Alaska: Glacier Bay

Itinerary

May 18-21 Anchorage

May 21 Board Cruise in Whittier

May 22 Cruise Yakutat Bay | Hubbard Glacier

May 23 Cruise Glacier Bay

May 24 Skagway

May 25 Juneau

May 26 Ketchikan

May 27 Cruise Inside Passage

May 28-29 Vancouver

On Wednesday we cruised Glacier Bay and it was beautiful! Even though we didn't have a picture perfect day that is on all of the brochures, it was still a really neat place. I was super excited to see Hubbard Glacier and be back in Glacier Bay again because I LOVE glaciers. When I was in elementary school I would always check out the glacier book from the library because I thought they were so interesting! 

Two park rangers from Glacier Bay National Park boarded the boat and gave us lots of interesting facts throughout the day (we could hear it from our balcony which was nice). Here are some fun facts!

Glacier Bay is the largest UNESCO protected biosphere in the world

Glacier Bay (body of water) covers 1,375 square miles of glaciers

Only 2 cruise ships allowed per day

Glacier Bay National Park encompasses 3.3 million acres

Johns Hopkins Glacier is 12 miles long

Margerie Glacier is 21 miles long and about 1 mile wide

Next up...Skagway & the Yukon Territory!!

New York, New York!

Last Thursday I met my mom in New York City along with my boss, her daughter, a co-worker & her sister. It was a quick trip - we left Sunday but we fit tons in those 2 days and it was so much fun! I forgot my camera on Friday...I was in shopping mode rather than tourist mode. We went to Chinatown, Macy's & the Hard Rock in Times Square for dinner. And let me just note that Saturday it was down right FREEZING...I was convinced I had frost bite on my fingers and toes...I guess I didn't, but whatever it was still cold!


Saturday we had a very busy day...keep in mind we walked to and from all of these places! We were very tired Saturday night!!
 

Christmas market in Bryant park

Grand Central Station (they also had a Christmas market inside)

Walked down 5th Avenue by all of the fancy shops & Rockefeller Center

Central Park

FAO Schwartz & Apple Store

John's Pizzeria - YUM

Rockefeller Center at night....biggest mistake ever to go there on a Saturday night before x-mas!!

Ended the night @ a brewery near times square




Bryant Park

 



Yummy looking cupcakes @ Bryant Park!





Soo many Santas around NY that day - it was Santapalooza...no for real - look it up!



Radio City!



Time Square New Years Eve Ball

Pretty buildings @ Ave of the Americas & 42nd street



St. Peters Cathedral on 5th Avenue - soo pretty inside



New Apple store across from Central Park...the entrance is this glass box!



Pigeons convening outside of Central Park

Huge Menorah - this is for you Rachel!!



Blurry picture of the tree @ Rockefeller Center



Meee and the tree



HUGE Christmas light strand on 6th Ave

 

Mom & I

  Sunday morning mom and I got up and made our way to Grand Central Station to catch our train to Connecticut. Sadly I don't have any pictures from Connecticut - I didn't even take any pictures of the snow :( Just on my cell phone. We spent Sunday - Wednesday with my grandpa and came home Wednesday night. It was a great trip but I'm glad to be back home and ready for Christmas!!