New York, Baby!

This is just Day One, so I hope you won't begin to be bored with the next few posts. For those of you who don't know, Michael had a business trip to New York in August, and I got to go with him. Our flight was earlier in the day than the hotel expected, so they stored our baggage, upgraded us to a suite on the top floor, and then asked us to come back in a few hours. So we went for a walk.

The pond in Central Park.

That's the Plaza Hotel in the background on the left.

Random people getting their pic taken with "The Statue of Liberty."
(You guys know it's not the real one, right?)



Looking back into the park.
The trees are so old, it looks more like a forest than a park.




Carriage ride around the park, anyone?

Or perhaps a cheap, knockoff purse and a bicycle carriage ride?

Michael just thought this building was cool.

We walked up Avenue of the Americas.

Blurry Radio City Music Hall.

Inside Grand Central Station.

It was a very hot and humid day to be traipsing all over the city.

More Grand Central Station.

It was two blocks from our hotel.

You can catch any subway line from there.

Finally back at the hotel.

My feet were KILLING me.
Can you say, "Blister"?

The "other" room in our suite.

Starbursts instead of mints on the plates that were hidden in the table.

Soup dumplings in Chinatown with Molly.

Yum!

This place was in a tiny, little alleyway, and it was packed! The hostess barely spoke English, and she was very abrupt. We had no idea if we were supposed to wait and or come in or what. We followed her in one time, and she chased us back out -- good-naturedly -- well, somewhat. Anyway, it was worth the wait. The food was EXCELLENT.

Gelato in Little Italy for dessert.

Stay tuned for more New York posts. Or don't. I mean, if it's boring to you, you don't have to check back. We had a blast, though. I would totally go back again!