NYC Marathon
Sleeping in is harder than usual for me due to the proximity of a bus stop, and angry drivers who overuse horns. It goes with the territory, and I'm becoming immune to it slowly but surely. This morning, though, snoozy bliss was mine and I didn't know why. Why no horns? No busses? There's music in place, and cheering... and... what's that? Helicopters?
Yeah, marathon. Here's' me - paying attention in my own neighborhood. We watched the runners for maybe 30 seconds before Lance Armstron and his camera crew ran by. The bagel place across the street taunted us since there was no way to cross. Instead we took off downtown in the crowd to find another. Luckily, ZagatToGo was installed on my Treo and it's come in super-handy lately. (That, and Google Maps for Palm.) Bagels acquired.
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That was the best and the worst part about living on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philly. We had a great view for races and parades and festivals and other happenings--remember the John Kerry Rally ? But we also got to hear the garbage trucks at 4 a.m. every Tuesday and the street cleaners and the post-bar happenings and obnoxious drivers.
I did love the bells from the Cathedral Basillica of SS. Peter and Paul though...
Posted by: sara | November 6, 2006 12:27 PM