From San Diego to New York City in 4 1/2 minutes. Filmed 3 weeks before 9/11

[gmt921]

I moved from CA to PA a month earlier and my first visit to NYC was the weekend of August 17-19. Never went up into the Twin Towers :( So hard to believe they would be gone within a month!

[650ChicagoBearsFan]

@gmt921 The weekend before 9/11 we debated about going to have a drink up at Windows On the World, but at the last minute changed plans, figuring we could just do it anytime. I did get to visit the observation deck back 1997 though. Amazing view.

[wentsurfing]

Thanks for uploading! Do you guys miss San Diego at all? (I live up in OC.)

[650ChicagoBearsFan]

@wentsurfing Most definitely. We actually moved back to California, but live up in the Bay Area now. I'll tell you though that it is certainly a kick in the groin to go from San Diego to New York City, and the first few weeks in the Big Apple were pretty tough. I missed the ocean breeze, the palm trees, and of course the Santana's California Burritos with carne asada and french fries.

New York is great of course, but it takes getting used to. In the summer, it smells like garbage and urine!

[kj762aa]

Chicago! Iowa! legit.



[guy2008rules]

Wow!

[guy2008rules]

You stayed in how many hotels?

[650ChicagoBearsFan]

@guy2008rules I just updated the video description to show the exact itinerary, but we stayed in 4 hotels, and spent 2 nights with family. If we didn't have family to visit, we might have shaved off a day, because we ended up with 2 short driving days.

[guy2008rules]

@650ChicagoBearsFan, wow and it took you several days to get to new york?