We noticed this morning that the flags outside the hotel were flying at half-mast and asked reception why and were told it was to remember 89 firefighters who had died in the past year. 🇺🇸
As forecast, it rained this morning and it’s cold again. ☔️🥶
That didn’t stop Nat doing her early morning run before the rains came though! She’s very dedicated! 🏃♀️Bless her!
It looks as though the rest of our holiday will be cold, as Lake Placid’s temperatures are currently ranging from 38ºF (3ºC) to 64ºF (17ºC). We expected it to be cold there but we’ve been rather spoilt, as we were not expecting hot weather in Babcock and Rickett’s State Parks so now it’s turned cold here in Corning, it’s all been a bit of a shock! 🥶
Today’s plan was to have breakfast and then walk down to the Corning Museum of Glass. It’s only a five-minute walk from the hotel and is a great place to visit.
Established in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incohttps://home.cmog.org/rporated) as a gift to the nation for the company’s 100th anniversary, The Corning Museum of Glass is a not-for-profit museum dedicated to exploring a single material: glass. Annually welcoming over 300,000 visitors from around the world, the Museum’s campus is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of glass, the world’s foremost library on glass, and one of the top glass-working schools in the world.
Over 50,000 objects representing more than 3,500 years of history are included in the Museum’s collection;
We saw some amazing exhibits before watching the glass blowing, they make it look so easy, before buying some beautiful glass to take home.
The following photographs are of items all made of glass.
Sadly, Dot and Nat have left us and travelled home. 😔We had such a wonderful time all being together again, the time went very quickly and are sad it’s over. Fingers crossed it won’t be too long before we can all be together again. 🤞
The three Twilight buddies back in 2013!
The three Twilight buddies today!
After the girls had left, we decided to drive into Corning for a quick pizza lunch before returning to the hotel and getting ready for our departure tomorrow.
We will be leaving Corning to drive to Lake Placid in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.
As always, thanks for reading. Comments always welcome. 🤗
Our other chums in the States at the moment keeps sending us pictures of snow! They were around Salt Lake City. But now heading home from near Fort Worth.
As always its such a pleasure getting together with you after all these years! I loved every minute of our visit together! Safe travels today and praying for warmer temps and sun!! xx
Such wonderful glass pieces, would loved to have seen them being made.
Love P &T xx
Glad you had a great reunion, old friends just carry on where they left off no matter how many years between. Some amazing glass pieces, incredible skills. Hope it’s not too cold in Lake Placid area, safe travels Ann