"Upstate" Thanksgiving

Though a little late in coming, I feel I should report on the Thanksgiving travels - if only because they directly relate to the name of this site.

Wabes and I headed to Albany for the weekend for a Kolzman family gathering at the Uncle's new home. The plan began with the Uncle saying "we just moved to Albany which is rather central - so the Grandparents and everyone who can make it should come have Thanksgiving here" to "everyone and their son/daughter/mother/boyfriend (that last one being the most important) will be coming on Thursday." Our small family gathering became a dinner for 30!

Without saying too much about the family, it was a great weekend; one of those rare occasions where everyone gets to spend time with one another but there's no wedding/bar mitzvah/funeral. We all cooked, ate, played cards, and even (to my little cousin's delight) agreed to a game of 3-on-3 basketball. (Though, as if to confirm stereotypes, we were not the most athletic bunch...)

The photos below capture the train ride back. The first is the Hudson ("Upstate"). The second, represent our entry into "Downstate" New York. I use to take the same route when I'd visit family as a kid. I always liked the final stretch through the Hudson River Valley, but back then I always got off before the George Washington Bridge.