NYC III

Okay, so this is Day 3.

We were awakened by Tante calling to talk to Jen. We all slowly came alive and got ready. Breakfast was another grande bagel. Good grief, how do you eat the whole thing in one setting?! And we have to walk for miles just to walk off all the calories from the loads of cream cheese that they slather on the thing! We headed back south, intending to see the Chrysler Building Lobby (according to Jen, it's awesome), Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue, Central Park and Herald Square, I think we hit two of those places today. lol We so could not find Rockefeller Center! Odd, huh? I guess it would have helped if we had known the physical address. Oh well, no great loss there. Oh yes, we also hit Central Station.

We went into a store called H&M that Lyda has been wanting to visit since we arrived and BAM! Gloves! Finally! And at a very decent price, too.

We shopped for a while (I found what I went to NYC for!) and headed further up Fifth Avenue until we hit Central Park, It is so pretty this time of year! Great place to watch people. And talk about them. lol Maybe that's anywhere in New York. lol I got a sausage dog (?) and we took silly pictures and met a new friend. I don't remember his name, but he was super cute!

Some random guitar player

We walked only half of the park before we got tired and slightly hungry. So we head back to the streets and find a pizza joint recommended by Dale, called Ray's. Apparently they have real New York style pizza. We sure did stuff our faces for three chicks who were only slightly hungry! lol

A cute flower shop

And headed home. I wanted to find another Wifi hotspot so Jen and I dropped off Lyda, changed shoes and came back out, Apparently Barnes and Noble has issues with their Wifi so I am now in Starbucks.

NYC II

Now I'm in a Dominican salon, getting my hair done. I think my ears are permanently damaged. Well, my right one, at least.. My hair is being combed out and put in rollers by a loud Hispanic lady. she's yelling at Lisa, another loud Hispanic. The "lady" part does not apply to her though. She's loud and proud about being gay. Claims she was born that way. She also says a lot of other things but I won't mention them. My ears might be damaged because my hair dresser just yelled, "Callate, Lisa!" near my right ear. Sigh. If only that would hush Lisa up.

So we rode a couple trains to get here. As I was saying earlier, what is it about riding a train or Subway that makes you wonder about people? Like, where are they going? Who are they? Do they live alone? Or have someone special waiting for them? Are they wondering about me? lol They're probably thinking, "Those three chicks are not from around here!"

I'm bored because I forgot my book. I can't log onto the Internet either and my lap top is almost dead. :(
This is our second day in the city, I don't know if Broadway is on the schedule tonight anymore. Waaaa! We shall see.

Someone tell Lisa to hush her mouth.

Oh, oh. My stomach just growled. Wonder what's for lunch?!

Now Lisa is singing. At the top of her lungs. I'm glad it's in Spanish.

Our "Dominican blowouts". lol Hmmm. What a difference. (that was sarcasm, btw)

Well, the salon visit is over. Thanks be unto God. Next, we head back down to Times Square, to buy our tickets (hopefully!) to West Side Story. We put our names in a lottery/drawing to be picked for the remaining 18 front row seats. The guy running the show tell us to leave and be back at 5. So we head down Broadway to find food. $5 for a slice of pizza that Jen claims was not New York style. Not that I would know. We swallow our slice of pizza in record time and head back to the Palace Theater. Jen was the first name chosen, I was the second and Lyda was number 18! By this time, it's after 5 and the show begins at 7. Not wanting to risk missing part of the show by going home to change, we cruise up and down Broadway looking for gloves. Again. No luck on gloves but I did find an AWESOME skirt and we stocked up on over priced souvenirs for back home. The musical was...okay. In my opinion.Good thing it was only $26.50.But I enjoyed the experience. Though I think I have a permanent crick in my neck from the Romeo/Juliet balcony scene. (I guess it just goes along well with my damaged right ear, lol) Bernado was pretty smoking, though. Gotta give it to him. Heh heh.

Hahahah! I LOVE this picture! It makes no sense at all!

After the show, we walk down Broadway again, looking for...yep, gloves. Still no luck. How in the world can we be in New York and it's 30 odd degrees at night and no store sells gloves??? Mittens? Who wears mittens anymore? Sigh. So we head home. Through the park. In the dark. Close to midnight, lol That was fun.

NYC!!!

As I sit here and sip my over priced grande vanilla latte (3 pumps extra of syrup), the old Doris Day song runs through my mind...."Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be." Why, you ask? Well, to start off with, I got maybe 3 hours of sleep. Then we (Jen, Lyda and I) missed our flight to Washington, D.C. by a mere 4 minutes, 3 maybe? By the time we got to the gate, the doors were closed and the plane was in reverse. :) So, I started singing that little ditty to Jen. I don't think she really appreciated it. Ungrateful wretch. The friendly agent at the gate rolled us over to the next flight, departure time - 8:35. We didn't make it. Oh, not for lack of trying, I assure you. The flight was full. Next flight didn't depart until 10:10. What else to do while waiting on a plane to arrive but visit the local coffee shop?

And I have to admit, my first vanilla latte was a pleasant experience. A tad bitter and in need of more of the sweet stuff but it was good! After we got some caffeine into Jen's blood stream (I was temped to lace her drink with some type of nerve calming substance, lol), and with the help of our agent, we made it on our flight. And our trip to NYC has officially begun! Woooo hooo! Later!

So, where were we? Ah, yes, the plane. I shall refrain from giving my opinion on US Airways. They are not paying me to advertise. lol We made it to Charlotte, NC and rushed to our connecting flight to La Guardia. Thank God that there was no long layover. And finally arrived in New York. Finally.

We caught a bus to Jen's Tante's place. Interesting city, I tell you. After dinner (praise God, dinner!), we convinced Tante to "take us" to Times Square. Wow! Sensory overload. Awesome though! The lights, the, sounds...the cold! YES, it was chilly! Coming from Texas, where it was in the 80's, to New York, where it's in the 30's! It was a welcome change though. Now if only I can find some gloves... Question. What is it about the Subway that makes one wonder about your fellow travelers? Our night ended sooner than we would have liked, though. :( And here I am, back in the apartment, tapping away on my lap top before I forget anything. :) So that was our fist day in the city! Fun, fun, fun! Oh, and Tante lives near Morningside Park, which has beautiful trees that are changing their leaves!

Plan for tomorrow? Getting hair done, shopping in Ladies Mile, eating and BROADWAY!

Written on November 1st, 2010

Okay, so now it's really today. lol I didn't have access to the internet yesterday so I had to wait until today to post it. I am sitting inabagel shop on 8th and 24th. Tapping away once again. Breakfast was awesome and I am being serendaded by The Beatles singing my song. lol Watching the people hurrying by, all going important places and doing important things. What more could I ask for? :)

Okay, now I need to go. I think I am holding up progrees. Later!