Friday, November 23, 2012

Day 2: Wandering 5th Avenue

My body forgets how it feels to travel.  At 7:30 this morning my alarm rang and my head said... "No it is not time to get up!"  I got up anyway knowing we were going into the city to sight see today.  Looking forward to seeing the sights and having some fun today.


Waiting at the train station in New Hamburg




Love the fall leaves!!!

Took the train into Grand Central Station and then walked 5th avenue to Rockefeller Center.  Passed many high dollar stores and lots of shoppers as it is Black Friday.  We didn't join in!  The lines were amazingly long.  In all of our wanderings we passed stores like American Girl and the NY Harley shop.

On almost every street corner there was the Salvation Army Band... not just a bell ringer! 

At Rockefeller, they were still in process of decorating the tree just in time for the lighting of the Christmas tree on the 28th.  It was huge and covered with scaffolding.  Crazy!  Thought about skating there but decided to wait.




 






Walked to Central Park... the fall leaves were amazing.  Passed the hotel from Home Alone.  Also saw the rocks and tunnels that are on Law and Order. 


In one of the tunnels there was a guy playing christmas carols on an alto sax.  The accoustics were amazing and the sound was so rich and full.  Brought back a flood of memories.  Ended up skating for half an hour at Central Park.  Super fun... checked another item off of my bucket list... and I didn't fall!






Had clam chowder from Luke's at the Plaza... it took 20+ minutes but was well worth the wait.  For dessert we went to Sprinkles Cupcake shop... featured on Food Network.  Bought a box of four cupcakes... red velvet, pumpkin, chocolate marshmellow, and black and white.  We were all amazed as their utensils were wooden. 

Meandered back to Grand Central Station... did some browsing at the market.  Caught the 4:28 back to New Hamburg... it is barely 5pm and the sun has already set.

It has been an absolutely fabulous second day in New York.  Temperatures have been in the upper 40's ... low 50's and absolutely gorgeous.






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