Saturday, July 6, 2024

Baseball - ⚾️ - Fun things to do


My nephews love baseball. ⚾️  This post includes ideas of fun things to do for baseball lovers.


Washington DC

Baseball Walking Tour. Learn about the history of baseball. Great two hour walking tour. See AirBnB listing. https://www.airbnb.com/slink/ctQ2pLwi


Baseball Stadiums 🏟️ 

Stadium Tours. Most baseball stadiums offer tours of the stadium. These are interesting and you learn a lot of fun facts about each stadium.

Want to purchase baseball tickets in the shade? Check out this site.https://www.rateyourseats.com/mobile/blog/cheap_seats/shaded-and-covered-seating-finder-faqs


Tags

#baseball

#baseballtours

#baseballwashingtondc

#baseballhistory



Saturday, June 13, 2020

Traveling to London Covid Style

Did you have a trip to London that got cancelled? Or want to "travel" to London while staying at home? The itinerary below was designed for my 13 year old niece after our trip got cancelled. 

London:  Day 1

Private Zoom tour of London - 1 hour. I used London Walks and our guide was Adam. It was great--we got to tour London in a black cab on a wet rainy day. You can get much more British than this.

London Walks: https://www.walks.com/ 
Meet Adam: https://www.walks.com/guides 

View Map of London & Tube  

London Phone Booth. Take Photos! 



Dimensions for Telephone Booth:  8 feet x 3 feet.  We made ours smaller.  

Send postcards! 


Harry Potter Activities
Walking Tour:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBZAv-a7crQ Oxford 
  
Rick Steeve’s Oxford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzSoPYDiefw 


Eat British Dinner -  Fox & Goose - Pub Food Dinner and buy scones.  
https://foxandgoose.com/lunch-menu/ 

Go to the Theatre 
Hamilton https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCKhSqWRvBtjlivrs_xeT5aQ 
Disney Plus:  Watch Hamilton

Shop at Harrod’s - shopping/gift
I purchased food and souvenir items and had them wrapped up to let my nice "go shopping."

Tour:  https://youtu.be/rSnpVgxpAUE 

Watch British TV 
The Big Flower Fight
Other options: Mary Poppins, About A Boy 

London:  Day 2

Breakfast - Scones


Tour with Rick Steeve

London: Historic & Modern 24:57. https://youtu.be/4p1rzw-7Jho

London:  Modern & Traditional 26:06  https://youtu.be/IUyQzpMODBI


Tower of London Jewels

https://youtu.be/ZsuSGrZAhmM

https://youtu.be/xNZ_DRahMSo



Watch Queen Elizabeth’s coronation

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=inKSvLk7kiI


Make crowns. 

https://www.firstpalette.com/printable/king-queen-crown.html






Get Inspired:  Best Bakeries London 6:30 - https://youtu.be/fhf8xJ-4uR0


Have a tea!

Make shortbread. Eat with strawberry jam and clotted cream.






Go to Kew Gardens 

Drone View.  1:17 - https://youtu.be/8IV-YANXP8g.

More gardens.   6:33 - https://youtu.be/8IV-YANXP8g

Top 10 attractions at Kew. 6.00. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ioG_Vfh0Kxw


Dinner at Elk Grove Fish & Chips


Watch British TV: 

Great British Baking Show




Sunday, May 23, 2010

New York 2009 with Megan

I have a tradition of taking each of my nieces or nephews to New York City when they turn 11.  They love the trip--except the Guggenheim!  Here is the itentary for our trip.  It was a busy 8 days! 

July 1—Wed
·         Flight –Depart 11:59 pm Sacramento  Confirmation #Q54ZCS  JetBlue

July 2 –Thursday
·         Flight – Arrive 8:15 am JFK
·         Hotel Belvedere    319 W 48th St (48th/9th Ave)
·         Time Square (43rd St/7th Ave): Toys R Us (1514 Broadway), M&M ‘s World       (1600 Broadway & 48th)  Area--42nd Street at 7th Ave. & Broadway.  
·         Canal Street
·         Whole Foods …Pizza

July 3—Friday
·         Manhattan Comprehensive –Motor Coach Tour #193034 9am – 6 pm
·         Gray  Line, New York Sightseeing.  49 W. 45 St.
o   Ground Zero; St. Paul’s Cathedral
o    Rockefeller Center:  St  5th & 6th Ave., between 48th and 51st Sts.
o   Boat to Statue of Liberty
o   Bronx
·         Theatre

July 4—Saturday
·         Guggenheim 1071 5th Ave 10:00 – 5:45 (Closed Thur)
·         Fireworks –4:30 at Pier 83 @ 42nd

July 5 – Sunday
·         11:00  A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour
       Girimaldi's Pizzeria, 19 Old Fulton Street
Gr      Coney Island, Cyclone

July 6 –Monday
·         1:05 Yankees Game, Section 212 (shady side of ballpark)

July 7 –Tuesday
·         9:30 American Girl Brunch (arrive 15 min early); 609 5th Ave/49th St.
      Shopping in Manhattan  
·        5th Ave:  Apple (R); FAO Schwartz 58th St (R), Bergdorf Goodwan 58th (L), Tiffany & Co 57th  ( R), Trump Tower (R), The Disney Story: 711 5th Ave/56th (R), Takashimaya 55th (This is a fantastic place! Japanese Dept Store)(R ), St Patricks Cathedral 50th (R ), Saks Firth Ave 12 E. 49th (R )
·         Madison Avenue:  Barney  at 6600 Madison at 61st  (L), DKNY at 60th (R ); Bally of Switzerland  58th (L) and FAO Schwartz 58th (L)
·         3rd Ave:  Bloomingdale’s 1000 3rd Ave; Dylan’s Candy Bar 1011 3rd Ave (near Bloomingdale’s)
·         Central Park (Horse Ride) 59th to 110th Streets
·         Natural History Museum Park West/79th St ..10:00 – 5:45 daily
·         Theatre

July 8-Wednesday
·         Bronx Zoo  2300 Southern Boulevard (10 – 5pm daily)  Note:  Do not go on “Free Wednesdays.”
o    Subway #2 or #5 train to East Tremont Ave/West Farms Square. At street level, walk straight ahead (follow train uptown) on Boston Road 21⁄2 blocks to the Zoo’s Asia gate entrance (Gate A).  
·        Macy's 151 W. 34th Street   
      Theatre


July 9 – Thursday
·         10:00 NY FTB Office.  1212 Ave of Americas 6th, between 47/48
·         Central Park Merry-Go-Round (Enter park @ 6th)
·         Met 1000 5th Ave (82nd St/5th Ave)  Friday & Saturday 9:30am to 9:00 pm
·         Ellen's Stardust Diner 1650 Broadway @51st.  Diner with theatre singers.  

·         Flight –Depart 7:51 pm JFK Confirmation #Q54ZCS  JetBlue
·         Flight—Arrive 11:02 pm Sacramento



  


Saturday, May 1, 2010

Hawaii (Big Island)

http://hawaiiparadisebythesea.com/index.html

This is a fantastic rental near Hilo on the big island.  Sandy and Bob Nutt are very friendly.

Email:  4AlohaSandy@gmail.com
Phone:  808.963.6160

Friday, January 30, 2009

India: Local Villages

Pottery Woman Alan Kondo The people in India were so warm and happy.  Several times we'd stop along the way to view what local living was like.  This is a a woman from a village that made pottery.  Photo by Alan Kondo.
725 A local house which was very special due to the blue paint and drawings on the wall. 
724 The family who lived at this home. 
613 Another painted house.

IndIa: Town of Abhaneri

iABaoris, intricately carved step wells
These were so amazing!  The 13 stories of a step well which have been beautifully restored.  
After the Taj, this was my favorite site in India.  737    732
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

India: The Taj

All trips to India include a trip to the Taj Mahal.  Here are pictures with proof that I was  there too.
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A tulip carving at the Taj.177
Precious jewels inset at the Taj165176
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