Well this weekend has been a rather interesting means of primarily getting to know my community, the local area and how scared I can be or not as the case may be.
So on Saturday we decided that our apartment needed a clean so we cleaned for a large part of the day, I managed to reorganize the shelves in the kitchen and organize our rather vast tea, infusion and coffee collection, not what I had really got in mind for a Saturday in NJ but it was raining and I do live in the middle of nowhere so I wasn’t that bothered.
After cleaning for some time it was decided that we were going to visit a NJ diner which are apparently very famous- just quite famous and only really famous if your get a good one and you’re from NJ.
So we decided to go to the one nearest to us but it was closed so then we ended up pretty much in the middle of nowhere in a place called Manalapan at the Manalapan Diner
Now the Manalapan diner isn’t just any diner it’s a diner restaurant offering a range of delights that are spread over a 12 page menu plus specials. My review wouldn’t do it justice, however, http://www.yelp.com/biz/manalapan-diner-englishtown
Does in part but doesn’t truly express the atmosphere of the place which was to say the least Bizarre! The women who served us told Diana she didn’t want to have the Matzo ball soup, Diana did order the soup and when the waitress cleared our table she told Diana that she was a good girl.
I should also say at this stage that when ordering the soup we were asked what bread we wanted the options being as follows
Cheese Plain or Cinnamon? – yes Cinnamon!
We ordered cheese and some kind of sweet Danish pastry type of thing came, it was really sweet and added to the experience and left Saran Diana and myself with the question if that was the cheese then what would the cinnamon have been like!
The experience was made all the more enjoyable by our fellow dinners that varied in age from about 104 all the way to babies.
So there we are!
Sunday brought a trip to Six Flags Adventure Park
http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/index.aspx
‘twas bloody scary, I say that but also enjoyable I went on a few rides and now have sore knees from pressing them on to the sides of the carts that I sat in whilst hurtling around.
I don’t think Sarah and Diana realized just how much of a chicken I am when it comes to things rides but I soon dispelled any illusions by coming off http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/The_Great_American_Scream_Machine.aspx with a look of death, I then told them that this was a normal thing for me and that when I said I really don’t like roller coasters I meant it.
It was a good day though with highlights including the conquering of the runaway mine train and other favourites that were rated as family favorites.
I don’t think I’ll be rushing back to six flags but it was good to see the collective masses enjoying a very very hot day in mid September
So on Saturday we decided that our apartment needed a clean so we cleaned for a large part of the day, I managed to reorganize the shelves in the kitchen and organize our rather vast tea, infusion and coffee collection, not what I had really got in mind for a Saturday in NJ but it was raining and I do live in the middle of nowhere so I wasn’t that bothered.
After cleaning for some time it was decided that we were going to visit a NJ diner which are apparently very famous- just quite famous and only really famous if your get a good one and you’re from NJ.
So we decided to go to the one nearest to us but it was closed so then we ended up pretty much in the middle of nowhere in a place called Manalapan at the Manalapan Diner
Now the Manalapan diner isn’t just any diner it’s a diner restaurant offering a range of delights that are spread over a 12 page menu plus specials. My review wouldn’t do it justice, however, http://www.yelp.com/biz/manalapan-diner-englishtown
Does in part but doesn’t truly express the atmosphere of the place which was to say the least Bizarre! The women who served us told Diana she didn’t want to have the Matzo ball soup, Diana did order the soup and when the waitress cleared our table she told Diana that she was a good girl.
I should also say at this stage that when ordering the soup we were asked what bread we wanted the options being as follows
Cheese Plain or Cinnamon? – yes Cinnamon!
We ordered cheese and some kind of sweet Danish pastry type of thing came, it was really sweet and added to the experience and left Saran Diana and myself with the question if that was the cheese then what would the cinnamon have been like!
The experience was made all the more enjoyable by our fellow dinners that varied in age from about 104 all the way to babies.
So there we are!
Sunday brought a trip to Six Flags Adventure Park
http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/index.aspx
‘twas bloody scary, I say that but also enjoyable I went on a few rides and now have sore knees from pressing them on to the sides of the carts that I sat in whilst hurtling around.
I don’t think Sarah and Diana realized just how much of a chicken I am when it comes to things rides but I soon dispelled any illusions by coming off http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/The_Great_American_Scream_Machine.aspx with a look of death, I then told them that this was a normal thing for me and that when I said I really don’t like roller coasters I meant it.
It was a good day though with highlights including the conquering of the runaway mine train and other favourites that were rated as family favorites.
I don’t think I’ll be rushing back to six flags but it was good to see the collective masses enjoying a very very hot day in mid September
you went on a roller coaster!!!! shocking.
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i like the sound of your friends, they sound nice!
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