New York Day 1

We arrived in New York around 11:00 Thursday night.

We came in at Penn Station so we could check that off the to do list. 

We had to be up bright & early Friday morning for our 9 hour tour. 

This was the meet up spot for the tour. Our hotel was off Times square & Broadway.  

St. Patrick's is THE most beautiful Church I've ever seen. 

The restoration is almost complete. 

It's huge!

Grand Central Station

The inside looked just like it does in all the movies.

We went to the top of the Empire State Building. 

Views from the 86th floor!

We walked through China Town & saw the place that Jay Z has his New Years Eve party every year & we had lunch in Little Italy.

Good lasagna & bread!

Such pretty architecture all over the city. 

Trinity Episcopal was another beautiful church with an amazing story. Across the street from the Twin Towers it didn't have any damage from the events of 9/11.

We went to Wall Street 

Next stop was the 9/11 Memorial

It's very pretty & peaceful.

So many people were there but it was quiet. 

The pools were bigger than I thought.

Next stop was the ferry for the Statue of Liberty. 

More flags at half staff.

This was by the twin towers (that's why it's burned) & after 9/11 moved over by the ferry that goes to the Statue of Liberty.

We went by Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Flatiron District, Battery Park, The NY Public Library, Ellis Island & where all the horses live that pull the carriages. 

I really liked the tour because we were able to see so much & then we could decide what we wanted to see more of. The tour ended up running late & I got ready in record breaking time for our first Broadway show!

I'm not sure if it's good or bad that I got ready so fast. Now there's no doubt that I can do it. 

There was no time for dinner before so we had a snack before the show. 

Yes, a mini can or Pringles & a glass of Merlot in a souvenir cup. Dean had peanut M & M's. There weren't a ton of options!

I loved Wicked! It was really good. Dean liked it too. It made me want to go to more shows.

After the show we found a cute little diner that was a an A. Oh! In case you didn't know, we learned on the tour that all of the restaurants have a great from the Dept of Health. You only want to eat at A's. If it says grade pending our tour guide said to "run like hell"! You don't have to tell us twice.

So we had a late dinner & when I say late I mean like 11:30. The show didn't start until 8:00. This was a seriously late night for us. Dinner was at the Times Square Diner. That was the best chicken Caesar wrap I've ever had!!!

More to come!

Toodles!

New York Day 1

We arrived in New York around 11:00 Thursday night. 

We came in at Penn Station so we could check that off the to do list. 

We had to be up bright & early Friday morning for our 9 hour tour. 

This was the meet up spot for the tour. Our hotel was off Times square & Broadway.  

St. Patrick's is THE most beautiful Church I've ever seen. 

The restoration is almost complete. 

It's huge!

Grand Central Station

The inside looked just like it does in all the movies.

We went to the top of the Empire State Building. 

Views from the 86th floor!

We walked through China Town & saw the place that Jay Z has his New Years Eve party every year & we had lunch in Little Italy.

Good lasagna & bread!

Such pretty architecture all over the city. 

Trinity Episcopal was another beautiful church with an amazing story. Across the street from the Twin Towers it didn't have any damage from the events of 9/11.

We went to Wall Street 

Next stop was the 9/11 Memorial

It's very pretty & peaceful.

So many people were there but it was quiet. 

The pools were bigger than I thought.

Next stop was the ferry for the Statue of Liberty. 

More flags at half staff.

This was by the twin towers (that's why it's burned) & after 9/11 moved over by the ferry that goes to the Statue of Liberty.

We went by Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Flatiron District, Battery Park, The NY Public Library, Ellis Island & where all the horses live that pull the carriages. 

I really liked the tour because we were able to see so much & then we could decide what we wanted to see more of. The tour ended up running late & I got ready in record breaking time for our first Broadway show!

I'm not sure if it's good or bad that I got ready so fast. Now there's no doubt that I can do it. 

There was no time for dinner before so we had a snack before the show. 

Yes, a mini can or Pringles & a glass of Merlot in a souvenir cup. Dean had peanut M & M's. There weren't a ton of options!

I loved Wicked! It was really good. Dean liked it too. It made me want to go to more shows.

After the show we found a cute little diner that was a an A. Oh! In case you didn't know, we learned on the tour that all of the restaurants have a great from the Dept of Health. You only want to eat at A's. If it says grade pending our tour guide said to "run like hell"! You don't have to tell us twice.

So we had a late dinner & when I say late I mean like 11:30. The show didn't start until 8:00. This was a seriously late night for us. Dinner was at the Times Square Diner. That was the best chicken Caesar wrap I've ever had!!!

More to come!

Toodles!

Boston

Last week we were on our way home from New York. One of our best trips ever! Dean was in Connecticut for work & I flew into Boston to meet him. I got there on Wednesday afternoon & we had tickets to the Red Sox game that night. Dean's company has season tickets & the seats are amazing. 

That's the Red Sox dugout! I was sooooo excited! I've wanted to go to Fenway since I was in high school. 

Big Papi during warmups. 

That's Big Papi behind us doing high kicks. If he was shorter he could be a Rockette!

It was weird seeing all of the flags at half staff knowing it was because of the police officers that were killed in Baton Rouge just a few days before. Anytime people asked where we were from & we said Baton Rouge the response was the same - "there's a lot going on down there?". Yep. 

It's Big Papi's last season.  I'm so glad we got to see him play during his final season. We saw a good game too. The Red Sox beat the Giants & there was a lot of scoring & a lot of home runs. 

Thursday morning we toured Fenway. That was really interesting. It's such an amazing place with so much tradition 

They even grow everything that they serve in the stadium bars & restaurants.

There's a section of the stadium that has pictures of all the different events they've had at Fenway besides ballgames. This was my favorite!

I love New Kids On The Block!!!

The grounds crew were busy bees during the tour. 

The famous Citgo sign. If you're a fan of running & the Boston Marathon you know about the Citgo sign.

Next time we go to Boston I want to sit on top of the green monster. They have these cute little bar stools that swivel.

So much history!

Our hotel was only a mile from Fenway so we walked. After the tour of Fenway we got on the Hop On Hop Off Trolley tour. We went all over Boston and we took a Harbor Cruise.

The city of Boston from the boat.

Quincy Market had street performers outside. Fun fact - you have to try out to be a performer. 

I had a lobster roll for lunch. It was good but if there would've been some Tony's or other Cajun seasoning around I would've used it! 

The bread was super fresh! Dean thinks mayo is the devil so he went with the old Boston stand by - Chinese food. *rolling my eyes* 

I was taking the pic of Bolyston St. not Chinatown! Speaking of - why in all of these big cities do they all have Chinatown? Now I'm thinking Dean eating Chinese food wasn't so weird. I guess it would've been better if it came from Chinatown though. 

We went in & had a drink at Cheers. 

We also saw a lot of historical stuff on our tour. The last driver we had on the tour was so great. He had the Boston accent, lived their all his life. He was great! If it wouldn't have been for Wahlburgers I would've stayed on to listen to him. 

We went to the Bleacher Bar for a drink.

This place was so neat. It's built under the outfield bleachers of Fenway & there's a big window where you can watch the game & you don't need a ticket. 

Next up was something else I've been waiting on for awhile.

There was no Donnie, Paul or Mark sightings but our waitress said Paul & Mark are there all the time. Figures.

I had a cheeseburger with "government" cheese. The homemade pickles were sooo good! Dean had chili dogs & the fried onion strings were amazing!! 

After dinner it was time to pick up our luggage at the hotel, ride the T to the Amtrak station to catch our train to New York. It was my first time on a train & I really liked it. The seats are bigger than a plane. It was a 4 hour train ride & I slept a good bit of the time so it flew by. 

Next up - New York Day 1

Toodles!