Jackson Heights Life

I have spent my whole life in Queens and love it, especially Jackson Heights.  Where do you go when you need an escape from the hustle and bustle for some tranquility.  My favorite things to do outside of JH are:

Taking a ride on a Sunday to some of the nice Long Island North Shore towns like Port Washington, Northport, Huntington Village to have lunch and stroll on their main streets.

For a quick relaxing getaway I like walking by the water in Astoria Park or by  Little Neck Bay along the Cross Island Parkway.

But my absolute favorite is going to my weekend home in the Vernon/Hardyston area in  Northwest NJ.  It is only 75 minutes from from JH and you are in the country.  Here I have parking, two decks, and a condo I could only dream about affording in Queens.  I go almost every weekend and I love going there and I love coming back to JH.

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My favorite place to visit is New Hope, PA - Lambertville, NJ.   Day trip or weekends there are great.

In the summer, I love to drive out to Jones Beach for lunch.  I sit by the water's edge with a book and my lunch and recharge. I spend about three hours so I get there and leave in between all the morning and evening traffic.  LOVE IT.

I love doing both of these things too.  I go for a day trip to New Hope/Lambertsville every two or three years.  The last time I went I found an antique shop that had the same exact end table that was part of my mothers furniture.  I was going to toss it but saw it was for sale for $799. Never will I throw out anything old before finding out its value.

I also like going to Jones Beach and hour or two before sunset and also when you get an unseasonably warm day in the Fall/Winter.  Two or three years ago I was there on New Years Day and it the temperature was in the 60's

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Hubby and I like going to Saratoga Springs during the summer months.  They have some beautiful Victorian homes up there.  We usually tour the town, grab some lunch at one of the many sidewalk cafes and also enjoy a day at the races.  I've even won on occasion!

Never been to Saratoga but it has been on my to do list for several years.  Maybe this year!

We're allowed to leave?

I thought Jackson Heights was my escape from Manhattan...oh, no, wait...Brooklyn is the Escape from Manhattan...Jackson Heights is the Escape from Brooklyn...

 

Back in 2004 in one of the worst Hurricane Seasons in Florida I bought a pre-construction condo in Fort Lauderdale.  I finally closed on it February 2007.  So now every month and a half I fly down for a long weekend.  Sometimes 4 days, sometimes 6 days.  Since I have clothing down there, I just get on the plane with my shoulder bag and that's it.

It is great to get away from the city for a few days every once in a while.

The East End is always nice

I don't know what the East End is???   East End of what?

East End = Main Street Subway Terminal, Flushing   :2funny: