We started or time with a tour of Central Park, or at least some of it. That place is big!!
We also saw the Dakota Building. It was called this because when it was originally built next to Central Park it was so far from anything else that people said that it was like going to the Dakotas to get there. Outside of this building is where John Lennon was killed. The land for this cost 5 million dollars compared to just a few years before the whole of Central Park was purchased for 5 million. Even in the 1800s real estate was expensive in NYC.
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center and the Skating rink out side of Rockefeller Center
We also visited the Lego store and found this that they had made out of Legos. Just a few weeks before my parents and sister and brother in law had seen this in person.
Time Square. Probably my least favorite part of the trip but I guess you have to go just to experience it.
Grand Central Terminal. Our hotel was just minutes from there so we were here lots to catch the subway
We also walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. It was amazing to see something so amazing that was built so long ago before they had all the technology and advancements today. Even today this would be a big undertaking. It took them 13 years to complete this. They were also painting all the cables while we were there. Not a job I would want.
Our favorite part of the whole trip was our food tour by Foods of New York in Greenwich Village. As Josh and I love to eat and are not into museums we figured this would be good for us and the food was beyond words. We went stayed there after the tour and had supper and came back the next day for lunch. It was also just a more quite and cute neighborhood in NYC. It just felt more at home here. This was along or tour route and it is a mural made out of keys in front of a locksmith. The picture below is called the Narrow House and was built in an old alley basically and is only 8 1/2 feet wide on the inside and three stories. We estimate it is under 1000 sq ft. It used to rent for $14,000/ month and recently sold for almost $3million!! Yikes, as much as we loved it we definitely won't be moving there.
While in Greenwich Village we had to walk off our food to make room for more, so we walked on the High Line. It used to be train tracks and is now an elevated park filled with plants , places to sit, and more food to eat. It was about a mile long.
We also had to go to the 9/11 Memorial while we where there. This is the new Tower that is built near the sight and then the memorials themselves.
We also took the Staten Island Ferry so we could see the Statue of Liberty and the skyline. The Statue was way smaller than we expected.
