Back from New York City!

Back from New York and after two days of being back home and I finally feel like I have recovered from the experience. We had a great time in the city and did a lot in the four days we were there. We got in Saturday night around six, had a nice Italian dinner, and walked around near our hotel, which was close to Rockefeller Center and Times Square.

Sunday was the busiest day of all (I think it’s because our legs were fresh that day). We took a cab to Brooklyn and started a walk that took us over the Brooklyn Bridges, past the 911 site, past the NY Stock Exchange and Wall Street, and down to Battery Park. We took the Staten Island Ferry and got to see the Statue of Liberty. We then went up and walked around China Town and into Little Italy. Later that evening we saw our first Broadway show called Rock of Ages and it was amazing. The only complaint I had was that the person sitting next to me and behind me thought they were in the show and were belting it out through almost the entire show. Luckily, I only heard them during the more mellow songs :-)

Monday, we went to the American Museum of Natural History and walked around Central Park. We then went shopping at Macy’s on 34th Street, walked around Herald Square and saw Madison Square Garden. We went out for a casual dinner and then went up in the Empire State Building around 9:30 at night. It was fun getting to see the city at night from atop the Empire State Building it was amazing!

Tuesday, we went to the Guggenheim Museum and the MET. We saw lots of great art and the buildings themselves were incredible. We then took a walk and headed up to the Upper West Side to check out Tom’s Restaurant AKA “Monks” on Seinfeld. It was really cool and the food was good too. We took the subway back to our hotel for a short rest before going out to see the Lion King (it was one of the coolest shows I’ve ever seen).

Wednesday was our last day in New York and before leaving for the airport, we walked down to see the New York City Library to say hi to the Lions. We then ate lunch at Bobby Flay’s Bar Americana Restaurant. We then walked up and had a frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity :-) We then went back to our hotel to collect our bags and take a car back to the Airport.
I really enjoyed my first trip to New York and Justin was excited to be able to enjoy the city instead of just having to work. New York City is defiantly a place I would enjoy visiting again. There is so much to see and do. We did a good job of see as much as we could but I know we only scratched the surface of this influential city.

Jack had a great time with his grandparent and I know they had fun spending time with him too. They had to leave Thursday morning to get back to STL, but we will be seeing them and my family when we meet in Springfield for Thanksgiving.

Hard to believe that Halloween is in one week, we still need to go and buy Jack a Halloween costume. I’m sure we will find him something cute so he can go out and get some candy (which he will have to share with his mama of course :-)

Hope you enjoy the pictures!