What a zoo
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- April
- 22
The kids have the week off, and I have a few days of vacation, so we decided to head to the Bronx Zoo. Simple trip from Rockland: Over the TZ, stay to the left to 287, head down the Sprain into the Bronx River Parkway. Yeah, easy. That’s why every other person in the Lower Hudson Valley did it, too! Traffic-a-palooza. After waiting in line (OK, now we’re in NYC at this point, so we’re waiting on line) to get off one of the several exits for parking, I finally went past, looped around, got on northbound and went over to Fordham University and parked there. Yes, my spouse, like so many Rocklanders, is originally a Bronxite. For 20 years, I’ve sat in the car, rolling my eyes, as he shows me the “shortcut” through this part of Gun Hill Road, that section of Pelham Parkway or how to get to Arthur Avenue. Finally, it paid off!
If you are going to the Bronx Zoo this vacation, remember the water, the snacks (I had three 9-year-old girls with me, so no matter what I brought, they saw something else they wanted…to buy…for a lot of money) and head out to the zoo early! Oh, and the Wild Asia Monorail (the way to see the elephants) doesn’t open until Saturday. Sorry.
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i am one of the few brooklynites lured and stuck up here!
and how was my old alma mater? (Fordham – i was a commuter from brooklyn)
Actually, I meant to comment that Fordham’s campus is quite beautiful. And, people were friendly (we had to make an, er, pit stop, and we were given good directions to nearby facilities). There is a lot of parking there, too … what a coincidence for a commuter school!
yeah. there’s a fairly large border community with cars as well.
when i commuted it was by train.