This is the most recent of a series of guy trips, the others being the Washington, D.C. Nationals baseball - Capitals hockey and Smithsonian aerospace extravaganza of 2013 and the Chicago Whiskey-fest (that's a real thing) - White Sox in game Comiskey Park trip of 2010.
This year's trip was a Yankee's baseball and USS Intrepid trip. While it's true that there are other things to do in NYC; the Empire State bldg., plays on Broadway, some other stuff I guess, these are the key guy things to see in NYC, at least while the Rangers are out of town and the Giants and Jets are off-season.
Well, we tried to see the Intrepid early, but the massive Memorial weekend line-ups were prohibitive. But we get get an outside, street-level glimpse of the behemoth.
From the front:
And from the side:
But a 2-hour wait was no way to start a trip to NYC, so off we went to look for a Oirish Pub.
And but 2 blocks away- McQuaid's Pub on West 44th street.
Proof we were there:
Then I started to tell one of my fave stories about a bridge, looked over at my pals in the middle of my narrative, and they didn't seem that interested:
After one or two pints and some decent chicken wings, off to another place - an interesting patio above The Beer Authority just across the street from the New York Times building - it's pretty tall. Just to the right, there was a "Landshark Beer" sign that caught my attention:
After that, recollection fades somewhat, but we did go to times square for a bit:
Yes, that's a church in the 4th image, there. Yes, a church on Times Square. The Times Square Church, no less, run by a former Ottawa, Canada policeman.
After Times Square, food was needed, so next was a giant steak dinner with a mix of beer and red wine, which was not 100% agreeable with one of our party. After that, a cab ride to the hotel, and few more beer, and done before 11pm. We should have been ashamed of ourselves. That is, if we weren't a trio of old farts.
Still, not bad for a short Friday.
Stay tuned for the Saturday adventure: Navy fun on Memorial weekend, followed by baseball action at Yankee Stadium!!
