Finding Comfort In New York

Posted by Cindy on January 8, 2010

I took an adventure to the Bronx, mainly because that’s where the Yankee Stadium is located. The adventure began on the New York subway system, I can’t say there weren’t a few shady characters, but I can say that New York’s transit system is superb. Ten times better than the awful trains I ride everyday. I managed to arrive at the stadium well in advance of the tour I booked, so I decided to chance walking the surrounding area. I had no idea if this was a good idea at the time, but, after all, I was on an adventure.

At first, I felt really uncomfortable, out of my comfort zone, but I always am when I travel. That’s why I travel, to get out of my comfort zone and what a better way to do this than go to New York and then to the Bronx? Anyway, I headed back to the stadium and made it back just in time for the tour to begin. My tour was during the inaugural year for the stadium, which was built right next door to the original one. The facilities are state-of-the-art and I could tell the pride and joy of all the New Yorkers. During the tour, I went into the museum and saw a couple of the World Series Championship trophies that the Yankees have won (26 in all), and got to see some Babe Ruth memorabilia. Then I took the short jaunt to Monument Park that has plaques giving details of the Yankees best players. Got to check out the Dugout and that was thrilling in and of itself. Then the locker room, where photos weren’t allowed, not sure why, but the locker room was huge and every player has their own laptop and separate sections. In the middle of the locker room were sofas and TVs. Like I said, the locker room was huge.

To end my adventure, I once again took the subway back to Greenwich Village and back to my New York USA hotel, where I changed clothes to do happy hour somewhere. I ended up in a bar only a few blocks from Times Square. A sports bar of course. It had 13 TVs all playing a different sport. I was in my comfort zone. Well, what can I say, I am a creature of comfort.