Brooklyn, Ready or Not, Here I am!!!

Well folks, here I am, at it again! I am a part of a group of thirty plus history teachers from Colorado, out exploring the world. Specifically, we are here this every night in “The Big Apple”, New York City!!! What a treat, what an opportunity to better myself as a teacher! What a cultural occasion this is! We have traveled to Boston and to Philadelphia and to Chicago over the past 3 years. But this is “The City that Never Sleeps”! What a trip of a lifetime, part 4! 

Flight Delay in Baltimore, eating and killing time!

Things went pretty smooth overall for the beginning of the trip. We got in to LaGuardia Airport with no problems, jumped on our charter bus and took off, destination: Brooklyn. We are staying at a Marriott Hotel in pretty decent rooms. Dave and I are rooming together and the first thing we did was unpack a few clothes, freshen up, and then off to find the Brooklyn Bridge! How cool is this? The Brooklyn Bridge is an icon of America history! We read a book called The Great Bridge while preparing for this trip. It was all about the planning, construction, key players, and tragedy/events of this famous bridge.

On the way to the Brooklyn Bridge!

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the world! It was completed in 1883 in order to connect Brooklyn and Manhattan with each other and therefore allow for more growth in this city. It is 5989 feet long as it crosses the East River which made it the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1903. It also holds the distinction as being the first steel-wire suspension bridge. It was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge but was better known as the Brooklyn Bridge. In 1915 the city government officially renamed it the Brooklyn Bridge. It has been an iconic part of New York City since its opening and was made a National Historical Landmark in 1964.

Up and almost over the bridge!

So here we are in awe walking over, crossing the East River, and into Manhattan! What a way to start this “new” historically stimulating, mind bogging, emotionally exciting Teaching American History Grant covering 14 days! A 14 day chance of a lifetime “Fieldtrip”!!!!!

Skyline of Manhatten as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge!

Look out New York! Boston has never been the same since our trip there 3 years ago! Philadelphia will never forget the 30 Colorado history teachers from 2 years ago! And Chicago is still trying to figure out what hit them last year when we were there. But New York with King Hutch on the loose!!! It’s a thought that makes strong men tremble and weaker ones cry as they run for their lives! 

The Brooklyn Bridge

What will happen on this exciting trip is anyone’s guess. Want to know more? Interested in finding out what happens next? Stay tuned for more blogging to come as we experience New York hands on, touching, seeing, smelling, hearing, and tasting what “The Big Apple” really has to offer! Oh yea, we will be all over New York State, not just the city.

Thinking about my VIP

P.S. Baby I miss you so…. much!