New York City

Johnny and I went to New York City the last week of October. We were really looking forward to getting away for a week. We stayed at a hotel on times square and went nonstop for 7 days. I had a great time, but was ready to come back to Arkansas. Johnny on the other hand did not get tired of it. He kept telling me we were only going back home long enough to pack our bags and move to the big city...Yeah right!

Times square from our hotel

Central Park

We took the subway to Brooklyn and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan. It was a beautiful day for the walk.

Our last day there was the New York City Marathon. This is 1/2 mile from the end. There were some exhausted people, but they kept on going.

Johnny and the wall street bull. We almost forgot to find this beauty before we left New York. Johnny would have been very sad!

We had lunch at the Hello Deli before attending a taping of the David Letterman Show. We were surprised at the "locals" inside the deli. Rupert Jee and the business men were in there talking about real estate and the economy. Not as touristy as we expected.

Fun times on the subway. We took the subway everywhere we went. We never got in a cab. Our favorite subway moment was on Halloween night. We had been informed that the most entertaining thing to do on Halloween in NY is ride the subway all night. We attempted to go to a parade that was miserable, stinky, and pouring rain. We left to get back on the subway. It was PACKED. The announcer was continuously saying, "please stay clear of the closing doors". She was getting more and more frustrated from the people trying to cram into each car. Her last announcement was, "please get all capes and tails inside the car!" We saw people dressed in about everything you can imagine...EXCEPT..oompa loompas! There were none in NYC.

Rockefeller Plaza. This was the day before we left. I was exhausted and ready to come home. As you can tell, my hair had also experienced enough. It is definitely not made for NYC.

We took a 3 hour sightseeing cruise that went completely around Manhattan. It was a good way to see areas of Manhattan that we didn't experience anywhere else.

This is a Best Buy commercial being filmed. These folks did not appear happy at all to be singing their little jingle.

I got my picture taken with the soldier outside FAO Schwarz. We also got to shop in the glass Apple store which was a highlight for Johnny.

Lunch at Tavern on the Green. This was our most miserable day in NYC. It was POURING down rain. My pants were soaked all day. After lunch we spent time inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Other highlights of our trip were seeing Mary Poppins (one of my all time favorite movies), blue man group and West Side Story. Our first day in NY, we took a 6 hour private tour which helped tremendously in learning the subway system and determining a plan for the rest of our week. We also visited the 911 workshop which was created by the only photographer allowed access onto the site, 911 museum which shows a projection of the future sight, original sight of the twin towers, and St. Paul's Chapel. We spent a day on Wall Street, visiting the Federal Reserve Bank of NY where we toured the history of coins/money in the world and took a tour of the gold vault.

There was so much delicious food to choose from, we had a hard time deciding. Our favorite meal was an Italian dinner we had at Becco. We also went to Serendipity for a dessert!

There were many things that surprised us: The subway wasn't scary, people were generally nice if you needed help, and the city seriously never sleeps. At midnight, it was so bright outside it felt like noon. We had a great time!