On Saturday evening, I returned to San Diego on JetBlue. Thankfully, the flight wasn't full and the seat next to mine was empty, so I had a more comfortable ride. I have not been a fan of JetBlue since I received, in my opinion, an insulting response to an email I sent them several years ago. This time, I used their airline solely because the fare was the cheapest I could find. This time though, the staff was exemplary, and in my opinion, more mature.
Yesterday, when I went out outside, I found that I was dressed too warmly. Checking the Weather Channel made me realize that I wasn't in New York anymore. The temperature was a sunny 71 degrees. Wahoo!!! Please keep in mind that I was grateful for the mild winter I experienced in New York this year.
As usual, my stays in New York are busy and fun-filled. I enjoyed visiting with my daughters and their families. The grandchildren are taller than me, that is, except the eleven year old (who's almost there) and of course, the one year old. Time seems to go faster on the East Coast, with busy families who generously include me in their daily comings and goings, and meeting with long-time friends. And, it was a great experience displaying my photography at the Poughkeepsie Barnes and Noble store.
I was fortunate to be able to visit the 911 Museum at the new World Trade Center, which I'll write about soon. Unfortunately, I haven't reconciled the feelings I had as I walked around that "hallowed" ground.
The day before I flew to San Diego, I joined my daughters and the eleven year old granddaughter in walking along Canal Street in lower New York City checking out the vendors, and then, into SOHO (a trendy and expensive downtown shopping area). 
The old buildings were very interesting. I always enjoy walking around the New York City viewing the mixture of very old and very new buildings. In this area, many old buildings were shrouded with fire escapes (certainly a necessary life saving addition.) The photograph on the right shows a different and unexpected type of fire escape, which I think is reminiscent of New Orleans.
We enjoyed our lunch at Fanelli's on Prince Street. I usually don't order a spaghetti dish for lunch, but the linguini with Pesto ($12.00) was delicious. This building has housed a small restaurant since 1847 with the Fanelli's taking it over in 1922. I attempted to photograph the front doors, which were very interesting.
After lunch my daughters and granddaughter were interested in seeing the new World Trade Center. So we walked there. The picture to the left depicts how tall the building is compared to the older ones in the surrounding neighborhood. So ended our visit to lower (or downtown) New York City.Please feel free to share a comment
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