Recap on Yesterday (Day #3)

Since I had issues loading pictures yesterday, I will just list what we did instead of writing everything:

#1 Breakfast of Champions:

#2 Times Square:

M & M Store

The Harry Potter Exhibit (after September it will be leaving the US)

#3 Next stop Rockefeller Center:

Lunch at Cafe Metro (I guess these New Yorkers can't understand my southern accent. I asked for balsamic vinaigrette for my dressing and he gave me balsamic vinegar - tangy!)

Lego Store

Then I found the store that I have ALWAYS wanted to go in...AMERICAN GIRL PLACE!!!

I have Molly...she was one of my favorite Christmas presents as a little girl

They even had a place to style your doll's hair... so cute!

There was a cafe to eat with your dolls, a doll hospital, and so much more. Daniel just couldn't believe this craziness...especially the prices! I don't know what will happen when he has a little girl that asks him for an American Girl Doll.

The bathrooms were even cute. In the stall there was even a place to hold your doll!

After my store, we found Daniel's store:

After this, we were really tired from all the walking. We stopped for a break at the BEST bakery ever... Magnolia Bakery

As many of you know, my FAVORITE movie is Home Alone. In Home Alone 2 (my second favorite movie) Kevin stays in the Plaza Hotel in NYC. I have always said that one day I will stay in this hotel at Christmas time (and I will when we are rich) but for now I was so excited to see it from the outside and even go in the lobby for some incognito pictures!!!!

This is where the limo pulled up with his very own cheese pizza!

That seriously gave me chills

And so did this....

Ahhh, see you when I'm rollin' in it, Plaza!

We went to the Apple Store (it was so busy we walked down the stairs and right back up - at least we can say we were there). We also went to FAO Schwarz and Crate and Barrel:

Better be.......GRYFFINDOR!

Luna Lovegood's SpectraSpecs from the Quibbler:

We ended the day with Chipotle. NYC's Moe's:

Daniel has been branching out with food choices on this trip. His burrito had chorizo in it. I had....chicken.

I will have to write about today tomorrow. Is that confusing? I am totally worn out and ready for bed. Goodnight!

Day #3

Having trouble uploading photos tonight due to computer issues here. Check back again tomorrow.

Day #2

We started off the day with a trip to Starbucks. I had my favorite peppermint mocha and Daniel had a chai tea latte and then we headed to the Subway. Daniel has been great at navigating the Subway system here, I would be totally lost without him. This ol' country girl can't figure out what's downtown vs. uptown or B track vs. C, D,E track. Anyways, with Daniel's expertise we went to Lower Manhattan today. Our first stop was South Street Seaport. It is a cute little market area at the seaport with nice shops and farmer's markets:

As luck would have it, we were there on the day of the Autism Speaks Walk. There were thousands of people getting geared up for the walk. Thankfully, they started the walk shortly after we arrived and the streets cleared out:

We left the seaport and walked several blocks to the Financial District. Daniel was really excited about this area. We saw Wall Street and the NY Stock Exchange:

We searched for this bull for a good 30 minutes. We found a map and realized we had been making a full circle around it the entire time! After the Financial District we walked to Battery Park. We have both been to the Statue of Liberty before, so we decided just to take pictures from across the river rather than going there:

For Jayne:

We went to Ground Zero:

Here is the memorial they are building (I think):

After the Ground Zero we were really hungry. We walked for over an hour and a half looking for a good place to eat. We couldn't find much so we decided to head back to our hotel and eat near midtown. We searched for a subway for a long time and FINALLY found one. Our feet were so tired. We made it back and ended up eating Chinese food at Chef Yu NYC. It was only one block up from our hotel (even though we walked 8 blocks to find it and had to turn around). It was great:

Daniel had Miso soup and Sliced Chicken with Eggplant:

I had Spring Rolls and Sweet and Sour Chicken:

We loved our food. It tasted so fresh and definitely hit the spot. After "lunch" (at 4 p.m.) we went back to the hotel for a quick power nap. We ended the night by going to a movie. The theater is right by our hotel! We saw Kung Fu Panda 2. Our theater was 4 stories up!!! It was a great ending to a great day:

Tomorrow we are going to Rockefeller Center and Times Square. Looking forward to a great day! By the way, the high temp. today was 70 degrees!!!