Friday- We left around 12 to head to the airport. The flight was uneventful, and we landed in NYC around 4. We made our way outside to catch the bus. We got our metrocard and hopped on a bus, then transferred to the subway. It was a relief to have navigated it all. We arrived at Grand Central and walked to our hotel to check in. We then headed to Times Square.
We ate at Film Center Cafe for supper. Nothing special, except for that cheesecake in the previous post. It was the first of many pieces! After supper, we wandered around and hit Macy's. We didn't buy anything, but we did ride the wooden escalators all the way to the top! Then, we went to the National Comedy Theater. It's improv and family friendly. We had a good time. I would definitely go back!
Saturday- We slept in, then caught the subway to Wall Street. We made our way down to the Staten Island Ferry, which is Free! :) We rode over, then came straight back.
We went to Century 21 and saw how much progress they had made on the new world trade centers. One was pretty high already! Then we rode the subway to Brooklyn. We has hoped to eat at Grimaldi's, but the line was long, it was 2:00, and we had reservations for supper at 6:15. So we went around the corner to Ignazio's, which was basically right under the Brooklyn Bridge.
When we finished scarfing down the pizza (which was SO good), we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. It is divided into walkers and bikers. Because of the snow and amount of people, many had to walk in the bike lane. About halfway across, a Frenchman came skating through yelling, "Look at the floor!" Do skaters count as bikers? :) We finished walking, then went back to the hotel for a quick nap and to get ready for WICKED! We had reservations at Dervish, a Turkish restaurant. We wanted to try something different... and it was. I had roasted eggplant salad, which was pretty tasteless, Sultan's delight (mashed eggplant and lamb), and baklava (which was really good!). J had crab cakes, doner, and cheesecake (yes, at a Turkish place...) Service was incredibly slow; we were afraid we would be late for Wicked. We made it with a few minutes to spare. The show was INCREDIBLE. That was my favorite thing we did. Thanks Santa for the tickets. I would like to see it again, and again, and again.....
Sunday and Monday to follow in another post.... later. Here's a hint, there was more cheesecake!
1 comment:
Sultan's Delight is one of my absolute favorite Turkish dishes! So glad you guys had a good time.
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