We touched down in Battery Park . . . our first taste of New York City. There were street dancers, vendors, and many tourists.
Our kids had fun on the subway, and we had fun getting lost at one point.
We had some New York style pizza in Times Square at a tiny little pizzeria.
The kids loved all the giant tv screens in Times Square. On one screen they were showing the street view and we had fun picking our family out. There's Amara waving, and Orrin in blue with his arms in his shirt, and Joseph behind him, then Christian with Aleya on his shoulders, and Andrea taking the picture.
I hope Christian and I can come back here, alone, and enjoy some of the broadway shows.
Times Square was very stimulating.
We found the new temple! It was tricky to get a photo with all the taxis and pedestrians.
We made it to Central Park. We didn't have much time to spend here, though, as it was starting to get dark.
I enjoyed watching the carriages, cyclists, and runners in the park.
The boys enjoyed the enormous buildings.
We had a fun few hours in Manhattan.
On the way to the ferry, we stumbled upon Ground Zero.
They are still not done with the Freedom Tower.
We caught the last ferry, two minutes before it left! WHOA! That was cutting it close! Fortunately, we made it back to New Jersey, safe and sound, to get to our van. Unfortunately, the light rail dropped us off nearly a mile from the parking lot, so it was quite a long walk to finally get to our car. I had booked a hotel a ways out of the city, so it was another hour and a half before we reached our hotel.
We touched down in Battery Park . . . our first taste of New York City. There were street dancers, vendors, and many tourists.
Our kids had fun on the subway, and we had fun getting lost at one point.
We had some New York style pizza in Times Square at a tiny little pizzeria.
The kids loved all the giant tv screens in Times Square. On one screen they were showing the street view and we had fun picking our family out. There's Amara waving, and Orrin in blue with his arms in his shirt, and Joseph behind him, then Christian with Aleya on his shoulders, and Andrea taking the picture.
I hope Christian and I can come back here, alone, and enjoy some of the broadway shows.
Times Square was very stimulating.
We found the new temple! It was tricky to get a photo with all the taxis and pedestrians.
We made it to Central Park. We didn't have much time to spend here, though, as it was starting to get dark.
I enjoyed watching the carriages, cyclists, and runners in the park.
The boys enjoyed the enormous buildings.
We had a fun few hours in Manhattan.
On the way to the ferry, we stumbled upon Ground Zero.
They are still not done with the Freedom Tower.
We caught the last ferry, two minutes before it left! WHOA! That was cutting it close! Fortunately, we made it back to New Jersey, safe and sound, to get to our van. Unfortunately, the light rail dropped us off nearly a mile from the parking lot, so it was quite a long walk to finally get to our car. I had booked a hotel a ways out of the city, so it was another hour and a half before we reached our hotel.
