On Dec 26, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I don't live in NYC, but I've spent a lot of time there.
> The wife and I are planning a weekend getaway to NYC sometime within > the next couple months. The tentative plans include hitching a ride > on the Amtrak to Penn Station. Most likely we'll be arriving around > lunch time on a Saturday and departing the following afternoon. Would > anyone have recommendations for accommodations in the vicinity? Plus, > a pilgrimage to B&H is, of course, a requisite. The maps I've looked > at seem to indicate that their store is very close to the train > station. Can anyone confirm this for me? Can't help you there, since I've never gone there by train. But you should not go to NYC and deny yourself the experience of a NYC taxi ride. With luck you won't get the same driver I had one time who laughed hysterically the whole time, or the one who groused that I was only going a few blocks and he wanted a "real" fare. > Our time in NYC will be far > too short to take in more than one or two "sites", so we'd prefer to > keep travel within the city to a minimum. Any art museums, > restaurants, etc. come to mind? What's it going to take to convince > one or two of you to lead us around on a photo tour? If you're into looking at fine photography the International Center of Photography is one of those things you should not miss. You can look on their web site at www.icp.org to see what's showing during the time you will be in NYC. The Leica Gallery on Broadway has some great shows. Check their site to see what's hanging when you plan to be there: http://www.leica-camera.us/culture/galeries/gallery_new_york/ MOMA is a must-see if you haven't been before. If you're there in good weather, the South Street Seaport is great fun and offers many photo opportunities. Just some top of the head suggestions. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
