Marylee and Bob in the Big Apple

How did you all make out with the snow?  Our car is still sitting twenty blocks away under a pile of the white stuff.  Oh brother.

Anyway, Aunt Marylee sent me some pictures awhile back from their whirlwind trip to NY and I thought I would share.  Marylee was super organized and she and Bob saw a ton of the sites: all of the Christmas department store windows, the Rockettes, the Lion King, dinner in the "real" Little Italy, the Bronx Botanical Garden, the Rockefeller Center tree, and probably much more!  Although they stayed near Times Square, Arthur and I were able to hang out with them twice.  If  it's been a few years since you've been in the Big Apple (er, Carolyn!), I recommend you give it another go.  See you in the spring!?!



You can't go wrong with a quick bite at China Fun!



Bob loves Macy's!

At the Bronx Botanical Garden Holiday Show

At the Bronx Botanical Garden Library where we saw an exhibit on grains? 
Rice?  Mushrooms?  Can't remember!  (Hey Bob, what's a lichen?)

Here we are picking out the suckling pig for the next Bryant Christmas party.

Arthur on "Arthur Avenue"



 

Grandma!

Dear Grandma Rita, 

We hope that you are feeling ok and that your arm heals quickly. 
Take it easy and be careful!  We love you!

p.s. Thanks to Uncle Jeff for the great photo who, ironically, may have sustained the most broken bones of any Bryant!

Roma 2010

 
<>Bongiorno!  Arthur and I were fortunate to spend Christmas week in Rome this year and I thought I would share a few photos from our trip. What a wonderful city -- we saw beautiful art and architecture, ate some tasty meals, drank a few frothy cappuccino (much too cold for gelato!), and learned (remembered!?) so much history. We stayed in a chilly apartment near the Campo di Fiori which was a perfect home base for exploring the city. If our pictures tempt you, let me know: I'm already dreaming of my next visit! 

 

Here I am taking a photo of the ceiling in the Jesuit Church called "Il Gesu." 
(I'm actually looking into a mirror, rather than craning my neck to look at the ceiling.)



One of Rome's most iconic sites, Il Coloseo, was built by the emperor Vespasian in AD 72 on the site of a marshy lake.  The Colosseum originally had seating for 55,000 and was the site of the famed gladiator games.   Much of it has been destroyed by earthquakes, neglect, and theft, but it is an interesting sight to contemplate.  Other arenas (in much better condition) can actually be seen in Nimes and Arles, France.

The pillar to Arthur's left is meant to indicate Jesus' height.  What do you think?  Is Arthur as tall as Jesus?  Taller?

Uh, definitely shorter.

What delicious food -- pasta, vino, pancetta, prosciutto, formaggio -- la dolce vita!

Do you see our ubiquitous guidebook? 
We love the Eyewitness Travel Guides!