morgana, charlotte and jonathan were out early this morning to attend a tour at the tenement museum, after which they had lunch at quan sushi in chinatown. greg and i met them in soho by old saint patrick's cathedral, built in 1809. greg and i had a peaceful moment sitting inside the beautiful sanctuary while charlotte and jonathan walked around. a very old cemetery surrounds it and i was hoping we could walk through, but the gate was locked. beneath the basilica are catacombs, consisting of thirty five family crypts and five clerical vaults. supposedly, tours are offered, which i should look into, especially if charlotte and jonathan come to visit again. perhaps it's something they would like to do. the basilica was the seat of the archdiocese until st. pat's was built in midtown. new st. pat's and old st. pat's. i'm a little partial to the peacefulness of the old.
mass is in three languages: english, spanish and chinese.
it was a beautiful day for walking and we went down to the twin tower memorial (where chanda joined us) and then walked back home along the river. by then the sun was setting and it felt cold!
we had a delicious dinner of vegetable barley soup after which they played several different card games . .
hanabi . .
three blind mice . .
watching the florida state football game . .
