Because of Ken's life-long dream of attending a Yankee game in Yankee Stadium, we planned our vacation this year so that he could fulfill that dream before they tear down the old Yankee Stadium after this season.
We stayed at the old Roosevelt Hotel in mid-town Manhattan.
It is old, but it is still very beautiful. We are glad that we chose this hotel. It was in a great location, just a block or two from Grand Central Station and 5 or 6 blocks from Times Square.
The first place we went after checking into our hotel was to Grand Central Station to try to figure out the subway system. Yikes. After a very confusing and frustrating experience in the subway, we found our way to Greenwich Village. 
Greeenwich Village seemed less cute and much more junky than I had imagined. Unfortunately, most of the shops were closing, so we just ate dinner and returned to Times Square.
It is very crowded and hectic on Times Square just about any time of day.
The next day it rained most of the day. It was pretty disappointing because we had tickets for the tour buses that were open air. They handed out white rain panchos which we wore all day. We got off of the bus and looked at the sights in the rain. We only walked part way over the Brooklyn Bridge because it was pouring down rain.
It wasn't raining while we were on the Empire State building.
All day we wondered if the Yankee game would be cancelled because of the rain, but it cleared up and Ken was able to go and eat a hot dog in Yankee Stadium.
I got into the spirit of things and bought me a hat and a sweat shirt. Hey, I was cold.
This was the only Yankee home run of the game. The bad news is that the Yankees lost. Bummer.
The next day the sun came out and it was beautiful, so we decided to spend the day in Central Park. The best part about NYC isn't the city but this beautiful park. The residents all say that it is all of their back yards collected into one area. If I had to live there, Central Park would definately be my favorite place.
We took a carriage ride first thing.
We walked and walked and walked. Everywhere we went we discoverd some new and wonderful thing.
Parts of it had a very European feel to it.
In the movie, Maid in Manhattan, Jennifer Lopez got a magazine stuck to her bum on one of these benches.
There's a huge lake there, and we thought that this was it because it seemed really big. Come to find out, we never even made it around to the really BIG lake.
At the carousel there were beautiful mini irises.
We walked clear around the smaller lake. It was so much fun. There were winding paths that went up and down hills.
Resting was another good part of the day.
We had a two day pass on the open air buses, so we used that up on the same day.
This is Madison Square Gardens, where they play basketball.
The Macy's store is the biggest store in the world. I didn't even go inside.
We were disappointed in ground zero. They were doing construction and had it mostly blocked off. It seems very irreverent, to me, for them to be building there. It should be sacred ground. Why don't they just make it into a park and memorial? It just seems wrong to me.
Our bus tour took us all over the island, so we saw just about everything there was to see. These are "brownstones" with their stoops that you see in movies. I think these are in Harlem.
On our last full day, we took a boat tour clear around the whole island of Manhattan. It was very relaxing and we got a really good idea of how everything fits together.
We saw the United Nations building on land 2 days earlier and then we got to see it from the water.
From the water we saw where we had walked on the Brooklyn Bridge that day in the rain.
On a previous trip to NYC we went up into the Statue of Liberty. Now they don't let you do that, so we were happy just to see her from the boat.
That evening we went to see The Lion King. It was everything everyone had said it was. What a beautiful and creative production. It made me cry and I don't cry that easily.
Goodbye to Times Square and to NYC. It's a fun place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. I'm sure that this phrase must have been coined in reference to NYC. Utah looks like heaven.
It is old, but it is still very beautiful. We are glad that we chose this hotel. It was in a great location, just a block or two from Grand Central Station and 5 or 6 blocks from Times Square.
The first place we went after checking into our hotel was to Grand Central Station to try to figure out the subway system. Yikes. After a very confusing and frustrating experience in the subway, we found our way to Greenwich Village. Greeenwich Village seemed less cute and much more junky than I had imagined. Unfortunately, most of the shops were closing, so we just ate dinner and returned to Times Square.It is very crowded and hectic on Times Square just about any time of day.The next day it rained most of the day. It was pretty disappointing because we had tickets for the tour buses that were open air. They handed out white rain panchos which we wore all day. We got off of the bus and looked at the sights in the rain. We only walked part way over the Brooklyn Bridge because it was pouring down rain.
It wasn't raining while we were on the Empire State building.
All day we wondered if the Yankee game would be cancelled because of the rain, but it cleared up and Ken was able to go and eat a hot dog in Yankee Stadium.
I got into the spirit of things and bought me a hat and a sweat shirt. Hey, I was cold.
This was the only Yankee home run of the game. The bad news is that the Yankees lost. Bummer.
The next day the sun came out and it was beautiful, so we decided to spend the day in Central Park. The best part about NYC isn't the city but this beautiful park. The residents all say that it is all of their back yards collected into one area. If I had to live there, Central Park would definately be my favorite place.
We took a carriage ride first thing.
We walked and walked and walked. Everywhere we went we discoverd some new and wonderful thing.
Parts of it had a very European feel to it.
In the movie, Maid in Manhattan, Jennifer Lopez got a magazine stuck to her bum on one of these benches.
There's a huge lake there, and we thought that this was it because it seemed really big. Come to find out, we never even made it around to the really BIG lake.
At the carousel there were beautiful mini irises.
We walked clear around the smaller lake. It was so much fun. There were winding paths that went up and down hills.
Resting was another good part of the day.
We had a two day pass on the open air buses, so we used that up on the same day.
This is Madison Square Gardens, where they play basketball.
The Macy's store is the biggest store in the world. I didn't even go inside.
We were disappointed in ground zero. They were doing construction and had it mostly blocked off. It seems very irreverent, to me, for them to be building there. It should be sacred ground. Why don't they just make it into a park and memorial? It just seems wrong to me.
Our bus tour took us all over the island, so we saw just about everything there was to see. These are "brownstones" with their stoops that you see in movies. I think these are in Harlem.
On our last full day, we took a boat tour clear around the whole island of Manhattan. It was very relaxing and we got a really good idea of how everything fits together.We saw the United Nations building on land 2 days earlier and then we got to see it from the water.
From the water we saw where we had walked on the Brooklyn Bridge that day in the rain.
On a previous trip to NYC we went up into the Statue of Liberty. Now they don't let you do that, so we were happy just to see her from the boat.
That evening we went to see The Lion King. It was everything everyone had said it was. What a beautiful and creative production. It made me cry and I don't cry that easily.Goodbye to Times Square and to NYC. It's a fun place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. I'm sure that this phrase must have been coined in reference to NYC. Utah looks like heaven.
2 comments:
I've been having a FRIENDS marathon, so a lot of that looked pretty familiar. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun.
Happy Birthday Marilyn! Sure wish I could give you a big hug today. I'm thinking lots of great thoughts about you and how much I love you. Your trip to NYC looked like a ball. I'm so glad that you and Ken had a fun get-a-way. I'm excited about Michelle's #3, is she going to have 16 kids too?
love you, jan
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