Where will you go in 2011?

Each year I look forward to the announcement of Top Travel Destinations for the coming year from various publications, sites, etc...

My favorite list is the NY Times.

NY Times Best Places to go in 2011

I was so surprised when reading over the list to see how much of a connection I had with 5 of the places in the top 13....

bunny slope- please.

A long MLK weekend  gave us incentive to get out of the city for the weekend. After debating between several options we decided a day trip to a small ski resort on the NJ/NY state line was our best option .  We were able to take a NJ Transit bus from the city to the resort for ~$25 round trip. After pricing rental cars we decided that this was a fantastic deal. Rental cars for the (under 25years old) trip were coming up at no less than $150 per day. 

Mountain Creek

Sugar Slope Super Star!

The place was nicer than I had expected but very crowded because of the holiday weekend. We didn't leave the bunny slopes the entire day...and Ahop still managed to have some hefty falls. After returning to the city he was still feeling a lot of head pain from one tumble down the hill so we decided to go to the ER for precaution. He got a scan on his head and everything checked out ok. We will be sure to pay the extra $10 for helmet rental next time -even if we are just staying on the bunny slope.

there's no place like home

After accepting my job in September I knew there was a good chance I would have little or no Christmas vacation because of my limited vacation days. Fortunately everyone decided to take the holiday week as vacation so I was able to take the week too.

We had a wonderful week and I am thankful I was able to go home and I wasn't sitting in a tiny apartment in NYC during the holiday's.

'tis the season

My parents came to the city last week for a long weekend. Despite the chilly temps we had a nice time experiencing "New York City at Christmas." We saw the Radio City Rockettes, ate a few exotic meals (Japanese Ramen was a big hit), did a little shopping, and walked many many miles.

Radio City Musical Hall

Korean BBQ (I think we had more fun taking pictures of the little side dishes than actually eating the food)

Ahop, R, M, & D

The Tree at Rockefeller Center 

Connecticut Visit

Last month I took the train to Fairfield, CT to visit an old friend from high school. This was my first time ever traveling north of New York City.  

Fairfield Beach

The Marina at Fairfield Beach

Me and Christina! We took an afternoon trip to a winery outside of New Haven. 

Vineyards at the winery. 

2010 NYC Marathon!

No, we didn't participate but we did see some super fast runners. 

Professional men- the winner ran the race in about 2 hours. 

Chilean Miner- Edison Pena (to the right of the guy in the black and bright green jersey). 

Runners coming off the Queensboro Bridge heading north. 

impromptu model shoot

Isn't he handsome?