Day 3 Part 3 . The bit before is just
HERE
Goodness a 3 part day – its like a Hobbit Saga, I hope you are keeping up
I didn’t realise what a busy day this was , it didn’t feel too bad at the time
But we were on our knees by the time it was over
That might have been the 8 flights of stairs at the ESB though
We left part 2 with us returning to the hotel mid afternoon for a couple of hours rest before setting off for the baseball
My “rest” was to start packing – getting one case sorted with clothes we wouldn’t be needing for the next couple of days.
It had got hot again and the subway was heaving – it was 5.30 and peak commuting time
Ho hum
This isn’t my picture – it’s been taken from google ( you can see they have hats and coats on, no way is it July
) but it kinda shows what we were met with …
The one time we prayed for the express , not one in sight
So we caught the 7 local train to Willets
40 minutes of being way more up close and personal to some Noo Yawkers than we really needed to be
Of course as the commuters got off they were just replaced with Mets Fans
It was a proper squish
We arrived at the stadium ( now there was great signposting at this station) and
a short walk across from the subway we are here
Through the security check where Billy Bitcoin gets singled out again and at the ticket turnstiles but all very painless for the rest of us
Our seats are somewhere in the rafters
We pass through the lower levels
I think this may be photo of the holiday – what in jeffs name was I trying to take a picture of !
We picked up a Coke and a Beer - extortionate $17 !
Here we are , seated just about one level below the international space station
We had not factored in the sun in our seat selection ( I know, planning lesson 101 )
It was right overhead
It was scorchio
Heads were burning
Backs were sweaty
Ewwww
Fortunately it wasn’t a sell out so we were able to move around a bit to find shade
This really is a Big Apple
Onto the game then
Yesterday the Mets had won in an 8-6 thriller
They obviously were having a rest day today
It was not very exciting
The boys, for whom we booked this instead of a Broadway show, spent the majority of time with noses pressed to iphones
It was a great atmosphere
But a deadly dull game
