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As far as aquariums go, I will admit that the New York Aquarium isn’t the most awesome one I’ve ever been too, but I do support the Wildlife Conservation Society’s efforts to educate our community about preservation of wildlife and in their efforts to build support to continue to do so. Plus, if you find Full Article
On the next stop of our 2010 Road Trip Adventure, after a day of activities in Washington, DC and an awesome couple of nights at Alexandria, VA, we made our way to Williamsburg, VA. I had hoped that we would able to stay longer so that we could go to Colonial Williamsburg, but we only Full Article
Spring is gorgeous I would say mostly everywhere in the world. But for this New York City girl, there is nowhere better than Spring in New York City. I know, I know. I sound like a broken record. But this is one of those seasons where raising children in the city is just awesome because the Full Article
We woke up to a day of cloudy skies. We knew the forecast called for rain, but I kept hoping this would be one of those Floridian types of rainstorms, the ones that pour and pour for 20 minutes and then lead to bright sunshine afterwards. We were able to make it through our Gatorland visit Full Article
Bryant Park is one of my favorite smaller parks in NYC. I have written about it here before. It is the main location of every year’s Fashion Week , and of many more events year round. But in the Winter especially, the park is transformed into a Winter Wonderland, and The Pond is created hosting Full Article
On this day we headed out of Sioux Falls and made our way through the Black Hills as the morning sun slowly rose. We stopped at the incredible Mt. Rushmore. Mt. Rushmore is one of those places that you see on TV and movies and print, and you suppose it’s great and all but really Full Article
Many times when visitors think of “Great New York City Parks” they think about Central Park. And of Central Park is pretty great, amazing even, but it’s not the only park in New York to be so. NYCity Mama has written about Riverside Park here and here, but not so much about Prospect Park, in Full Article
Sun. Finally. After weeks of rain and cloudiness the sun was out, bright and warm for everyone to enjoy, with no imminent threat of rain in the forecast. NYCity Mama had been itching to try a new beach, and she wanted to head to Staten Island for the occasion. So she consulted her friend, and a Full Article
One of the wonderful things about New York City is that just when you think you’ve seen it all, or know it all, something changes, reinvents itself, becomes anew, tempting you to come back and take another look, rediscover it, get to know it again. It is why even after living here most of her Full Article
Lazy mornings, if ignored, can lead to lazy afternoons until they become days, causing, without notice the complete extinction of a day once fully planned with activities. This was the danger that NYCity Mama faced this morning. And though there is nothing wrong with lazy mornings, afternoons, or days, it is very rare that the Full Article
