FINALE IN SYRACUSE

Esther and I stayed over at the Jefferson Clinton Hotel in the Presidential Suite. Way cool, huh? We were going to get room service but decided to eat at a place with a sushi bar where you get your food from a conveyor belt.

It was then time to go home on Jet Blue.

LAST STOP ON ERIE CANAL

The last stop for Eunice and I on the Erie Canal was in the town of Camillus which is a suburb of Syracuse. There's a museum there, too. Here was the second time that we got on a boat to ride the canal. This time the boat was a pontoon and a lot smaller than the last one. We helped steer the boat.

LYONS AND PALMYRA

Continuing on the Erie Canal route, Eunice and I stopped in the town of Lyons and then off to Palmyra to see an old store that is now a museum. It was called William Phelps General Store. Needless to say we had to play with stuff and check out the furniture.

LYONS AND NEWARK AND PALMYRA, OH MY!

Although Esther and I have never been to Newark, New Jersey, we did go to Newark, New York. Since we were staying at the Vintage Gardens Bed and Breakfast we checked in first before our tour. We had to test out the bed and noticed that there was a welcome note from their dog, Baxter. We also tested out the couch to see if it was a good spot to watch television.

This nice man John Sornow took us to this local historic museum. Then we first took a tour to see where the original canal was. Esther and I got our picture taken in a tree that overlooked one of the spots. After that we went over to the real canal. We even saw a boat going through a lock. Eunice was concerned as she looked up in a nearby tree and thought she saw the Lock Nest Monster.

Back at a the canal was where John worked at the information center. It was there that we met Mayor Peter Blandino.

Enough with all that walking, it was time to eat dinner at the Corner Restaurant.

The next morning we had breakfast at the B & B and got our photos taken with the owners, Kimberly and Mike Weeks. We absolutely loved this place!

DINNER, BREAKFAST AND OFF TO THE EAST

Eunice and I had dinner on Saturday at the Park Avenue Pub. Eunice sampled this thing they called an onion salad. It was a vidalia onion with cranberries and couscous. Then she had some veal. We both shared a dessert of some chocolate bread pudding with even more chocolate.

The next morning we went to a restaurant that was near this one. Jine's was the name of it. It seemed that Eunice was first after a sort of eggs Benedict but the lady who was eating it threatened her with a knife!

We left real quick and went to see this boat in Geneva called the Lois McClure. It was set to go on a tour and we met a crew member. Then we went downstairs to check out the rest of the boat and met the captain.

EASTMAN HOUSE

Museum time! Still in Rochester, we checked out the Eastman House. You know...as in Eastman Kodak. There were a lot of rooms to wander in besides the old house itself. Downstairs are exhibits and collections, while the upstairs were the rooms.

After checking out the bed and a few other things, we went into the garden. We met this couple and their respective sons. We thought we'd get a photo with the guys.

WELL LA-TEA-DA!

Wow! There was this really cool restaurant called La-Tea-Dah! Needless to say, tea was the main staple. All kinds of tea and especially a whole variety of Rooibos. We had some Blueberry soup and, of course, tea. There's a bell at each of the tables so that you can request either more hot water, another tea, or even some tasty lunch. Every time a bell rings an angel gets it's tea.

There was a group of ladies celebrating a birthday and the birthday lady asked to have use pose with her for photos.

Then we got to meet Maureen Becker, the owner. She was really nice!

Susan B. Anthony Anniversary

They were having a big celebration of the 19th Amendment at the Susan B. Anthony Square Park. Yup, it was 90 years ago when women were given the right to vote. She collaborated with this guy named Frederick Douglass so there's are bronze statues of them chatting. We tried to chat with Susan.

ROCHESTER FOOD

Eunice and I had dinner at this cool restaurant called Pier 45 located on Lake Ontario in the area known as Charlotte. We sat outside so we could take in the sunset and a salad and some dessert, while also checking out the patrons. Then, we met Joe Floreano, the owner.

The next morning we were off to the Public Market with lots of interesting food. We also spotted some chickens with real feathers and a pig's head.

JETBLUEING TO ROCHESTER

Eunice and I took a trip to Rochester, New York via Jet Blue Airlines. Although we landed in Rochester, the first place that we visited was a suburb called Pittsford where we had lunch at a restaurant called Coal Tower located on one part of the Erie Canal. The Sam Patch was docked there and we were hoping to get a ride.

We were both fascinated by these cute ducks and Merle had to hold us back from jumping into the water to pet them.

Off to nearby Fairport for another part of the canal. There were lots of boats docked there including the Ladyhawke owned by Lynne and Dick Davenport. No relation to the city in Iowa.

Eunice and I dined on Shepard's Pie at Mulconry's Irish Pub where we met Damien Mulconry, the owner.