The Big Apple

Cameron and I finally made it to New York City and crossed this one off my bucket list!

 

 

The city is crazy.  It really doesn't ever sleep.  All night long, taxis were honking and people were out and about.  We would come out of a Broadway show after 11 PM and Times Square would be packed as if it were the middle of the day, filled with people heading to restaurants and clubs.  The rest of the world would be in bed by now, and these people seemed to be just getting started.  Going at Christmastime was a risk because the weather could have been terrible, but it wasn't, and the season made the city seem almost magical.

 

Highlights of the trip included:

Seeing The Rockettes at Radio City Hall;

 

 

Enjoying the view from the "Top of the Rock;"

 

 

 

Checking out Wall Street

 

 

 

and the churches near the 9/11 memorial site;

 

Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge (and eating at Grimaldi's on the other side);

 

Seeing the city decked out for Christmas;

 

Taking a food tour through Greenwich Village;

 

 

Cruising the harbor on a skyline boat tour;

 

 

 

 

 

Strolling through Central Park;

 

 

 

Shopping in Times Square;

 

 

And, my personal favorite, Broadway (Mary Poppins and Wicked)!

 

 

 

 

We also ventured to Doughnut Planet on our last day to see if it lived up to all the hype.  It did.

We had a wonderful week in this city.  I would never want to live here, but I would love to visit again someday!