Repeat Offenders

K and I started our Sunday with the now ritualistic cappuccino and cannoli in Greenwich Village. Ahhh.... An excellent jump start for a day of bouncing back to some favorite hotspots.

We then proceeded on down to the Gay Pride parade to see the amazing array of humanity strutting its stuff. Unlike two years ago when we happened upon this event completely unexpectedly, this time we knew our travel timing was right and we had been looking forward to the feast for our eyes. ... A picture speaks a thousand words...

In addition to the expected bohemian rhapsoday, there was additional celebration due to the fact that gay marriage was just legalized in the state of NY.

Amongst many highlights we got to hear New York's Gay Men's C

horus sing "Born this Way."

Note the "visible humidity" - You would think I just left the gym!!

We blazed back uptown to meet up with K's parents, then headed back downtown, towards the Staten Island ferry for another cruise and gander at Lady Liberty. However, on our wa

y past a couple of the Pride parade subway stops we felt it downright unfair for K's parents to be

out of the loop of one of the most festive shows in town

, and... we headed back to the parade for a second scoop. (yes, this was two hours later and it was still going strong).

Miraculously, this time we saw D and C doing the rumba down the

main boulevard.

Eventually we made it back to the less beaten path - the Staten Island ferry past the S

tatue of Liberty...

...desolate Sunday afternoon Wall Street (shared a sip of water with George Washington - we also went by a tavern where he and his soldiers reportedly took a shot of courage),

a quick peek at the progress at Ground Zero, (the vibe there was more promising than last year), and on to a round of libations at the Rockefeller Plaza.