New York City Vacation, Day 1

Susan and I and our three daughters have not been all together since Christmas 2023, so we have been looking forward to this long weekend vacation in New York City. One of our friends (and Susan's coworker) arranges educational tours for student groups and occasionally schedules one just for adults; so Susan, Suzanna, Hillary, and I all signed up for the tour and made plans to involve Abigail--who currently is living in Brooklyn--in as many of our activities as her schedule would allow. (Abigail is in medical school and is doing clinical rotations at a hospital in the Bronx right now.)

Today Susan and I flew with the tour group from Bismarck, ND, into Newark, NJ, and then traveled by bus to our hotel in Manhattan. Suzanna and Hillary flew directly from Nashville, TN, to New York City. Abigail met them, and the three of them went out for food and cocktails while waiting for their parentals to arrive. There was much squealing and hugging when Susan and I saw them waiting for us when we arrived at the restaurant for supper!

After eating, we walked around Times Square a little bit before returning to the hotel to get some rest before tomorrow's adventures.

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Hillary and Suzanna departing Nashville.

Susan and I departing Bismarck.

(Pardon the blurs -- I'm protecting the privacy of others who were in the photo.)

Reunited! We posed for a selfie in Times Square.

And check out this brief video of what we saw while looking around Times Square.