Well, the bus was great! It was love at first sight between me and the B68. Nandika said one of her classmates liked it too. It was practically empty and perfectly air conditioned (in fact the kids probably could've used a light sweater). About 45 minutes later it deposited us at the corner of Brighton Beach and Coney Island Ave. where we ducked into the Walgreens to grab some junk food. Even the Walgreens in Brighton Beach has Russian food!
It definitely was hot and busy on the beach but once we staked out a place to set up our umbrellas and broke out the Russian cookies and mango nectar we were living it up. A great day of splashing in the water and defending sand castles against the rising tide was had by all. Afterwards we enjoyed another Brooklyn surprise when we were lured by Cafe Volna's siren song of shady tables and beer on the boardwalk. As with the bus, I had low expectations. Take a look at the Yelp reviews!
Well I was pleasantly surprised. It was the perfect ending to a beach day. Fresh cold beer. French fries with garlic and dill, some chicken kebabs and meat dumplings. What more could you ask for? Guess it shows you cannot always trust yelp reviews. One hint of this is that weirdly some of the three star reviews actually seem pretty positive (I'm looking at you "its a hole. but best shish kebab on the boardwalk!" and "it was delightful.")
