New York Trip Day 1

Our flight from Denver to La Guardia was uneventful. We picked up a rental car and headed out of the city to see how far we could drive before we got tired. So over the Washington Bridge into New Jersey. Thru New Jersey and into Pennsylvania and we stopped for the night in Scranton, PA for 3 reasons: we were hungry and tired, Patrick Scranton was a good friend of ours who passed away, and Scranton is where The Office on NBC takes place. Of course every exits hotels were booked because it was 10pm on a Saturday night of 4th of July weekend but we finally found a place willing to take us in: The Radisson. Not just any Radisson...the Radisson of Scranton which is a converted train depot! It was very ominous as we drove up and felt very out of place but they still gave us a room.



As prestigious as the facade looked out front, we had to park out back by the railroad tracks and laughed when we saw the hotel entrance from the rear.



The interior of the depot had been converted into the restaurant and the offices above had been converted into hotel rooms.



The ornate stained glass ceiling that once loomed over passengers checking in baggage is now protected by a higher skylight. Pretty cool digs.