NYC - day 4

NYC -  day 4

LOTS of walking.  A day for acting awesome on the street and seeing lots of sights.

It started at Popover cafe for breakfast and then a walk down 

Central Park and a stop at the Imagine mosaic.

You go, Mur.

A view of the Natural History Museum.  Maybe someday we will go inside.

A monument to the seventh regiment who fought in the civil war. 

My favorite statue this trip. 

A dreamy view of central park.  I could handle a CP outing every Saturday.

Tarts at Pain Quotidien in Central Park.  Yes, please.

  Columbus Circle.  Street performers and Ron.  Great combo.

 

Tiffany yellow diamond.  Not for sale.  At least not in my price range.

 

 A sweet namesake.

A piece of the Berlin Wall.

 

A view from atop the Empire State Building.

 A forced namesake.

Another arranged namesake while we waited for Miranda to shop, shop, shop. 

 I think she found every Anthropolgie in Manhattan.

Two birds.  One made out of nails.  The other out of only sugar and spice.

 And, what happens when you walk and walk and walk.

Be warned.

Other stops of note:

Beecher's Cheese.  Amazing.
The NY Public Library.  LOVE.
Fish's Eddy.  A definite repeat.
Giant Bubble blowing by Miranda.
Prada to price check a bag.  Lost Ron and Nate downstairs.  Still not sure what took them so long to realize they were not at a thrift store.
Grand Central to do a little nose picking and then a visit to the subway museum that does not sell Z line shirts.  Disappointment for sure.
And, dinner at Celeste's.  Ron chose the best dinner. 

NYC - day 3

Day 3 - NYC

Kat's birthday.  A day full of daisy giveaways.
Did you know some people refuse flowers?

Clinton Street Baking Co. on the Lower East Side for breakfast.  

Still wishing I had somehow swiped Miranda's blueberry pancakes.  

A definite must on a return trip.  

Another namesake.  And, it seems, white children cannot go to this school.

Another name.

 

How does one get to Paris Vietnamese Restaurant in Chinatown?

Today will forever be known as pig day.

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.  

Still wishing I had froze my hand off with a mango ice cream.  

Just had a bit of Miranda's.  

There seems to be a trend.

A possible relocation, Ron?

Subway Zombies.

Blue Smoke for Kat's birthday lunch.  

Great service and good food.  Kat even scored a candle.

For a picture you have to go to Kat's instagram.

My favorite street.  

In Soho.

Think about it?

Balthazar's for a treat. 

Sub-par sticky bun and an out of this world raspberry meille feuille.

A John Cena sighting outside NY Stock Exchange.  

Yes, back in the financial district for Kat to find a few things on her bucket list.
Still searching for the evasive, non-existent cobblestone street

A kinda namesake. 

At Bill's Burger.

Ice Rink and flower bunny at Rockefeller Center.  Cold. Cold. Cold.

A QUICK walk by Radio City Music Hall.  Wouldn't want to get caught there.

 Times Square and Magnolia Bakery.
The cupcake would later come in handy on the airplane home.

And, a namesake in the garbage.  All in all, a very successful day.

NYC - day 2

Day 2 in NYC

Who wouldn't love to wake up to this? A liege waffle with speculoos and cream .
Totally divine. 

 And, we got to eat it while walking toward the Helmsley building.
Really?  Just pinch me.

From Grand Central to the Financial District.

This ended up being Ron's favorite day.

I think he has always had dreams of working Wall Street.

Ron and the bull . . . from the front end.

I'm not sure what the allure of a knish, or a dog, or a falafel on the street is,

but Ron found something that was calling his name.

9/11 memorial

New WTC 1.  Amazing architecture.

Staten Island Ferry.  Worth every penny.

Great views of the Statue of Liberty and downtown Manhattan.

All for free.

A namesake sighting.

Not sure what all this meant.  Locks on the Brooklyn Bridge.

A walk across the bridge after a thankfully warm lunch at Grimaldi's.

April 2013

A shot at babycakes NYC.  Totally disappointed.  I had memories of a delicious, cute cupcake, but came out with a dry, bland brick.  So sad. Can you spot the similarities and the differences?
1.  Same purse
2.  Short hair.
3.  No coat in 2006.
4.  Wishing for a warmer coat in 2013.

Babycakes - Novmeber 2006

Another namesake sighting.

After dinner at Sullivan Street Bakery (had a delicious potato pizza), the day ended with the NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden.  Baylor vs. Iowa.  Such fun.  Baylor won the day.

NYC - day 1

Oh, where to start?  A trip to NYC had been planned for years to celebrate someone special's 50th birthday.  But, honestly, I never let myself get revved up because I wasn't so sure a different someone special would agree to a NYC extravaganza.  But, the stars aligned and it happened. It took some special kind of magic like Nana babysitting, time off, and a hint of desire.  But, boy, I am grateful for all of those things because it was a most amazing trip.

So, in pictures and a little narrative . . .

Flying in at night.  Greatest view from the south tip of Manhattan up to Yankee stadium and then over where the Mets play. Even if we would have had to turn around and go home, it still would have been a successful trip.  Best view ever.

The all essential Metro Card.  A little disappointed that I didn't get a yellow one.  Instead I got the commemorative 100 years of Grand Central card.  It did grow on me. 
Especially when placed in the pity case Kat got me.

 First Subway ride out of Grand Central.  A definite favorite experience.

 Beautiful Grand Central Station.  Saw a cockroach. 

Saw two guys stop and relieve themselves on the side of a building. Saw two girls . . . well . . .

A short subway ride away was amazing sea salt and caramel hot chocolate.  Delicioso. 

Our waiter kept bringing napkins.  Like, a lot of napkins. How did he know we are from SoMo?

Stayed at Beekman Hotel in a corner room that fit us and more. 
Sleep came as soon as my head felt comfort.