Scranton! We finally made it to Scranton. Who hasn’t dreamed of visiting Scranton, even if for only a few hours? Well, dream no more. Steamtown Train Museum. Check.
Lowe had to have a second order of tacos from this truck.
We spotted this old beauty while driving down the road.
On our way to the city after dropping the truck off with Bum friends. Forty-two years, something like 70 countries, and somehow we’re still New York City virgins. It’s fun to be taking the kids somewhere like this that we’ve never been to ourselves.
Hanging out with the locals, trying to figure out why everyone is standing around here watching television.
17 Comments on “Scranton and Then Some”
I’m guessing not too many campsites in NYC. Good job you have friends in the area. One night in a hotel would kill your annual budget 🙂
Mark and Cindy
Oh yes the budget is out the window for this visit.
Seeing your pictures of Times Square remind me of why I could not live in NYC, fun to visit, but oh my, so many people!! We can never be there for more than 2 to 3 days and then we are ready to leave.
Pat, I really hope you guys will hit Central Park! I grew up a block south of there and the park was my back yard. Visit the Carousel, just below the Sheep Meadow, and then head over to the zoo. If you want GREAT pizza, head over to Sacco Pizza on 9th Avenue between 54th and 55th Street.
Thanks, Justin. We hit Central Park our first day – carousel, check! but the Sheep Meadow was locked up. We will be going back a few more times before we leave the city. Sacco Pizza will get a visit too.
Hi Ali – yeah, they lock up the Meadow periodically, so people won’t love it to death and the grass has a chance to grow. When I was a kid (70s) it was all open, but kinda patchy in places. It will probably be open on the weekend. When and if you guys do make it back to the park, try the zoo. It’s very nice. And maybe afterwards take the kids to Serendipity 3 over on East 60th! http://serendipity3.com/ That is a very special place! And then, perhaps, South Street Seaport. The seaport is nothing like it was back in the day, but it’s still a fun excursion. I loved that place when I was a kid. https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/ Good food around there, too. And if you’re still around by September 15, the Feast of San Gennaro begins. The zeppoles are a must. http://www.sangennaro.org/ Think of that scene in The Godfather…………
I could go on and on. Enjoy yourselves in my hometown. I am now very homesick 🙂
We are headed up there for our first time also mid September in our RV before going to the Falls and then to Vegas to see family. Can’t imagine that many people all the time but a visit was definitely on our bucket list.
Funky station wagon you got.
That seems like alot of luggage for you guys!! Have fun!! 😀
Okay, so I’ll be the first one from the northeast to say it. Sure, you need to see Times Square, but please, please don’t spend a couple days in midtown around Times Square, the theater district, and the park by the plaza hotel and think you’ve seen New York. That would be like saying you’ve been to Taco Bell so you know all about Mexican food. New York is a fantastic city. Except for ten square blocks around Times Square. Explore the boroughs. Head north from midtown. And west. And east. Anywhere but Times Square.
We will not be able to see all of NYC (or all of NY State) in the few short weeks we are here. Our first few days we are knocking off the “must-sees” and then we can slow our stride and mosey the boroughs a bit.
Ali is much more polite than I am about comments like this.
Why are people talking to you like it is your first trip out of Minnesota?
What Jesse said. Not to mention NY is a very big state. I’m on a lake in the Adirondacks mountains at the moment. NYC is awesome but so is the rest of NY State…
How long are you guys in NYC? Check out the MTA Transit Museum in Brooklyn if you have a chance. They have a lot of old subway cars and buses, all very kid-friendly. If you’re headed up north and drive though the Bronx on your way out, stop by Wave Hill. It has absolutely beautiful views of the Hudson and Palisades.
I had a deja vu when you mentioned visiting New York City for the first time after being all over the world. I went there with my then 21 year old daughter a few years ago and had a great time. That after avoiding the city for years. We had a great time and were surprised how friendly everyone was. Have fun.
Sorry, now that I re-read my comment there was more than a little DB’ery in there. Too much coffee that day and I guess the diarrhea came out of the wrong end. If anyone knows how to tour a city it’s the Bumfuzzles.