We decided to stay in Parsippany, NJ and take the train into the City for the two days we had to sightsee.\u00a0 The first day was all on our own. The second day, we would be meeting at Chatham Imports before going to lunch with Joe and Connie.<\/p>\n

The train ride into the City reminded us of the Polar Express, when the conductor came down the aisle to punch our tickets.\u00a0 We looked to see if he punched any words in them, but he didn\u2019t.\u00a0 Our train destination was Penn Station, which is under ground.\u00a0 When we rode the escalator up to street level the first time, we were all breathless.\u00a0 The view was absolutely incredible.\u00a0 We were in New York City.\u00a0 On Fashion Avenue. Blocks from Broadway and Times Square.\u00a0 Un-be-liev-able!<\/p>\n

We pretty much walked everywhere the first day. We ate at a McDonald\u2019s that has appeared on Travel Channel shows, walked past the theater where we would be seeing Mary Poppins the following night, and walked into Madame Tussaud\u2019s Wax Museum to purchase tickets for our sightseeing bus tour.\u00a0\u00a0 We figured the bus tour would be a good bet, since we could get a feel for the city without wearing Anna out.\u00a0 Unfortunately, their dry spell ended that day.\u00a0 We were given rain ponchos to wear while we were on the top level of the bus, but it was raining much too hard for them to keep us dry.\u00a0 Jon and I ended up sitting below, where the windows were fogged over, and there was little ventilation.\u00a0 Me, being claustrophobic, thought I was going to die.\u00a0 Every time the bus slowed down for a stop, water cascaded down the steps from the upper deck into the lower level.\u00a0 We eventually got off at a stop without knowing exactly where we were.\u00a0 We were just about to call a cab, when another bus pulled up that had a plastic cover over the front of the upper seats.\u00a0 It was the Brooklyn tour.\u00a0 The rain showers had let up by this point, so we jumped on and had a great tour of Brooklyn.\u00a0 When the tour was finished, we walked back to Penn Station to catch the train to our hotel.\u00a0 We would have to be on the ball the next morning so we wouldn\u2019t be late for our meeting.<\/p>\n

The weather was definitely better the following day, although trains were running late through the tunnel between New Jersey and New York due to flooding from the deluge the day before.\u00a0 We had to hurry from Penn Station to Chatham\u2019s in order to get there in time. Thanks to the GPS on my Smartphone, we made it.<\/p>\n

The office itself was pretty small, but everyone was very friendly.\u00a0 The secretary is originally from Iowa, and made us feel very welcome the way Midwesterners do.\u00a0 Connie brought us into the conference room, where Joe joined us a short time later.\u00a0 They asked the girls a ton of questions, just getting to know them, and making sure they were experiencing the City the way they were hoping to.<\/p>\n

After hearing more about their company, Jonathan and I were invited to have a sampling of the vodka made from our corn.\u00a0 Chatham’s markets three flavors of organic vodka under the Crop label – plain, tomato, and cucumber.\u00a0 We learned the proper way to taste test without getting intoxicated before lunch. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0\u00a0 It amazed me how the tomato and cucumber vodkas tasted just like fresh from the vine produce.\u00a0 We next tasted their organic gin, which is marketed under the Farmers Gin label.\u00a0 I had never tasted gin before, and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.\u00a0 The taste of juniper was very pronounced, but when we did the “spit” part of the taste test, the flavor of lemon filled my mouth.\u00a0 For fun, we were given tastes of Joe’s favorite Biscotti liqueur, which tasted just like the cookie.\u00a0 We chatted for a few more minutes, then we were off to lunch.<\/p>\n

Next… lunch!<\/p>\n

The girls in their rain ponchos before hopping on the bus<\/p>\n

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