Aaron and I took a trip to New York to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary thanks to a very generous gift from Janet & Guy!
Day 1: We walked around a lot the first day checking out midtown Manhattan. Below Aaron is checking out Times Square.
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We ran into an old friend and had to take a photo for Elijah. As soon as we took this Elmo insisted that we tip him. Should have seen that one coming.
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We decided to see a matinee performance of Wicked. It was incredible!
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In the evening, the stars aligned and we were able to get tickets to see a concert at Carnegie Hall presenting several of Steve Reich’s pieces that had been sold out for months. One was a premiere of a piece he wrote about 9/11.
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Day 2: The next day we had the most amazing breakfast at a little French cafe called Maison.
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I’d been craving a croissant and was delighted to find a delicious, authentic French croissant!
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Happy me!
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Then took a tour bus all around downtown to see the sights. It was the perfect day to sit on the top deck of a bus and drive around. There was a bike race that day and so the bus was rerouted a bit. We ended up getting to see a lot more of ground zero than the tour normally does. This is one of the new towers being built.
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This piece of art in battery park was pulled from the wreckage in a ball just like this.
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After lunch, another matinee Broadway performance. This time we went to see The Book of Mormon. It is a brand new show by the creators of South Park. Aaron is a big fan of South Park and was so excited to see it. Afterward, he couldn’t stop smiling.
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In the evening we took a dinner cruise aboard the Bateaux. It was lovely! This is our boat.
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Fancy plate.
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Sunset on the stern.
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My hot date!
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Photo turned out weird, but this was our table by the window.
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Off the stern after dark. Again weirdness with lights.
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View from our table.
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Lady Liberty!
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After this we headed back to our hotel room to find out about the death of Bin Laden. It was crazy! We’d just seen ground zero 12 hours before.
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Day 3: The next morning we took a tour of the NBC studios. We saw the Nightly News Desk where Brian Williams had been on the night before. It was very cool. I love NBC! Below, looking up at 30 Rock.
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View from the Top of the Rock of Central Park
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View of the Empire State Building.
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Our last stop was at MOMA. Below is a cool cloud piece.
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Starry Night, for Guy.
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Exhausted from a fun but jam packed weekend we waved goodbye to The Big Apple and headed home to see our sweet little boy!
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