We went to Sesame Place

[Paul B]

This weekend my Wife and I took our Grand Daughter to Sesame Place in Pennsylvania which is about 100 miles from our house on Long Island. We had to pick up Greta in Downtown Manhattan where she lives. So we leave our house on Friday way before rush hour at 1:30 in the afternoon. (Greta is four and we had to wait for her to get out of pre school)

So it is raining and we get Grata an hour late because we were stuck in traffic for 2 hours for the 20 mile ride from our house.

We go 3 blocks in Manhattan and stop in traffic. And when I mean "stop" I mean literally stop, for one hour and forty minutes on one block. We didn't move an inch in that time. People were barbecuing, changing their oil, Shaving and washing their clothes on the side of the street.

After that time, we finally move. A foot.

Yes, a foot. I get out and ask a Cop what the problem is. He says, "What problem, it is always like this". Seriously!

Another hour goes by we finally get into the Holland Tunnel which goes to Jersey.

The traffic was "moving" through the tunnel about as fast as a lettuce slug runs on ice or about 2 mph.

Now we spent about 5 hours "driving" and we are only a half a mile from Greta's house.

We get into New Jersey on the New Jersey Turnpike which is like a 10 lane highway and "cruse" along at about 5mph for most of the remainder of the trip.

We arrived there at 8:00pm.

7 1/2 hours in the car. To put that into perspective a few weeks ago we went to the Caribbean in 5 hours, Europe is just a little longer and we went to Hawaii in 16 hours which is on the other side of the earth (almost) Now I know why they don't let you install torpedoes in cars.



I worked in Manhattan for 40 years and hated every minute of it. I know people come from all over the world to see Manhattan and I am at a loss to know why. There is nothing there but buildings, filthy subways filled with rats and as I mentioned, traffic. I personally feel they should put a fence around it and burn it. After they relocate all the people of course.



So we stay the night in a hotel and the next day go to Sesame Place.



Yaaa. She is all excited in her Annie costume.





I crammed myself into all the rides with her and I did not exactly fit in any of them. My expression tells it all.

 

[DaveK]

I feel you pain.

When ever I head north, I do my best to bypass the NYC area traffic. This isn't always possible, but I try. Driving is impossible, as you well know.

Like you, I fail to see the fascination tourists have with NYC. Yet, at the same time many New Yorkers think the city is the greatest place on earth. I fail to see that also.

However, I really do enjoy other areas in the state. Recently, I did a vacation to the Adirondacks, and that area was as nice as ever. Western NY still has a lot of open space.

It's too bad you didn't get to check out a couple of LFSs near Sesame Place. You might have found a few interesting items.

Actually, you already spent 7 1/2 hours in the car, for another 6 hours or so, you could have visited Pacific East Aquaculture (Dr Mac). (grin)

 

[Paul B]

That is true, my Daughter and her Husband think that is the only way to live. She graduated Fordham University and I always tell her I want my money back.
New York state does have some really great places as does Long Island. Unfortunately we also have Manhattan. I wish there was a way to move it away.
We go there by boat occasionally but never get off the boat. With The price of docking, it is cheaper to buy a new boat.

 

[Sarbey]

She is so cute.

 

[Paul B]

Thank you.