Brooklyn Weekend
Manhattan Sunset I have a good friend who is from Brooklyn. I called him from Brooklyn as we were enjoying the above Manhattan sunset from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. He gave me some Brooklyn wisdom, "Manhattan may have everything but Brooklyn has the view!" And what a view. We have driven to Brooklyn for the wedding of Marilyn's niece, Marina Seitz, to Matt Ford. We arrived late Friday afternoon after a harrowing transit through the city. I had anticipated managing my way over bridges but instead, I was subjected to the challenges of not one but two tunnels: Holland Tunnel from New Jersey to Downtown Manhattan and then the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to Red Hook. The wedding was in Williamsburg in a small and very trendy hotel. Most out-of-town guests stayed at the Marriott Brooklyn Bridge which was right on Brooklyn Bridge Blvd less than two blocks from the beginning of the walkway over the bridge. After we settled in, we took a quick ten-minute walk to the