Where to Begin?????

Golfer and I took a short vacation last week.  It was wonderful!  We took the train to New York City - the place of many people, lots of traffic, and a bazillion lights!

After the initial shock and stress of the the taxi ride (think shrinking Knight Bus in Harry Potter)  from Penn Station to the Marriott Marquis on Times Square, we settled in to a lovely room with a view of the Hudson river.  We had dinner the first evening in the View restaurant on top of the hotel.  It revolved and offered a lovely view of the city.

We had passes for the Grey Line tour bus for two days and about froze ourselves  riding around in the open tour bus, but what fun!  And thanks to Matt, tour first wonderful tour guide!  We were the only people on the bus when it started out and he just came and sat with us and talked to us and answered questions.

Sadly, we did not get to go out to the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island.  The storm destroyed the docks and won't be rebuilt until late Spring next year.  We could have taken a ferry that would pass them, but would not stop.  So we walked around Battery Park and took pictures from there.  There are still areas of the city without power and there is repair work being done in many places.

One of my favorite things was the Top of the Rock visit.  We went up to the 67th floor and got out of the elevator onto a platform with ten-foot-high thick glass walls and had a great view of the city!  I, however, wanted to go to the very top, so I took a different elevator up to the 70th floor and got out on the platform that had waist-high pillars and rails (no walls)..... and a fantastic view in the sun and wind!  It was GREAT!  Golfer would have hated it, but he was busy texting folks from the waiting area on 67.  He has never kept his feelings about heights a secret.  And I truly appreciate that he went up to 67!

Rockefeller Center is as lovely as it is on TV.  People were skating and the lights were twinkling.

We saw "Jersey Boys" our last evening there.  What talent!  The lead sounded just like Frankie Valli!  We walked back to the hotel that night through Times Square.  at night. in the dark. by ourselves.  I think that shocked our daughters!

And then it was time to leave...  we took the train home and have been busy catching up and doing the final preparations for Christmas.  

Stay safe!