We had a fabulous time. I was really worried for me as I am a country girl but I loved NYC! It was a great adventure and so thankful my friend Janice asked us to go with her...Michael has been after me for 2 years to take him to NYC and his dream came true...We honestly didn't have enough time to see everything and we really want to go back! I so love to travel and take in the different sights! It's an amazing world out there!
We stayed at the Marriot Marquis in Times Square and it was awesome. This is the view from our room, gorgeous! It was in the middle of everything, so easy to get where we were going.
Times Square on our first afternoon/evening. It didn't get busy until night time!
And of course the biggest Toys r us was just across the street from the hotel and that was our first stop! Michael was on brain overload! So many toys and so little time! It was too funny!
Michael posing with the T-rex. They also had a Ferris wheel inside the store but thank goodness Michael showed no interest in that, he wanted to shop for TOYS!!
Our hotel and our room is up there somewhere!!
Yep we went in the Hershey store too...and yes I brought an empty suitcase and yes it was filled up with chocolate, lol...
We took a walk and found Radio City Music Hall...How thrilling to be here in person!
Our first taste of NYC cheesecake from Juniors...Oh My so GOOD!
Michael and I went down to Times Square that night and walked around. I found this police officer giving his horse a drink of water from a water bottle...
Times Square at night, I told you it got very busy at night!! I could sit and people watch for hours, so many people!
One tired boy!
He had a blast playing in the Hotels revolving doors, over and over again...
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The next day we took a bus tour...word of warning do not use City sight seeing tour buses, go with Grey line...City sight seeing was just awful!!
We got off at Macy's and of course we had to go in and take a look...
I fell in love with the old escalators, beautiful oak wood!
We then walked over to B&H Video and photo and Oh my!! I was in brain overload! So much camera equipment and the lenses, Wow!!
We had burgers at Five guys, yummy!!
Back on the bus we saw the Empire State Building, cool...
Beautiful....
Wall Street on day three...
The parks scattered here and there were gorgeous!
On top of the Roc! Rockefeller Center too sweet!
We went to the M&M's store after I said we wouldn't dare go there, lol
Monday morning June 17th we did Good Morning America! Brad Pitt was on the show and was really nice to everyone in the audience, very down to earth.
The architecture was amazing!
I love this, cool!
Off the bus again and headed to the American Museum of American History
Statue in front of the museum, yes it's a rear view, lol...and the horse was a stud too!
Janice and Michael in the museum
Michael outside the Planetarium
One of the many displays in the Museum
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We left the museum and walked through Central Park in the Rain
It was amazing...
Looks like Julie in her younger years, yes this is what Julie and I did!
I love being in Central Park and seeing the skyscrapers through the trees, too cool!
Michael said it wouldn't be NYC if I didn't get a photo of a pigeon (Rock dove). He was a pretty one and strutting his stuff for the ladies and no we did NOT feed the pigeons!
We made it to our next destination...it wasn't too much fun in the rain but we are Texans and we love it when it rains!!
FAO Schwarz Toy store!!
Uh Oh he found a stuffed collie, ekk. I managed to talk him out of it before we left the store, thank goodness! One Collie in the house is enough!
Dinner at Sara Beths on Central Park South (I think that was the street)
Next morning was rough...hated to wake him but it was time to get moving!
We walked 4 blocks from our hotel over to the Hudson river. We saw the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier but with my back acting up there was no way we could tour it. Michael was a bit upset. The Intrepid was quite a bit bigger than the U.S.S. Lexington (Blue ghost)...
We did take the New York Water Taxi and loved it!
Empire State building
One World Trade Center...
He's excited we are seeing the Statue of Liberty up close and personal. One of his dreams fulfilled!
Staten Island Ferry...It's a free ride but it was packed, so glad we went with the New York Water Taxi instead!
Castle Williams is a circular defensive work of red sandstone on the west point of Governors Island in New York Harbor. It was designed and erected between 1807 and 1811. So much history in NYC, amazing!
Manhattan skyline
Brooklyn Bridge with Brooklyn behind it
So blessed to take this trip with my son and a great friend!
Brooklyn Bridge...Hey Mom this is the bridge Godzilla died on, gotta love my son and his movie references! Yes he watched the movie Godzilla twice before we left for NYC. He said it was so he'd know what he was seeing...
Manhattan skyline...it was awesome!
Island Heliport, pretty neat!
The Statue of Liberty, breath taking and I know Janice and I both had tears in our eyes!!
He was so proud! And oh so happy!
Love my boy and Love the U.S.A.
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Manhattan! Aka: NYC
He loved the cab rides, we had a few wild ones and I was loving it!
Grand Central Terminal...(station)
The buildings were amazing...Michael saw the street sign Park Ave and said Oh cool Mom we are in the Monopoly game, where is Boardwalk?
Michael and Janice staying out of the way and taking photos of Grand Central Station, not too busy but then it wasn't rush hour either...do they call it rush hour?
Lunch at Fat Tuesdays...Michael had to have a pizza! He had one earlier in our stay but poured red peppers all over it and couldn't eat it as it was too hot!
This pizza was delicious!!
Carvings, scroll work, it was all amazing. Do New Yorkers even see these designs?
checking out the trains and tracks...
Juniors cheesecakes Oh how I miss you!!
And yes we took the subway over to Times Square, just a short ride but Michael was so excited and so loved the hustle and bustle of it all...
Hurrying off the subway...
Back to Times square!
We ate breakfast here every day, great breakfast and reasonable prices!
Chrysler building from the revolving lounge at the top of our hotel...
Janice and I found a spot in the Hotels 8th floor lounge to relax in the evenings with a drink, snacks, use the free wifi and recharge our electronics batteries...We had a really great time!
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Thursday June 20th found us back at LaGuardia to take our flight home.
Keeping busy on the flight home...
Goofing around on the long flight!!
Of course I was playing with the camera...
Hello Houston!
Welcome to Texas...The heat blew me away when we got out of the airport, Wow!
One very tuckered out little boy but he had a great time! I loved watching him and seeing his amazement with the things we saw in NYC. It was amazing and we are definitely going back! I so miss the Cheesecake :)
