New York on Sun. June 21st, 2026
We stayed up late (for me, and early for Mom) watching TV, and on Sunday morning, the expo was still going on. Not so busy at 10:30 on Sunday morning. Ready to roar out at the crack of noon! Mom was agreeable about going back to the Astro Diner for breakfast, probably because all we'd had on Saturday were empanadas sitting on a bench. I love the Astro Diner! We walked towards 5th Avenue to catch a bus going downtown. A guy with two boys was walking by, all of them in Red sports shirts, and I stopped them to ask where they were from. Norway! They'd flown over the for World Cup! It was...
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