For all you "Sex and the City" fans out there, you will probably remember an episode that centered around an event in NYC called Fleet Week. That was the episode where the fearsome foursome found themselves at the huge Fleet Week party, engaging in various levels of naughtiness with random sailors, marines and coast guardsmen.
Well guess WHAT. It's Fleet Week right NOW. I don't know why, but I was surprised and delighted in a "I'm-at-Disneyland-and-there's-Mickey-Mouse" sort of way when I first saw groups of people out and about in their crisp white uniforms (fun white caps included!). They have literally been EVERYWHERE all week, including sitting on the steps of my office building.
Hosted nearly every year since 1984, Fleet Week is NY's celebration of the sea services. What "Sex" didn't really elaborate on was that besides the raging parties, there are all sorts of great events going on in the city all week. There was a parade of military ships on the Hudson river, simulations and demonstrations of naval technology, opportunities for the citizens of NY to meet these servicemen and women and public visitation of many of the participating ships.
And no, no crazy parties for this civilian this week.
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