It was pleasant surprise not having to wake up at the crack off dawn this morning. We had breakfast and came down into the lobby. Bluey booked our flights to Orlando and Genna dissapeared. Bluey, Bailey and I assumed she had gone to the Transit Musuem without us so that was where we went.
We spent 2 hours at the Transit Museum, which was really interesting, showing the history of all of New York's Subway systems and public transport in general and how it was all built and powered. It was quite amusing listening to this volunteer explain basic electricity to Bluey, Bailey and myself and going into generation of power. Bluey just stood there, listened and then explained to the guy how it actually works. The musuem was built in an old Subway Station so you could go further underground and they had a history of all the different train cars they used. As we walked out we realised, we still hadn't seen Genna...
As we were walking back, we quickly ducked into a store and bought her a card, a 2013 diary, and some of her favourite licorice. We got to the room to see Genna lying on the bed watching TV, although we accidently left without her, it turned out the best birthday gift we could've given her. Some peace and quiet away from her boys! We gave her the gifts to go with the handbag & purse we had previously given her and sat around for a while before we walked over to Rob and Bridgitt's where they who were kindly cooking us dinner.
It was a adventure trying to find their house, but we got there in the end, and what a night we had, definitely a highlight of the trip. We got there and saw their daughters Grace and Lizzie - 5 and 10 - and I think within 5 minutes the champagne was popped. We shared stories and ate appertizers while Rob was cooking us up some lovely Beef, Mac&Cheese and Mushrooms (Bluey loved those).
Rob & Bridgitt, Lizzie & Grace
Once dinner was finished, unexpectedly Bridgitt brought out a cake and the girls brought out a gift bag for Genna. They bought her a Brooklyn mug, a cook book, a pass from a 1900's carousal we visited the previous night, and some of our beloved American Beef Jerky - made in Brooklyn. The cake was to die for, so sweet! We spent the rest of the night watching football, sharing stories, drinking Italian wine and having a great time. A singlet was brought out that we all signed and gave to Gena to remind her of the day.
This cake was sensational
To finish the night off, Grace and Lizzie brought out a console that connected to the TV that played old games like Pac Man, Galaga, Pole Position etc. and we spent a good hour yelling at the TV playing all the classics.
We didn't get home until about 12:15am and we have to be up early to catch our flight to Orlando tomorrow morning. Thanks to Rob, Bridgitt, Grace & Lizzie for making Genna's birthday one to remember.
Again apologies about the lack of photos - we have limited internet at the moment, but we will get them on and update Gena's portion of our NY experience when we get to Florida.
~Riley.
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