Holiday trip to Brooklyn

We had a fabulous four day weekend. We visited the amusement park in Brooklyn, the New York Aquarium and spent sometimes walking along the beach and the board walk. It was our first time  going to the amusement park since they opened about 2 or 3 years ago. Ayden loved every minute of the adventure. The trip to the aquarium was cut short because of the hurricane that had passed last year in Brooklyn it had destroyed majority of the place. As a result most the animals were transported to other places throughout the states. Most of the exhibits are close until 2016.  We were able to go the beach, then went on the rides since it's in the same area. 

Coney Island was so crowded since it was a hot day and the unofficial start of summer so to speak. About those rides,  I am not a big fan of them at all but my son loves them, besides he has no fear. I screamed so much I lost my voice for the rest of that day but it was worth it. 

On that note:  I hope your holiday weekend was fun as well. 

Labor Day

When you hear of Labor Day all you can think of if you're from the West Indies is the parade, the festival, the colorful costumes, the food, the culture and of course the people. I made sure this year i got a piece of the celebration that went on  in Brooklyn on 9/6. This is year is the first time i have gone to the parade and I enjoyed every part of.  It was a great celebration, it's a reminder of  what back home is all about. I really appreciate how the all the countries come together to show unity, when you see 3 friends they all have a flag with a different color of their country. A long the road there were so many vendors selling delicious food with lots of flavor from different countries, curry chicken, roti, oxtail, grio, all of these were popular among the buyers.. If you ever in New York during the Labor Day don't hesitate to join the parade..

Labor Day in Brooklyn

Throughout Brooklyn people were selling flags, food any thing you know they serve in the Island...

I really like this one, one of my favorite

The people are following the floats and enjoying themselves........

I had no idea that the Haitian floats had the most people behind them... It was a great day.

The vibrant color and the people that's what makes the parade..

The streets were filled with colorful costumes

I got my flag to wave in the air.....

It was a beautiful day for the West Indians to celebrate

Elephant Man representing Jamaica on the Parkway.....