Author Archives: Penny & Ken

It must seem a bit strange to suddenly have Casa New York come to life. After all it has been 336 days since Penny and I signed off, checked out of our apartment on 21st and returned to Vancouver.  And there … Continue reading →

So it is finally here. January 12, 2013. Hard to believe that we have already been in New York for 100 days. We are busy moving our of our Casa New York and this afternoon we will be on our … Continue reading →

“Stand away from the closing doors, please” That’s right, this phrase is heard by about 4.5 million people who ride the New York subway system every day. Sometimes it is a recorded message and sometimes it comes from the conductor … Continue reading →

Every guidebook on New York that you can buy – or at least the 7 that I have – mention them but I expect that they are not on the top of mind for most tourist’s. If you like history, … Continue reading →

The really fun thing about New York – and Boston, as we wrote in our Boston Blogs – is that wherever you go there is so much history. There are famous places, and reminders of names and events that almost … Continue reading →

We have now been in New York for 8 weeks. How time flies! So how do we feel about our adventure? Last week, we got up way too early and flew back to Vancouver for four days. As we left … Continue reading →

In the first two chapters of our Boston Blog we talked about our trip around the City, through the parks, open spaces and neighbourhoods and then about our trip down memory lane with the Ride of Paul Revere and the … Continue reading →

We began Boston 1 with the opening verse from Longfellow’s The Ride of Paul Revere which relates the most publicly recognized event of the American fight for independence. Boston is recognized as the home of the American Revolution and the … Continue reading →

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive, Who remembers that famous day and year. The ride of Paul Revere has become the symbol of the resolve of … Continue reading →

Get ready because Santa is coming! Here he is!!! No matter what, you have to . . .