Category: Continent

July 13, 2022
Susan Explores France in NYC!

July 14 is Bastille Day- Sooo to honor the day that Parisians stormed the Bastille and the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 I decided to check out the French influences a la NYC. What’s with NYC’s fascination with France? I guess the “French Connection” goes way back. It can be attributed to the […]

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May 22, 2022
SusanSez Explores Ireland in NYC!

Our tour will visit 4 areas in NY that are little pieces of Ireland in NYC. The first stop is the Irish Hunger Memorial, located on a ½ acre site at the corner of Vesey Street and North End Avenue near Battery Park City. It is an authentic 19th-century Irish cottage set on a uniquely […]

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February 21, 2022
Learn NYC's Own Rosa Parks

In honor of Black History Month - Elizabeth Jennings Graham - New York's "Own" Rosa Park. Years before Rosa Park's courageous stance a young woman in NYC had a similar story. On Sunday, July 16, 1854, Elizabeth Jennings Graham a school teacher and church organist boarded a trolley at Pearl St and today’s Park Row. […]

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February 1, 2022
SusanSez Explores China in NYC!

As you may know, the Lunar New Year is just about here! New Year’s “Eve” is January 31. It is the Year of the Tiger and as usual, the festivities last 15 days. New Year’s Eve  is traditionally spent with family and friends eating “lucky” foods such as:  Dumplings - that are associated with wealth […]

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January 20, 2022
The Holiday Train Show Bronx Botanical Gardens!

It’s not too late to experience one of New York’s Holiday wonders – The Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Gardens. It ends this Sunday, Jan 23!  Get tickets here. This year I attended the Holiday Train Show with my 3-year-old granddaughter Maya Shayne. To call the Holiday show a “train” show is […]

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