Mom and I left for New York on Thursday, June 18th. Our plane didn’t leave til the three in the afternoon so it was a leisurely drive to the St. Louis airport Or it would have been a leisurely drive, except as we neared St. Louis it started to pour down rain.
The only thing I hate more than driving in the pouring rain on the highway is driving in the rain at night on the highway. I’d hate it even more if it was snowing, of course, but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be driving in the snow. Anyway, it had kind of let up when we made a pit stop at a gas station outside St. Louis.
When we got back in the car it was once again raining buckets, so I was a little snappy with Mom when she was talking about whatever as I melted down trying to navigate I-270 and get onto the other highway to the airport. But we thankfully made it to long-term parking and I was very happy to leave the car behind me.
I’ve flown a lot in my life, but I was excited to see the Statue of Liberty down below. I attempted a picture but it’s pretty impossible to see.
We checked into the Warwick New York in the evening and here’s a short video of our very fancy suite.
At first I thought, “This was too extravagant,” but I quickly realized it was perfect. I love the Warwick – it’s a beautiful and historic place, and close enough to theaters but well outside of the crazy theater district. It’s on 54th and 6th Avenue, so also close to Central Park. We were very hungry and decided to head for an Original Rays’ Pizza which was not too far. We got there around 8:30, very late for me to eat dinner, and there weren’t many other people there.
As we sat there, though, the place filled up. It wasn’t a fancy place, with the giant slices of pizza on paper plates, but man was it delicious. I could eat a piece right now. We got back to the hotel and watched TV and it was a fine start to our trip.
Ok then,
Mrs. Mmmmm Ray’s Pizza Hughes.