{"id":332,"date":"2005-05-19T21:24:29","date_gmt":"2005-05-20T03:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joewhite.com\/2005\/05\/19\/roadtrip-to-ny-day-4\/"},"modified":"2005-05-19T21:50:23","modified_gmt":"2005-05-20T03:50:23","slug":"roadtrip-to-ny-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joewhite.com\/ramble\/2005\/05\/roadtrip-to-ny-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadtrip to NY: Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before finally crashing at 5am, called and asked the front desk for an extended checkout time, which, luckily, they gave.  Woke up around noon (though Gil took a bit longer <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2456-2.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2456-2.jpg','popup','width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2456-2-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2456-2\" \/><\/a>). The Trans had just checked out, and had gone to IHOP, and John was good enough to come back and pick us up. <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2462.JPG\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2462.JPG','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2462-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2462\" \/><\/a> We transferred to the Hilton, where Melissa met up with us, then we all walked over to the MetroPark station <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2469.JPG\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2469.JPG','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2469-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2469\" \/><\/a> and<br \/>\nwent into the City.  We got some pretzels and shish kabobs from a street cart, then took the <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2505.JPG\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2505.JPG','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2505-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2505\" \/><\/a> Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2503.JPG\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2503.JPG','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2503-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2503\" \/><\/a>, and got neat shots of the city in the background <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2481.JPG\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2481.JPG','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2481-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2481\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2482.JPG\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2482.JPG','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2482-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2482\" \/><\/a>. We wandered through the financial district <a href=\"\/images\/IMG_2508.JPG\" onclick=\"window.open('\/images\/IMG_2508.JPG','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/IMG_2508-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Img 2508\" \/><\/a> and then went into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c21stores.com\/home_page.asp\">Century 21<\/a> and shopped for a bit (I got a windbreaker because it was getting downright chilly). The Trans headed back to the hotel so Madison could swim, while the rest of us went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menupages.com\/restaurantdetails.asp?neighborhoodid=0&amp;restaurantid=5968\">It&#8217;s a Domincan Thing<\/a> for some great food, then headed back to Jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before finally crashing at 5am, called and asked the front desk for an extended checkout time, which, luckily, they gave. 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