Today was Tiger’s first trip into the City and I think he did pretty well. We wanted to make this a quick trip since the weather has been extremely hot as of late, and since we didn’t want to come back too late in the evening (and cause we’re finally getting the keys to our rental townhome tomorrow morning!).

We successfully took the train in Union to Newark Penn Station, then took the PATH to the World Trade Center station. Tiger did great with train rides, but refused to sit very long in his stroller once we got off the trains (my guess is that he was really hot sitting in the stroller).

After getting into the city, we were able to meet both Auntie Sharon and Uncle Bill for lunch in Chinatown to eat some dumplings. Too bad I forgot that we had our camera with us, or else I would’ve taken a picture of Tiger with them. After meeting with them for lunch, we all walked around Chinatown for about an hour (and even stopped to buy some banh mi, sugarcane water, logan, and guava!!!). It was definitely nice to see them again after so long, and definitely nice to know they live such a short distance away from us.

If it wasn’t so hot, we probably could’ve stayed longer, but the trip was well worth it, as we got to meet with family, finally eat some good Chinese food, buy some produce, and get to see the city a bit. I’m sure we’ll be back here sooner than we think, so today was a great way to slowly introduce Tiger to all that NYC has to offer.

Wait, we’re going where today? I just want to stay home and play with my blanket!

Dada! Don’t take a picture of me sneezing!

Yes! Finally something that’s not hot and humid!

I thought we came here to eat dumplings, what’s with the hot dog?

Riding on trains is fine as long as I have my cup of ice water.

This place wears me out.