Every Christmas, for as long as I can remember my heart has been touched by The Wonderful Window by Beth Vardon, illustrated by Charlot Byj. I believe it was written in the 50's and I would likely have received it for Christmas sometime in the 60's. It's no longer in print so I hope I'm not violating any copyright laws by sharing it with you. As soon as the patchwork was tacked into place The angel came in with a smile on his face. And both he and Katie got down on their knees, Praying: Lord, could you spare one small miracle -- please? That night, all the people who happened to pass Saw a wonderful window of glistening glass! And the light from the candles was shining inside On the angel and Katie -- both beaming with pride. (Just take a look now, while the happy choir sings...You'll see -- even Katie --- has almost got wings!)
One of the best investments we made on our trip to NYC was the purchase of a three day "Hop-on Hop-off" double decker bus pass from City Sights New York. Our New York Pass got us a smokin' deal for $54 that allowed us to take the Downtown Tour, the Uptown Tour, the Night Tour and the Brooklyn Tour as many times as we wanted in the three days, and allowed us a free 90 minute cruise. 
As well as taking the tours, we ended up using the buses like a taxi service to get us around the city to the sights we wanted to revisit after seeing them from the top of the bus. The weather forecast had been for rain every day but it turned out to be way off and though it was hot and humid, we were able to take full advantage of the open bus tops, enjoying a cool breeze and ducking under a few wayward branches near Central Park. The photos taken here were from the Night Tour, which didn't allow you to hop on and off, but did take us into Brooklyn, which we likely wouldn't have done otherwise with our packed schedule. 
Comments
Post a Comment