Weekend fun

This weekend was alot of fun!!! It started with Amanda asking me if I would like to attend a Yankee's game on saturday. She happened to have some tickets, and since I had not yet set foot inside the new Yankee stadium, I eagerly said YES!!! So, at 10am saturday morning I made my way to 161st in the bronx.


Very nice stadium!! Inside was even nicer....

Me, posing it up!!

DEREK!!!!

The game....unfortunately, they lost to the Orioles 7-2.

After the game, Amanda and Dy and the peeps they came down with (already forgot their names) had to leave to drive back. So, I hopped on the 4 train and headed down to midtown. Once there, I ran into a street festival. They sell t-shirts, and jewelry, and lots of food. I got a chicken burrito for dinner.....it was very good. Then, on a whim I decided I wanted to see the movie District 9. I have wanted to see it for the last few weeks, but just haven't had the time. I headed to Times Square to Regal. Very good movie. At first I didn't know what was going on. It was shot almost as a documentary, but then the movie picked up and surprisingly, was a little gory. But overall, I thought it was very good. Great special effects. And, an original story!!! During the movie, my tummy didn't feel too good.....damn street chicken burrito. So, after the movie, I headed back home and to bed.

I got up this morning, made some coffee and sat down at my computer to see what events were happening today. NYC.gov has this nice section entitled "events". I found out today was HarborFest.....a celebration of the Dutch settling the city. So, I decided to get ready and head on out there to see what it was about. I jumped on the Q and headed to Times Square, and then walked over to the West Side pier off of 44th St. I grabbed a brochure and headed out on the Water taxi to Battery Park...

Aren't I cute?? :) The guy on the water taxi was hounding me to take my pic......Harbor Fest was all over the city. They had events back at the Pier off of 44th st. Events off of Chistopher St. Events at Battery Park. Events on Governor's Island. Events near the Brooklyn Bride. Many of the events were free. They even offered free bicycle rentals to use on the Hudson boardwalk, but I decided to enjoy the day and walk. So, I walked around Battery Park, enjoyed some Dutch music, had some lunch and then headed back to the Pier for the Oyster and Wine fest. I didn't have any Oysters....just some wine. And, there was also a craft beer judging event there. 12 breweries from Lake Placid to NYC took part (remember, Henry Hudson sailed from NYC to Lake Champlain). They had to enter a beer that would have been brewed 400 years ago. The winner was Brooklyn Brewery with their District 2 beer. After the judging, they had a beer tasting......very good!! Other pictured highlights include:

The city.....sky looks very dark at 11:30am....but by the afternoon, it was blue skies with gorgeous sunny hotness.

This is the "Half Moon"...the ship that Henry Hudson used to sail up the Hudson river. I'm not sure if this is the real ship, or a replica.

This is some Dutch ship....I am really bad remembering people names, how the hell am I going to remember a ship's name I couldn't pronounce. Apparently this was the first ship built in New York by the Dutch in 1614.....this is not a replica...it is the original boat. Behind it is the USS Intrepid. And as I told you, the sky is blue now!!!

At 3:30pm.....after a wine and a few beers at the tasting.....I decided to head to Madison Square Garden to see the NY Liberty play their final home game of the season against the Washington Mystics. As I was standing in line waiting to buy a ticket, this woman comes up to me and the people standing beside me and says "Do you want free tickets?" Apparently she was with the Liberty and she was randomly selecting people to give tickets to. So, I thanked her and headed to my seat.......

Unlike the yankees, the Liberty won!! It was a great game and I am so glad that I decided to go....and that it was free!!! Thanks NY Liberty!!!! I will be sure to go to games next season and pay!!

On the way home, I stopped in Union Square and had Taco Bell. I was really craving a chicken taco!! I also had some nachos supreme.....hey, i walked alot today okay so I can afford the calories!!

Well, that is the end to my weekend. I had a great time.....saw alot....did alot....walked alot!!! Tomorrow starts week 5 of Internal Medicine, and I am on call. Hopefully, we get an interesting case. I hope everyone had a great weekend. Take care.