A Bad Day Camping Is Better Than A Good Day At Work » New York http://timandjoanie.org Tim and Joanie's Vacation--One Year! Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:23:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 NY, NY http://timandjoanie.org/2009/09/25/ny-ny/ http://timandjoanie.org/2009/09/25/ny-ny/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:22:19 +0000 tim http://timandjoanie.org/?p=505 If there is a correlation between the amount of meat hanging over a deli’s counter and the deliciousness of their sandwiches, then Mike’s Deli on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx is a clear winner.

Mike's Deli, Arthur Avenue 09-16-2009 2-55-09 PM

This place is amazing.  Arthur Avenue is like Little Italy minus all of the tourist stuff.  Here it’s all authentic, and the sandwiches at Mike’s are something worth driving for.   Bring a cooler and buy some sharp locatelli, tasty italian suasage, fresh made ravioli, and baked-to-perfection bread and you’ve got almost all of the ingredients for your next meal back at home.  Add some of Mom’s homemade sauce and you’ve got a meal that has been more than 30,000 kilometers in the making.

]]> http://timandjoanie.org/2009/09/25/ny-ny/feed/ 2 40.8542061 -73.8886948 A New York Minute http://timandjoanie.org/2008/12/24/a-new-york-minute/ http://timandjoanie.org/2008/12/24/a-new-york-minute/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:27:12 +0000 tim http://timandjoanie.org/wp/?p=11 Our first stop was in Massapequa Park, NY for Thanksgiving and the unloading of the cars.  Pete and Jes aren’t the only ones with a whole bunch of our stuff in their basement!  Thanks Mom and Dad, and Pete and Jes!  New York was great–lots of sunny days, games of Set, visiting friends (Erik and Ellery!) and FOOD.  Tim started working on his “winter coat”, forgetting that this will be a short winter before heading to New Zealand.  Aside from the Thanksgiving feast, we also scored the All American Hat Trick.  That means three trips to All American in one week for the best burgers and fries you can get anywhere.

We hit some other NY standards as well with the Albers’ (Ken, Ellen, Little Tim, Mom and Dad) and Erik and Ellery–Jones Beach, Central Park, Grand Central Station, FAO Schwarz and, of course, McSorley’s.  We didn’t take any pictures in NY, but this one from Ken of Little Tim sums it all up.

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