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The Big Apple!

Date: Week of October 31^st

Locale:  New York City, New York

         This week finds me in a small town affectionately known as 'The Big Apple'.  Yep, I'm right here in fabulous New York City for a meeting with a customer.    I'm actually staying in Jersey City, on the river across from NYC.  I have a nice view of the skyline from the window in my room.

         I arrived a day early so I could learn how to use the mass transit system in the NY/NJ Metro area.  So yesterday I took a train under the Hudson River, and arrived at the World Trade Center.  I toured that area, and reflected on the happenings of 9/11, realizing how hard it hit this city.  I was also reminded of how it energized our nation, and brought home the idea of freedom to most everyone once again.  I was going to find the meeting site, but quickly realized I had quite a distance to go still.  However, a little studying of Google Maps on my phone helped, and I knew that could get there today without any problems.  So I played tourist, and tried not to gawk at the scenes around me.  I didn't want my head to be looking up the whole time, you know how it is when you're in a big city that you've visited once or twice, but never traveled around in much.

         I did manage to snap a few photo's (of course), and just about walked my legs off in doing so.  My 'Fit-Bit' tells me I walked about six and a half miles yesterday, but some of that was walking in the airports too.  Still, by the end of the day, my legs were pretty tuckered out. 

Historic/Interesting Places Visited:

         National September 11 Memorial and Museum.  If you come here, visit this site.  I will be back here four times next year for classes with this customer, and one more time as I prep, learning their exact radio sites wiring and connections/signal flow.  I may not get here to NYC for that one visit, but I will for the classes, since I'll be delivering them in a building on Broadway. 



          I'm home the next three or four weeks, before traveling to Springfield Virginia in mid December.  Winter is coming, y'all stay warm!