WHAT WE DID IN BROOKLYN

+ As anticipated, some of us men went to the New York Transit Museum in an abandoned sunway station during the baby shower at the nearby Marriott Brooklyn Bridge. I never found out why the transit sysytem abandoned that particular station, the original Court Street station.

The NYC natives introduced my brother-in-law from Tennessee and me to Junior's on Flatbush Avenue. That's about 6 short blocks West of the Marriott and the Transit Museum. Junior's is an NYC institution specializing in wonderful cheesecakes. Mine was delicious ... with cherries.

Soon after that, twelve of us ate at an Italian restaurant in the trendy Park Slope neighborhood. It was quite chilly yesterday at dawn so we decided against a walk over the East River on the Brooklyn Bridge or a Coney Island excursion. We opted instead for that stroll through Prospect Park. But the Brooklyn Botanic Garden which is right across the street from Prospect Park got our attention.

We happened upon the annual Cherry Blossom Festival with the blossoms in full bloom. What a treat. Emily, our 4-year old granddaughter loved it as did Mary & Sharon and me. We saw and heard some great Japanese style drumming. A volunteer guide led us on an intersting walk through the beautiful Japanese garden which has been a part of the BBG since 1915.