Day 4 of Road Trip #2

Day 4

We wake up early to head out of New York. And when I say early I mean 4:00 AM (which is still kinda like 1 AM to us!) I called the night before to have a cab waiting for us. It was an experience! We asked to go to Budget car rental at La Guardia airport and we ended up at Continental Airlines. So we told him "no" we wanted the Budget CAR RENTAL. He called to get someone to translate for him and then he understood. Excpet he didn't! He took us to the National car rental. Again after another phone call, we finally made it to the Budget car rental.


It was cheaper to rent a car and drive to Baltimore than it was to take the train!
GOOD BYE NEW YORK!
Empire State Building. We drove right by it! It is too big to get a closer picture! :)
In the tunnel




WELCOME TO NEW JERSEY!

We were on the Turnpike for a LONG time! It was 2 freeways running next to each other too. It was weird! We also stopped at the rest stops and they were really nice!
There were LOTS of tolls around the east coast! We got lucky because in the car we rented there was an E-Z Pass. This means it is prepaid and we can just go through and not pay!




Heading to Baltimore! I somehow missed the state sign :(


We made it to Baltimore! Now it's time to go see the Orioles! Play ball!!! :)

After the game we went to the Baltimore Airport to return the car we rented in NY.

And we picked up our new car that was going to be with us for the rest of our trip!

And on.....onward to Pittsburgh! ROAD TRIP!
:)

Stadium #15 - Citi Field

Stadium #15 - Citi Field

July 29, 2009
Colorado Rockies V New York Mets

After a long day of getting out of Boston and into New York, we finally made it to the new Citi Field in Flushing, New York, home of the Mets. :)



Some views of the field from the subway as we arrive.


As you exit the subway you walk down some stairs and this is what you see!

On the ground around the field are bricks with peoples names that helped donate to the new field.

Banners on the outside of the field

It's really hard to put into words the beauty of the entrance into Citi Field. It had tall ceilings, arches with pictures, and lots of space!



A view from the top looking out

We forgot in Boston, but here's the home team hat picture!

JACKIE ROBINSON
He was a great!! Citi Field has lots of information in the entry about him. There's a large 42, and facts in the floor that you can walk around and read.



Welcome to Citi Field


Welcome indeed...to a rainy day and a tarp covered field.


The garbage can picture :)

Working our way up to our seats

A view of the field from our seats...still a tarp on the field :(

We get something to eat and drink and take cover under an over hang, but this is the view

Notice the gray sky and wet, wet, wet ground...
As we were eating the announcement came...the game has been postponed until the following night.



Even though the game was rained out (we can not come back tomorrow for the rescheduled game we leave in the AM for Baltimore) we still took pictures around the field.
The out of town scorebaord

Every other row of seats had the Citi field logo and the Mets logo at the ends.


The retired numbers of the New York Mets

Mets on the ground behind home plate

Views around the field


Dad and I just before we were told we had to leave!

This is the apple in center field that comes up and says "homerun" when the Mets hit a homerun. We didn't get to see this...obviously!

Now it's time to head back to the hotel because the rain and lightening has canceled the game. I am SO bummed I can't see the Mets play. I guess this means I'll just have to come back! :)
Waiting for the subway.