Coney Island

Yesterday we needed a break from "the big city"...but who can just stay home a day after all the excitement of NYC? Not to mention it was in the 50s again and sunny...a gorgeous day to go to Coney Island and stay in Brooklyn.

So, we took Robin to the NYC aquarium, boardwalk, and Nathan's hotdog stand (the original!). I had not yet walked around down there, so we enjoyed the ocean and sun for the first time too!

We were pretty disappointed by the aquarium...the rays at the Mall of America may be better (never went there but I heard it was decent)! The jellyfish were my favorite...I think. The whole room was this crazy blue (and Quinn loved it cuz it was blue (she loves blue things)). This is not a camera trick, I just had the flash off.


This next one was taken with the flash on to prove how blue we all looked!


These guys were cool too. Can you see them??


And of course, the baby seal that was born last June (just days before Mike's 28th birthday).



I didn't take any photos of the ocean...I'm not sure why. And we didn't take any photos at Nathan's, but it wasn't anything terribly exciting to take photos! The amusement park on Coney Island is open for what will probably be it's last season. The land was sold and the plans for the area are still in discussion. There are hopes to have a Six Flags-type park to help increase the value of the land around the area...but who knows. It's awesome land as it's on the ocean...so who knows what will come of it. The overall story...get to NYC this summer if you want to see the park in it's practically original state! Today was it's official opening day, but the kiddie rides and limited carnies were there yesterday too.