Yankee Stadiums Wander

I went to my first Yankees game of the '10 season two weekends ago. They lost to the White Sox, but it was a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon, with a couple of the boys, some overpriced beers and hotdogs, and we luckily even had some shade all game so I didn't become too pink. Getting off the D train, I was startled to see only a tiny section of seats from the old Yankee Stadium left standing behind the blue New York signature construction plywood fence. The whole thing is a huge hole in the ground now.

Last year was my first year in New York, so also my first Yankee game. As a male in New York, you have a couple critical decisions to make, and I was really torn on this one, but I've officially decided on the Yankees.
I didn't make it in time to see a game at the old Yankee Stadium, but I did make a wander over to the Bronx to see it before it came down, and also to see the new Yankee Stadium before the season started.

City Island Wander

I read about this little town in the Bronx called City Island. It was described as a chunk of New England transported to the Bronx. Many of my young summer vacations were to Maine, and Atlantic Canada is as similar to New England as you can get without the accent, so to get a break from the big city and get a little sense of home, I made a Wander up to City Island. It lived up to the hype for me - just a lot more Yankees caps then a real New England town.

Click here for the wander map.