Birthday Travels (cont.)

Day 3 & 4: All Points West

You really can’t beat a day of lounging in the grass under a blue sky, listening to live music as the sun shines down on you…well, except maybe, with two days of it!

As far as concert venues go, Liberty State Park is certainly a unique site. The journey began with a ferry ride from Manhattan to New Jersey’s Liberty State Park. The Hudson River certainly isn’t the Pacific Ocean, but it was nice to start the day on the water. And, while ferries aren’t stretch limos, it definitely was a distinctive way to travel.

With three stages featuring various artists all day long, there was no shortage of acts to see. In fact, there was a lot of walking back and forth from stage to stage to try and catch as many acts as possible. Highlights include The Roots, Sia dancing in the audience to The Roots’ performance, Andrew Bird, Underworld, and of course, Radiohead. (I might have enjoyed Hillary Duff more if she had actually taken the stage on time…she seemed like the only act that was SO late either day, which meant that she threw the timing off for everyone who followed her!)

All in all, though, definitely a good time! Thank you APW!



Day 5: Henry's

Of course, no visit to New York City would be complete without a trip to the bagel shop. Even better when you take the bagels to go home with you!