Coney Island Outing

At the south end of the borough of Brooklyn lies Coney Island. It's a great entertainment spot. We rode the N train to the end of the line to Coney Island which kind of reminds me of the 'rides' part of the CNE.

We first stopped at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow and for the low price of 4 dollars -we got to watch a live show with live freaks. First up with the woman who could shallow fire -she was pretty impressive -she could breathe out and hold fire in her mouth. Then was the human-blockhead which took a 6 inch nail and hammered it into his skull. Followed by the sword-swallowing girl who could swallow to two swords at once. She also could contort around 18 blades in a box. Then block-head man used an electric power drill to drill through his nose cavity -that was gross. It was followed by the 'wolf-man' with hair all over his face who also did a tight-rope act and then a scary looking woman who performed a python dance and electric sparking section where she lighted things on fire with her appendage. All around very entertaining.

We then spent some time sunbathing and swimming at the beach. Followed by dinner at Nathan's Famous (where they do the July 4th Hot Dog eating contest). I tried their hot dogs with onions and peppers and also their creamy garlic fries. The last activity was riding the Cyclone roller coaster -I got the very back seat and I have to say it is one of the scariest roller coasters I've ever ridden one. My butt left the seat most of the time and it went FAST!!!

Coney Island is definitely a fun inexpensive way to spend one day of your weekend.