.S. I promise room pictures!

on our way



eating Brooklyn pizza


on the promenade


on the Brooklyn Bridge