Just being out of Sacramento gives a certain element of being in a different culture. And certainly being on the opposite shore of the states in the huge city of New York is unnerving. The language is English but we still have to read carefully and pay attention to where we’re going. Which is really just normal travel. And no car to jump into when we want to go somewhere. We ended up taking Uber everywhere instead of tackling the subway system. We won’t be able to wimp out for 4 months in Europe!  Saw the Met and 3 Broadway shows. What a send off.      —–Becky