Central Park, Plaza Hotel and the famous BIG Piano

We than hopped on our Tour Bus that took us around Upper Manhattan. We had the worst tour guide, seriously I dont care where you live your parents and grandparents live. But aside from that we saw some really cool places like where Ghostbusters was filmed, where Steve Martin lives while in New York and others.

Grand Central Station

We were here and it was "Grand Central Station" ha ha
This is also where we waited the longest amount of time for a Subway and us and so many other people we standing there waiting, you can tell by the way I look that is was humid and hot down there. At one point I looked over to see a man next to me sweat just rolling down his face it was gross.

Brooklyn Bridge

After the we got off the Ferry we walked over and walked half of the Brooklyn Bridge. It would have been nice to walk it all however that means we would have had to walk back and we just didn't have time for that. It is an amazing Bridge so much detail to everything. I have no idea how many cables are on that Bridge but it has to be a ton.

Statue Of Liberty

I'm so glad my sister and travel agent told us to get advanced tickets, but by the time we did the crown was sold out but we were able to get pedestal, it was really neat to be able to go in and see this view. We enjoyed lunch on the Island and just walking around. It really was a privilege to go see Americas History.

Battery Park

It was a short walk from the reflection pools to Battery Park where we walked around the park and than got onto the fairy to see the Statue of Liberty. I remember seeing this sculpture here with Tiffany back in 2002 for some reason I remembered this sculpture really well. It stood in the World Trade Centers plaza.

9-11 Reflection Pools

I was so privileged and glad I was able to see these. They opened for the public on September 12 2011 and we got to see them just ten days latter. I can not describe the feeling I had in there. Even though we were surrounded by kids on a field trip that I dont really think they comprehend where they are there was still a spirit there. I'm so glad once again for this opportunity to have been there it truly was the highlight of my trip.

Other Sights

We had a little over an hour to kill before we could get into the memorial so we walked around and enjoyed some of the popular things to see in New York. You can no longer get very close to the Bull they have it fenced off ( I think to many inappropriate pictures with it).

The Protesters

It is crazy to think that these protesters have now stretched all across the US and even in SLC and we saw it starting to unroll in Manhattan. I get annoyed seeing these people, for one splint second I think well they have the right to vice their opinion and than on the other, well I shouldn't even get started because I wouldn't want to offend people who may read this. So after all that I will keep my opinions to myself. I know this is my journal and I should say how I feel but I worry to much about other people.

Day 2 9/11, Statue of Liberty, Central Park tour and more..

We talked so highly about waking up early so we could get in line to insure tickets to the 9/11 memorial (they opened part of it Sept 12 2011) but after being woke up by some cute kiddos at 4am our time and running around like crazy we were pretty tired so we did our best but we also took the wrong Subway so we actually didn't get there till like 9:30am when we were trying for 8, however it didn't matter we still received tickets for the 11am tour. We walked around in the temporary museum and just recalled and thought about the the timeline of the day we saw some really neat stuff. After we walked around the outside and just looked at near by buildings

And We Ate AGAIN

I stressed so much of the trip trying to eat at places my sister recommended or Bethany recommend but our other friend Steve simply said anywhere you eat is fine and he is right as you can see we ate tons this trip and everywhere was great. I especially loved the places just on the street, like in this picture Best Chili Dog ever!! For dinner we ate at some Australian restaurant mainly so Brett could watch the Rugby game.

Top of the Rock

I am so glad we choose to go to the Top of Rockefeller vs Empire, this way we were able to get a great view of the Empire State building so Thanks for the advice Andrea. We really enjoyed the view it felt like you could see forever. I pointed out the Statue of Liberty to Brett and I could see disappointment in his eyes he latter said he thought it would be a lot bigger. We for those who know we were still really far away from it so of course it will be a spec, but my guess is that "us" people who live so far and usually only see the Statue in pictures imagine it as being HUGE no matter where you are, after all its a symbol of Freedom and you dont think to ever be little that. Over all we saw great views and really enjoyed our time up there.

Wicked

WOW was it great, I have been wanting to see this for about 4 years now, I really didn't know much about it and that was okay I still loved it. We had great seats and just enjoyed the whole thing. It was easy to follow and the whole play is just so fun I love the way its written.
Back When I was still working for the school district I won a trip to California but we asked if we could instead get a credit and use it for this trip, they let us so this is one of the things we did, I am so glad I won and Thank You Davis School District and Get Away Today Vacations!!!

Where's Brett and Casan

Can you find us????

There was so much going on and so much to see we had a ball! I think we bought food every 50 feet. Here is some dollar pizza Bethany told me to try, it was good and huge for only a buck.

Everything I Know about New York I learned from SEINFELD!!!

I love Seinfeld and couldn't wait to try the Black and White cookie, Milly to wear her puffy pants, and try the Soup Kitchen. It is back in business and they very much act the part. They were rude and told us to step to the side (even though we were the only ones there). Although we did get our Bread!!! Also let me add Black and White cookies are amazing!!!

New York Day One

I will start the trip with saying Milly did great on the plane. We had a layover in Chicago and she took a great nap in her car seat, I love when planes are not full so you can bring you car seat on board. So once she got over the excitement of the plane she settled down and went to sleep. We arrived in New York late Tuesday night so it was pretty much go to bed and get ready to hit it hard in the morning. Andrea was so nice to take Milly and let Brett and I enjoy the City. We took the train and the first thing we saw was Madison Square Gardens. Brett I think was quizzing me and asked me if I knew what goes on here I replied I know this is where Apollo fought Drago LOL

We than got a quick look at the Empire State Building


Next we saw Toys R Us that has a huge Carousel in the store