Summer 2012 Tiger Game / Sommer 2012 Baseball i Detroit

 

Nothing says summer like BASEBALL!  We took Philip, Martin and Simone to their very first professional baseball game.  It was sweltering hot, the stands were packed, and the game - was well, it was Baseball! The Tigers played like the amazing team that they are!  I love the Tigers!!

Der er ikke noget det minde en Amerikaner om Sommerferie som baseball!   Finn og jeg tog Philip, Martin og Simone til deres første profesional Baseball kamp.  Det var brændende varmt udenfor, der var en helt masse menneske i publikum, og kampen ja, det var ligesom Baseball er... Spændende!   Vores hold spillede som de plejer at gøre! 

Road trip / På vej til Michigan

 After a few days in NYC it was time to head for the Great Lake State.  We loaded our two rental cars with luggage, divided and conquered.  I drove the American group, and Finn headed the group of Danes. We spent the next 12 hours on the road, and at various American fast food locations - it was fantastic! We bought Fritos, Cheetos, stopped at fine establishments like McDonalds and Subway, and purchased cinammon chewing gum.  Yummy! 

Efter vores weekend i  New York City var forbi vi var klar til at køre til Michigan.  Vi set alle af vores baggage i to biler, med vores Amerikansk halv dele i mine bil og de Danskere i Finn's bil.  Vi brugte de næste timer ved at køre og spise hos forskellige Amerikansk steder, spiste chips vi kan ikke få i Danmark og købt kanel tjeggegummi.  Muuums!!

Summer 2012

 Summer Vacation Destinations 2012: New York City, MI, Canada

8 travelers, 4 airports, 4 countries, 16 suitcases, 8 carry-ons, 2 rental cars, and 8 different opinions of the "ideal" vacation.  That said,  we had an amazing trip!  After a little bit of a rocky start in England, with a delay at the airport and a minor espisode where the validity of Philip and Simone's tickets were questioned we were on our way! Without telling the group Finn and I had decided to book a limo to pick us up at JFK.  :) What a treat!  The expressions on their faces when the Limo arrived were really priceless.  I think that it actually made up for the delay at Heathrow.

8 menneske at rejse, 4 lufthavner, 4 lande, 16 kufferter, 8 carry-on kufferter, 2 biler, og 8 forskellige meninger om den "ideal" ferie.  Selv at det kunne har været vanskeligt vi har haft en super delige rejse.  Efter nogen problemmer med forskinkelse i England og en mindre detajler mht Philip og Simone's billeter vi var på vej til USA.  Uden at fortælle børnene Finn og jeg har booket en Limosine til at hente os ved lufthavn.   Hvor var det luksus!  De så allesammen så glad ud at de var snart over stresset mht forsinkelse i England. 

 

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Just like every summer vacation when we head to the US, there is a tight schedule to maintain, but we really tried to squeek the most out of every hour.  We rode the subway, took a day tour with a guide to many of NYC's hot spots. Empire State, Statue of Liberty, Wall Street and saw construction underway on the new Freedom tower. It was really fantastic.  Our fearless, tireless "leader" and my partner, actually managed to get quite sick for almost two full days while we were there. Poor guy!  Fortunately, the staff at our hotel was fantastic and they pointed out the places we need to go to get him on the mend again.  One of the most ironic things was meeting people at breakfast who were from Denmark.  Proof again that it is a small world we live in.  We all enjoyed the trip and would love to go back - a long weekend simply isn't long enough for New York City!  

Ligesom hver sommerferie i USA vi har pres på, men vi har virkelig prøvet at udnytte hver eneste øjeblik i NYC.  Vi tog på subway, var på gå tur, og var ud at se mange af de kendte steder fks Empire State, Frihedens Gudine, Wall Street og så det ny bygning de er ved at byg som heder Freedom Tower. Det helt var meget imponerende.  Midt i mellem af vores tur vores "leder" og min makker bliv faktisk ret syge. Stakkels mand.  Heldigehvis de ansætte på vores hotellet var super god og har andbefaldt nogen steder vore vi kunne få medicine til at gøre ham rask igen.   Der var lidt ironi da vi kom ned til at spise morgenmad, en gruppe menneske fra Danmark.  Igen beviser at verden er lille!  Tror faktisk at vi har allesammen nydet tur og kunne godt tænk at rejse der igen.  En lang weekende er simpelthen ikke nok til til New York City!