Wednesday September 3, 2014
There is a host of remedies for curing jet-lag ranging from resting well before your trip (yeah right!), not watching too many inflight movies, not drinking alcohol on the airplane, not eating the airline food, massage various pressure points, resist the temptation to go to sleep when you arrive until it is night time, pop a few melatonin when you do go to bed. These are just a few of the recommendations. Well we have another one that guarantee will work.
A trip to Coney Island in the bright sun light.
Here is our great friend Chris from Washington who came to spend the day with us. Sorry Greg couldn't make it for our big day out.
The name "Coney" derived from a Dutch word for rabbit since the island was once over run with rabbits.
Famous for its historic Coney Island amusement parks that had their hey day during the first half of the 20th century, it's a little like stepping back in time.
The Parachute Jump was originally built as the Life Savers Parachute Jump at the 1939 New York World's Fair, this was the first ride of its kind. People were hoisted 190 ft (58 m) in the air before being allowed to drop using guy-wired parachutes. Although the ride has been closed since 1968, it remains a Coney Island landmark, and is sometimes referred to as Brooklyn's Eiffel Tower.
The Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier. Just rebuilt following the 2012 hurricane Sandy.
Our sisters, out in the midday sun with a witnessing cart.
The position of the beach and lack of obstructions means virtually the entire beach is in sunlight all day. Native Americans called it the land without shadows.
They say if you didn't go to Nathan's, you didn't go to Coney Island... So, to Nathan's for lunch it is.
Nathan's Famous original hot dog stand opened on Coney Island in 1916 and quickly became a landmark.
The board walk
Now, even if you ate at Nathan's, could you really say you had been to Coney Island if you didn't go on at least one amusement ride? I think not. But which one could I convince alexandra to go on???
Definitely not the The new 90 degree drop on the Thunderbolt roller coaster!!!
Wonder Wheel – opened in 1920, this steel Ferris wheel has both stationary cars and rocking cars that slide along a track. Possibly???
Nah, I don't think so... It's way higher than we want to go on a piece of strong.
What about this thing?
No!
What about the famous Cyclone roller coaster? What could possibly go wrong?
Looks safe to me...
Built in 1927, it is one of the United States's oldest wooden roller-coasters still in operation has a 26 m high sixty degree drop.
So we rode... Bone rattling good fun.
And now for another Americana treat... Just across the road from Nathan's , hot dogs n deep fried shrimp is Rita's...
Custard ice... Perfect for a 30 degree day.
Thank you Chris for a great day out in the sun. You were a lot of fun and so generous as always. It was even better than we expected!
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GO ALEX!!! I'm impressed that you did the rollercoaster :)
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