Bay Ridge/Lombardi's pizza

Just a casual Thursday.. Gregg got off early so we explored the South Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge.  If you ask someone in Manhattan if they have ever been to Bay Ridge, they might ask, "Where?" There doesn't seem to be much going on there.  Regardless, we went and checked it out.

It was quiet and suburban, there were some very nice houses and a great view of Staten Island and the Verrazano-Narrows bridge, which is the longest U.S. suspension bridge, a mere 60 ft longer than our beloved Golden Gate.  Interesting fact: crossing this bridge will cost you $15 if you're in paying in cash, in BOTH directions!  Makes us miss FasTrak...

Objects in image are larger than they appear..... pano pics ≠ flattering 

The view north from the American Veterans Memorial Pier
(that's Jersey City on the left, Manhattan on the right)

Smallest Cemetery in Brooklyn, Barkaloo.  Some gravestones from Revolutionary War.

This street looked straight out of London, except with blue skies.  And very quiet.

It was such a nice day out and the view of Manhattan was inspiring so we took the train into SoHo for dinner. We cruised around and decided on Lombardi's and had the white pizza. We weren't feeling brave enough to try the "famous" clam pizza, although the white pizza was quite delicious.  There were a lot of tourists dining, and we soon discovered that the true locals do takeout.

Pizza paired well with a pitcher of Brooklyn Lager ;)

After dinner we weren't quite ready to leave so we headed over to Gatsby's for a couple more drinks. It was a night of reminiscing! ❤️