Travel Help

[Marilyn]

We saw Chicago. It was very good, but I think there are some that are better. I suggest you go online to www.broadway.com and check out what is showing before you go and decide what suits your taste. We wanted to see Wicked, but could not get tickets. So have more than one picked out, just in case.

We also spent time in Greenwich Village, SOHO, NOHO, and road the subway to Coney Island. We tried to get into Regis and Kelly, but did not get in line early enough. There were people who had been in line since 4 a.m. They fill no-show seats the day they are filming from people in line outside. They said that usually 40 or so get in.

I heard that riding the subway to Yankie Stadium is a neat thing to do, but we simply ran out of time. There is so much to see and do. Other than going to Coney Island, we spent the whole time in Manhattan.

[Marilyn]

I fly into Newark once a year on business. So it's a great opportunity to spend some time in the city. I hope to take my husband or other daughter next year. If you are willing to compromise a little on your hotel, you can do this trip more economically than we did, but I've stayed in so many hotels that I just won't stay in one anymore that I'm not sure is going to be clean and nice. Websites like Travelocity that give reviews from people who have actually stayed there are great resources. I've been burned by Hotels.com. Twice I stayed in hotels they ranked as being pretty good, and they were absolutely dumps. Never again if I can help it. I'll spend the extra $30 or $40 per night to have a clean nice room and comfortable bed. If they have down bedding, more the better!!!