We arrived in New York on Thursday afternoon, right at rush hour. So it took us awhile to get to our hotel from the airport. We were dropped off blocks from our hotel and then we got turned around several times before we made it to the Hilton New York. Our room was wonderful and we were excited to start our vacation.
We ate at a Cuban restaurant called Havana Central. We drank mojitos and ate interesting things but all of it was good. The music was loud but catchy and we caught our waitor dancing a couple of times. Heck, even we moved to the music. For dessert Krista and I had a dulce leche cheesecake and Mom and Jana had the Tres Leche cake. Divine.
After dinner, we walked around Times Square and saw the ball that drops at New Year's Eve. It was so bright there and so many people and places to see. We went to the M&M store and had fun shopping for the kids.
The next day was the day of our shopping tour. If you ever go to New York and like to shop, you have to do the Shop Gotham Tour. It was great. We met a couple of designers in their showrooms and the clothes were offered at wholesale price. We found some great deals and met some fun people. I had a lot of fun!
On the way to the tour, we walked by the New York Public Library. It was getting some work done on the building, but here is the lion with a bird on top of its head. I think it is a pigeon. Those birds were not afraid of people and we quickly found out that we needed to think fast and duck when they flew by us.
After the shopping tour, we went to Little Italy and ate a bite. The plan was to go to the Brooklyn Bridge and then the WTC site, but it began raining and steadily got worse, so we decided to take a subway back to 5th Avenue and go to FAO Schwarz instead. That was an experience! What a great but overwhelming toy store. Wow.
We stopped at a couple of other stores, but the rain and the having to constantly move around the many, many people with umbrellas were making us tired, so we walked back to the hotel and ate dinner there. The service was terrible but the food was good and we had a nice visit.
A funny side note: Every street corner was filled with either hot dog stands or people selling handbags. But when it started raining, all the sudden people selling umbrellas appeared from no where. "Umbrellasumbrellasumbrellas" they would call. "I am selling umbrellas" one man said, "Because I don't like when you get wet." Jana was the only one of us who didn't have an umbrella so she did buy one at the subway station. Guess what? It only cost her $5. The rest of our compact travel umbrellas that we bought before our trip cost $12. I guess sometimes, it pays off to be unprepared. :)
To be continued...
4 comments:
I am so glad you had a good time. Can't wait to hear all the details and see the pictures. I know Seth and the boys are glad to have you home, but I know you needed a break from them and all the wife and mom duties! Call when you have time to talk. Love ya, Sandy
Glad to hear you had a good time in NY. No offense or anything, but if you want some real cuban food, you gotta go to South Fl. Trust me i used to live there. The food is to die for :) but im sure Havana central was good too :) On a side note i found a cool site that i think you would like its called baraaza.com <-LINK so check it out, and stay safe while traveling.
Oh, so much fun! Can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip!
Fun, fun, fun!!!
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