I want to be a part of it - New York, New York
These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York
Well you guessed it! We are in NY (well, actually we are in DC but we are a few weeks behind in the blog, so just pretend we are still in NY). First, I have to thank Dave for doing such a awesome job on the blog the last few posts! He is quite the historian and story teller. I had fun reading them. Hate to say, you are stuck with me for this one.
The first day in NY we drove around and saw the sights by window and sunroof. It was cold, cold, cold! Did I mention it was cold! The kids were amazed at how tall the buildings were and how many lights there were in Times Square. They were also pretty blown away by all the cabs and how crazy they drove. The funny part was the whole time in NY the boys were searching for the Cash Cab. If you haven't seen the TV show the Cash Cab it is a cab game show that takes place in, where else, NY City. Unsuspecting cab goers get in a cab and the next thing they know they have a chance to answer trivia questions for cash. Well, the boys were sure that every cab they saw was the Cash Cab and they kept waiting for the siren and the lights to go on in the cab. Being that there is over 30,000 cabs in NY it made for a very exciting night. Unfortunately, we did not see the Cash Cab but we did have a nice drive.
We stayed at WM and then went looking for a campground in the morning. We found a great campground (Liberty Harbor Marina and RV Park in Jersey City, New Jersey) right on the water with a view of the Statue of Liberty out our front window. The best part is we could walk right to the subway and hop a ride to Manhattan. The subway was a very interesting experience for the boys. So many different kinds of people all in their own private world crossing paths for a few minutes as they share a ride to the city. If you think about it, it is very rare that that unique blend of people would ever cross paths. I love to people watch and there is no better place to do it then on the subway. I saw this girl who seriously was gorgeous...she looked like she had just popped out of the pages of Vogue. She was carrying a Gucci bag and her clothes were probably worth more then I make in a month. On the outside she looked as if she had it all. I wonder what she was thinking, was she happy or did she just covered up her pain with all her beautiful things. The outside of a person does not give you a window to the inside. Although, many like to believe it does. Anyway, she was standing next to an African American male who was obviously down on his luck. Was it by choice or circumstance? If he was given the monetary things the girl possessed would he be any better off? Or would he decide that he was happier with nothing? Or would he destroy his opportunity at monetary success because circumstances from his past have seeped through to his present and he can't figure out how to step over them. OK! SORRY! Way too deep! Now you know now how I think and you should be glad your mind isn't as crazy as mine! ANYWAY, back to the relaxing ride to the city.
We arrived right across from Macy's then walked to Times Square. We were looking to get tickets to Wicked but we didn't have any luck. We decided to visit the M&M store. We bought some M&M's and then stopped to get a Jamba Juice. We spent quite a bit of time walking around before we headed back to the subway for the ride home.
The next day we headed to the subway again (I won't bore you with my subway stories again). We took it to the Twin Tower Memorial site. You would be amazed at all that they are doing there. They are building 7 new towers. The tallest (The Freedom Tower) is going to stand 1,776 ft. This is much taller than the once standing Twin Towers. I believe that it is a great testimony to our countries strength and determination. It once again proves that we will not bow down to terrorists. They may slow us down for a moment, but we will come back stronger, smarter and more powerful. GO USA! Anyway, after the Twin Towers site we walked to the Stanton Island Ferry. This is a great NY tip...The Stanton Island Ferry is FREE! Yes FREE! Not only is it FREE but it goes right past the Statue of Liberty. Pretty cool! We went by the statue on the right side of the boat and then got back on the ferry and saw the statue again off the left side. Did I mention it was FREE?! After the ferry we got back on the subway and went to Central Park. The kids were surprised that such a big park sat right in the middle of all the sky rise buildings. We were a little cold so we did not spend a lot of time in the park. We hopped in a cab (not the Cash Cab) and headed back to the sub station near Macy's. We went looking for a deli (yes, my Jewish blood was craving a good deli!). We finally found one, but not as good as I had hoped for. I did get a ruben with extra thousand Island... yummy! The boys were not as satisfied with their choices. After the disappointing dinner we headed back on the overcrowded subway and then back to our RV.
I forgot to mention that Tanner was very excited to wear his "I have never been to NY" shirt in NY City and then left with an "I Love NY" sweatshirt.
Most people can not even balance by themselves on the Rip-Stick!
Too cool for NY!
Need I say more!
Times Square...Duh!
My three M&M's
She is a little cuter than me, but I'm not jealous! Off with your head!
Do you see a resemblance? What do you like better? Mohawk or NoHawk?
All of us in Times Square!
On the subway! They are so sweet!
Bull Market?
Statue of Liberty from the FREE ferry!
Did I mention the Ferry was FREE?
Still enjoying our FREE ride.
Central Park
