Fun times in New York City!!!

For a fun "weekend trip," I decided to take Sarah to New York City. The timing just so happened to also coincide with her birthday and Valentine's day, which was a big plus!!! We had a great time! We went to go see the Broadway musical Hairspray at the Neil Simon Theatre. To see a musical on Broadway in NYC was absolutely amazing. The performers were definitely top notch and very high energy! It was almost like a "rock concert" in the energy level of the show. On Saturday afternoon, we took a trip to the southern part of Manhattan. We stopped to see the progress of the new construction where Ground Zero was. Seeing that for the second time for me wasn't as sobering as the first time I went their with my best friend, Chuck. The first time I went there, a lot of the buildings were still damaged and you could see the effects of the twin towers falling. But seeing the pictures of what it was like on 9/11/2001, is still very inspiring. Later that afternoon we took a boat trip to get a closer view of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, and New York City in general. It was definitely cold and a wee bit windy, but we had fun nonetheless!!

On our first day in NYC, Sarah and I went down to Times Square. We walked around quite a lot, and it was funny to hear Sarah say that she "wasn't impressed with it." Having been to Times Square on my first trip to NYC with Chuck, I knew she was in for a treat once the sun went down, and Times Square turns into something completely different. Once you see all of the signs, the billboards, the huge TV screens at night, its awe-inspiring!! While we were down in that general area, there was an area where the Oscars were put on display, where I got to hold one and get my picture taken with a real Oscar!!! Damn they are heavy too! Too bad I couldn't take that home for a "souvenir" ;). We also got to tour NBC studios while we were in the Rockefeller Center area. I always love seeing the inner-workings of a TV studio. Its amazing to see all the hundreds of lights, which remove any shadows from anyone that camera is filming. I just wish we would have gotten there earlier on Thursday, so we could have gotten the opportunity to go to a taping of Letterman or Conan. I have been to two live show recordings so far in my life, and they are a lot of fun!

On our last day, we had a very nice stroll through Central Park on our way to the Museum of Natural History. I definitely would love to back to NYC in the spring time, when it is warmer, and NO SNOW!!! But, NYC is always tons of fun, and I will definitely go back often!

Here is the link to our NYC Photos:
02-2007 -- NYC Trip Photos