We left our deluxe accomodations at Phyllis' friends very large Upper West Side apartment and took the subway with two train changes to enjoy a tour of the Tenement Museum. The organization that operates the museum acquired an old brownstone house that had been occupied from the 1880's to 1935 by more than 7,000 people, primarily immigrant families. The building is original and they carefully reproduced some of the apartments down to the slightest detail. The tour we took was the story of two families who were the actual occupants of the two three-room apartments we visited. They don't allow photography but it's a very enjoyable and educational tour I'm sure all who read this would appreciate.
After the tour we went to lunch at Russ and Daughters, a famous very old deli in lower Manhattan.
The food was great and we each got some halvah to go. I had never tasted the halvah from Russ and Daughters, but Phyllis said it's worth crossing the country for.
In the evening we ate a a really good but noisy French restaurant on Broadway within walking distance of our accomodations. We met with a couple from Brooklyn that contacted Phyllis when we were Jeruslalem. The man, recently started tracing his ancestry and it appears we are related. It was nice to meet them. They emigrated to the US from Ukraine in 1977. He was a PhD in Electrical Engineering. His masters degree and PhD were not recognized in the States and he repeated both in New York. She was a pediatrician in Europe and had to repeat all her specialized training in pediatric medicine. They have since realized the American dream with children and grandchildren.
We said our goodbyes to them and began the process of the final packing of this trip.
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