Saturday, August 7, 2010

New York, USA

Ash got to meet Grandma Plonsky - a great visit.
Brothers bonding over a flaming skull, naturally.
Central park on a beautiful day.
The Guggenheim and Ashlei, together at last.
The Dublin airport on a layover between Madrid and NY and yes, they're both for me


Well, back in the USA... And we know that this trip is so, like, two-and-a-half-months-ago-
so-why-would-I-still-look-at-their-travel-blog-cause-they're-not-travelling-anymore? Because it's not officially over until it's over on the Internet! Actually it's just been hard to motivate myself to finish this since the return.
A trip around the world in one hundred and fifteen days may take only four months to complete, but it's going to take many subsequent years to process. Only now after being home for a couple of months do I feel like I can even begin to look back on it and to try to start understanding who I was in January and how I returned in May.
Anyhow, this is the post for our last week of the trip spent in New York. It was a really relaxing end to the journey. We got to hang with brother Andrew and see where he works at Trinity - and even attend a faculty soiree. We got some good time with cousin Dave, and with him drove down to Pennsylvania to visit with both Grandma Plonsky and Kay's parents too. We went to the Guggenheim, saw some live music, strolled Central Park and Manhattan, went to the Metropolitan Museum hung out with Trish and her girls and tried to pretend that our travels were not all coming to an end.
Hey, let's pretend it's not over! OK? So, you'll have to wait for the next exciting post to find out how it ends! Did they go home? Or continue on riding the winds of caprice on odd jobs and credit cards? The exciting conclusion - or continuation coming soon!

1 comment:

  1. Where do I get one of those flaming skulls to parade around Seattle with? I think it might melt the edges of the so-called Seattle chill. The Guggenheim- I am envious! I'll bet they got some pretty art up in there. Thanks for sharing and closing the circle of many circles with a beautiful poem. I love you two.

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