So, remember that post in February about Adam's big secret. And how it was just killing him to keep it. Well, we went to dinner with Adam's parents a few weeks ago (March 3 to be exact). When we finished dinner, Andrew looked at me and said "Mommy, you need to go home and pack." When I asked what he was talking about, Adam informed me that our plane for New York was leaving at 7 am the next morning and I better get packed. Wooooohoooooo! So, we left Austin at 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 4 and returned Saturday, March 6 at about midnight. All of the grandparents (and daycare) pitched into watch Andrew while we were gone.
What a trip. Adam had booked us into the Millenium Broadway which is just half a block off of Times Square and the perfect location for exploring Manhattan. And believe me, we saw the whole island (well almost) in 2 and 1/2 days.
Our flight landed at JFK a little after 11:00 a.m. After checking into the hotel and grabbing a bite to eat at Carnegie Deli ($60 for 2 sandwiches and a couple of sides -- now I know why New York women are so thin, they can't afford to eat!). But like I was saying, after eating lunch we walked up to Central Park. We rented a pedicab pedaled by the cutest little Irishman (shout out to Neil Ainsworth from County Mayo) and he took us on a tour of the park. It was a wonderful little tour and we didn't have to walk. Here we are with Neil:
When we left the park, we walked over to the Museum of Modern Art. We saw lots of art you would all recognize (Van Gogh, Seurrat, Warhol, etc) including Monet's "Waterlillies" which is absolutely huge and a Tim Burton exhibit. As we were walking through the museum, we walked into a room that had this large, white...tent in the middle of it and a guard standing next to it. No one else is in the room. So, Adam and I are walking around looking at this...tent, and the guard asks me if I would like to go inside it. So, I took my shoes off and went inside. It had these two weird structures which you were supposed to hug and rub and it smelled like lavender inside. It was very interesting. Anyway, by the time Adam and I were done walking through it, there was line of people waiting their turn. We started a trend!
After the MOMA, we went to the Top of the Rockefeller Center for a view of New York at night and then went down to Times Square. Even at night, Times Square is as bright as a sunny day. It was a very expensive day. Everything in New York seems to cost a minimum of $20 a person. Just to ride the elevator to the top of the Rockefeller cost us $20 each. Ouch!
On Friday, we got up and took the subway to the bottom of Manhattan. Then we took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry (which was free!) for a view of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline. Afterwards, we walked up to Wall Street and then out onto the Brooklyn Bridge.
Then we had lunch in Chinatown and closed out the afternoon at the American Museum of Natural History:
Our last day, Saturday, we had until about 3:00 p.m to cram in as much as we could. So we went to the New York Public Library, Grand Central Station, The United Nations, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Rockefeller Plaza (where they have the ice skating rink) and Fifth Avenue.
We walked about 30 miles while we were in New York. We rode the subway 5 times and took 2 taxis. We had a great time. And it was my most awesomest birthday ever!
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