Great City Fix

We woke to a bright, sunny Saturday morning on Biscayne Bay. Café Bastille was a short walk from the hotel and offered a lovely assortment of French breakfast options. After a leisurely meal, we checked out of the JW Marriott and found our way to the Wynwood Walls. What an intriguing and inspiring outdoor art installation in a regentrafied Miami neighborhood. So fun! The crowds afforded some great people watching, too.

Cute little shops and markets entertained us for a few hours before heading back to Marco. Great city fix and quick getaway to celebrate Bill.

Birthday Date Night

We got all dolled up for our celebration dinner at Zuma Japanese Restaurant. A couple of selfies were on order. The restaurant was every bit as good as our first meal at Zuma in NYC.

Upon our return to our room, we were greeted with more birthday wishes: champagne and cake compliments of the JW Marriott on Biscayne Blvd. A good 1/11/19.

The Greatest City on Earth

This city never gets old! Familiar haunts and new faves made for a fabulous day in Manhattan. We hopped the #4 subway for breakfast at Danny Meyer's Daily Provisions in Union Square. We walked in the cold rain until we had enough. A perfect opportunity to see a matinee. "A Star is Born" worked out with the timing. Great movie. As the city dried out, we walked around the Christmas Market at Bryant Park. A fun annual tradition. Back downtown to Moxy to rest our feet and get ready for Zuma. With no reservations, we were determined to be the first at the 5:30pm opening. As our good luck prevailed, we were treated to a seat at the Chefs table. What an unbelievable two hour dining experience! Blown away with our omakase!

Veterans Day 2018

We dropped the kids at Hillside school Monday despite the Veteran's Day holiday for some. Ally slept in a bit; still trying to recover from jet lag. Bill treated the three of us to our fave breakfast at La Vie En Rose Bakery Cafe in Waldwick NJ. Afterwards, Ally dropped us at the train for our NYC escape.

The Moxy on Ann St. in FiDi is only two weeks old and super cute. We love staying at tiny NYC hotels! We hung out in the lobby talking to several professionals planning the Bumble event. The first event where Bumble app users get together in person for cocktails and hook ups will be held at Moxy Tuesday night. 😅

Per Ally's recommendation, we taxied to Don Angie Restaurant on Greenwich in the Village. We were able to snatch seats at the bar because we didn't get reservations six months ago. Yes, they book six month out. The famous rolled lasagna was delicious.

It was a good Veterans Day celebration as we reminisced about our five year anniversary of rolling over the Marco Bridge this Monday in 2013.

Kiawah Island

Our Bella Grace Hotel provided a fine breakfast Wednesday morning before our departure for Kiawah. We stopped for groceries by the Charleston Markets and headed out. It was only an hour ride out of Charleston and pretty scenic. We were lucky to be able to check into our condo early and make our way to Turtle Point Golf Club to warm up before our 1:30p tee time. It should be called alligator point. We saw plenty of gators but no turtles. In fact, there was plenty of wildlife and a beautiful assortment of birds. We all played well and had tons of fun. It was the first time that Bill and I traveled to a golf destination. Exciting.

After an exhilarating round of 18 holes we drove to the Ryder Cup Bar at the Ocean Course for celebration drinks and bite to eat. Beautiful backdrop for dining.

Back at the condo we put Pat and Glenn to sleep after a fabulous day.