New York - Days 3 & 4

Okay....posting pics to blogger is a pain in the butt so I'm going to post just a few more.  You can see ALL the pictures I took here.  These are actually in backwards order but I can't be bothered to switch them all around.  Forgive me!

We made one last stop in Central Park because it is just so pretty.  This was on Sunday before we left.  The AIDS walk was going on so their were LOTS of people in Central Park!

Cool sculpture in Columbus Circle.  I think this used to be the Time Warner building but it is now owned by Trump.

Fountain in Columbus Circle

Eating our last lunch in NYC at Carnegie Deli.  I LOVE that place.  The pastrami is amazing and there's lots of cool people watching.

It doesn't look like much from the outside!

The lion in front of the NYC Public Library.  I was sad that the library is all covered up for renovations.  It's very pretty.

Neat little carousel in the park next to the public library.  There is a field that is part of this park too.  It was wall to wall people suntanning.  New Yorkers really love their parks.

Grand Central Station

Moi.

We decided to go over to Park Slope in Brooklyn on Saturday.  I've been to Manhattan 3 times but never to Brooklyn.  It was pretty cool.  It seemed much more family friendly.

Mount Prospect Park.  We wanted to explore the park more but we were really, really hungry.

So we went to the Botanical Gardens b/c they had a cafe.  Yay food!

We got to see some beautiful flowers along the way.

Lilypads too!

And the rose garden was amazing!

Saturday night we went to see Rock of Ages.  It's a musical starring Constantine Maroulis that took popular 80s songs and strung them together into a musical.  It was a great fun show.

Standing in line to get into Rock of Ages

Sadly this is the only Statue of Liberty picture I took.  We decided against going on the tour b/c it takes up half a day and we never got a good look at Lady Liberty.  Too bad.

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New York - Day 2

I'm really too tired to be adding pictures BUT I want to get them up while I still remember what they are all about!  I hate, hate, hate when I can't remember what a picture is!

These two pictures are actually from the end of Day 1.  We went to see the musical Memphis.  It was AMAZING!  We both loved it so much that we both bought the CD.  Definitely worth it if you get an opportunity to see it.

Most of the following pictures were taken during our 6 hour walking tour of Manhattan.  The tour is called Real New York Tours.  We had Trey for a tour guide & we had an awesome time.  We would definitely recommend this tour company (and Trey) but realize that there is A LOT of walking so be prepared.

For all you crazy Canadians....we've seen at least 2 Tim Horton's in Manhattan.  Who knew?

I love all the street vendors in NYC.....here's the fruit truck....

and here's one of the MANY street food vendors.

Even the Subway sign ....

and the Police Department have neon!

The Dakota Apartment where John Lennon & Yoko Ono lived (Yoko still lives there).  John Lennon was shot in front of this building on his way home one day.

The memorial to John Lennon in Strawberry Fields in Central Park

...You may say that I'm a dreamer....but I'm not the only one....

Love that song!

The Mall in Central Park

 More Central Park....just beautiful!

This rock is one of the few "natural" things in Central Park.  The entire park was planned & all of the hills, valleys & plants were placed there by park planners in the early 1900's.

When we weren't walking....we were on the subway.

Row houses in Greenwich Village

The Empire State building as seen from Greenwich Village

Washington Square Park

Chess Players in the Park

Cafe Wha? where Bob Dylan & Jimi Hendrix got their start.

The narrowest house in Manhattan.  It's only 9 1/2 feet wide (the outside...the inside is even smaller!)

Lunch in Greenwich Village.  This is a great little Italian deli.

Get the Italian Special but know that it's big enough for two people (this is half).  For $10 it's a great deal!

The Brooklyn Bridge

Wall Street

Trey our awesome tourguide!

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New York - Day 1

New York tip #1 - Bring comfortable shoes!


We walked almost 10k today before 4pm!  I know....crazy!  So far we've gone to FAO Schwartz, Tiffany's, Rockefeller Center, Top of the Rock, the TKTS booth.  We've done LOTS of people watching & walked, walked, walked.  Now we're having a rest before going out to a dinner & a Broadway show.  We're seeing "Memphis".  We were on the fence because there were so many great options.  One of the security guards at the TKTS line told everyone to go see Memphis.  He was so emphatic about it that I decided that was what we should see (since Nana made me choose!).  It was sooooo awesome!  It's the best Broadway show I have ever seen (I've seen 4 on Broadway) hands down.  We're going to go back tomorrow to thank him for the great recommendation.

Well, it's the end of the day & it seems like we've been here a week already.  Tomorrow we have our big city tour so it should be fun though possibly tiring.  Hopefully I'll have more pictures to post tomorrow.

Top of the Rock 

Radio City Music Hall

MOMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art

Andy Warhol Soup Cans

Jackson Polluck

Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Times Square - We were in the TKTS line @ this point

Times Square - Still in TKTS line.  It only took us 1 1/2 hours to get tickets.  We saved 50% by standing in line.  So we saved about $130.  I think it's worth it.  The people watching was very entertaining so the time flew by.

At the FAO Shwartz candy store.  The toy soldier behind me is made of Jelly Belly beans.

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