We dropped off the car at JFK and took the train in to Penn Station. We could only afford to stay in a budget hotel, but were pleasantly surprised by the view - the best view in NY to date. We settled our luggage, then walked the one block required to get to Times Square. Decided to catch a show - and went to the box office to get tickets to Mary Poppins. It was produced by Disney, so set and costumes were absolutely fantastic.
The following day we walked through Central Park up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and spent the whole day frolicking in there. We had lunch/dinner in the usual lower floor cafeteria as a mid-excursion break. As usual we couldn't fit in the entire exhibition.
The next morning, after speaking to the Concierge at our hotel about directions for Balthazar and receiving "Oh, you'll never get in there. They have a 3 week waiting list." comments, we hopped on the Subway down to SoHo. It turned out there was only a 30 minute wait for walk-ins. We left our names and crossed the street to look in the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) shop to pass the time. We sat down to a delicious brunch of eggs benedict and hazelnut waffles with berry compote. More browsing of the MoMA shop followed lunch (there are just too many funky things in there!). We then made our way to 34th street to do a bit of window-shopping at Macy's. A quick rest back at our hotel had us ready for the Marriott Marquis - a rotating cocktail lounge with views over Times Square and the city.
Our last day was spent at Bloomingdales in order to go to the Forty Carrots Restaurant. The decor in the cafe had changed to a hip and slightly disturbing bright-white and neon-green, but they still made the same awesome vegetable soup and frozen yoghurt. We spent the last moments of our time in a previously unexplored part of Central Park, as rain gently drizzled on the nearby lake.
R
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and Judy
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