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No other way to start a
day in the city of bagels |
After arriving in NYC, we satisfied our Bagel cravings at Madison Deli. While there we got a text from Emily and Nick saying they were also in the City for the day, we had no idea. When we got off the bus, we probably walked within 75 ft of where they were standing in Bryant Park, without knowing it. At that point they were already on a train to their first stop of the day. Wow, small world experience!
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| Entrance to the "Public Eye" exhibit |
Our first stop was the
Public Library to enjoy the "Public Eye, 125 Years in Photography" exhibit. We were there for over an hour, enjoying pictures and reading captions. The exhibit included photos dating back to the earliest days of photography. We were touched by the 2 photos of holocaust survivors, which had their personal survival stories and written on the image. I also enjoyed the Ansel Adams landscape photos, and the really old photos showing glimpses of American history.
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The Department Stores were
decorating for Christmas |
After leaving the library we headed toward Central Park to enjoy a late morning stroll. On the way, we passed Rockefeller center to see the ice skaters and large Christmas Tree. We also did a quick duck into the Lego store, but that was in full-on, pre-Christmas, chaos mode.
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Wollman Ice Rink and
skyline |
When we arrived at Central Park, walked by Wollman Rink (more ice skaters on larger rink) and enjoyed the beauty of the park. It is always interesting to see all the athletes, recreational to serious, exercising along the roads within the park. We exited at Columbus Circle and headed to Times Square. It was now around mid-day, and the streets were getting crowded. Despite this being the day after the Paris attacks, people were not shying away from crowded public places.
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Times Square really comes to life when
the day gets longer |
After enjoying a bite of "New York" pizza at
Amadeus. we walked around the corner to the theater. The show we chose to see this year was
Jersey Boys. It was a retrospective on Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons. It took an honest look at how the group rose to fame, and the cost of fame on the band members and their relationships with each other and those close to them. It was fun listening to the "oldies", while enjoying all aspects of the show. At first I thought they were lip-synching, till I noticed the very small microphones hidden in their hair.
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Waiting in line to see
"Jersey Boys" |
After the show, we walked back toward Bryant Park and had dinner at
The Australian , which had kangaroo meat on the menu. We went for more standard dishes, but our waitress was an Australian who happened to be living in the city.
