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DH, DD16, and I spent December 28-31 in NYC. I thought I'd share a few pictures, (you know I LOVE the fact that I learned how to post pics!), and some of the fun we had!
We stayed outside the city in Secaucus, NJ, and my husband, (the brave soul), drove in each day. It only took about fifteen/twenty minutes each way.
Day One- On Friday morning, we took the Holland Tunnel into NYC, because we were starting the day in Lower Manhattan; I think the area we were in was Tribeca. We visited Dance New Amsterdam, a dance studio with drop-in classes that DD16 wanted to check out. We got a schedule, looked around, and decided the best time we could fit in a class or two would be on Sunday.
We took the subway to Times Square and headed to Carmines, an Italian restaurant not far from the theatre where we had tickets to a matinee. Carmines was crowded, but it was worth the wait. If you like Pasta, EAT HERE! The food was delicious, the portions were huge, and the wait staff was friendly. Oh, and the subway was, um, interesting! We must have that certain "tourist look" because there was always someone taking pity on us and helping us out. Boy, are those maps confusing!
After lunch we walked across the street to the Shubert Theatre to see Spamalot. It was the second time we've seen the show, (first time was last August), and we enjoyed it even more the second time around. Well, except for one incident. Near the end of the first act, all of a sudden the music stopped, and a voice came over the speaker saying, "At this time, will the actors please exit the stage."
What!?! The house lights came up after a few more minutes, and the voice now said, "Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we ask that you please quietly and orderly evacuate the theatre."
We were sitting in the mezzanine and quickly followed everyone out the nearest exit. I was a bit scared not knowing what was going on, or how quickly we really needed to get out. I just kept my eye on the nearest exit, and tried to act like this happened every day. I didn't want DD16 to freak out, even though she seemed fine.
I actually heard a lady ask a theatre employee as she was going out the door, "Is this all part of the show?" I could kind of understand her asking; after all, it IS a Monty Python show!
Anyway, the entire theatre cleared out, four or five fire engines came screaming down the street, and approximately thirty minutes later, we were given the okay to go back into the theatre where the show picked up from where it left off. Several actors managed to get in a few good ad-libs!
Spamalot!
The arrival of New York City firefighters. The crowd applauded when they arrived and again when they left. The firemen got a lot of thumbs up and they were very gracious about people asking to have photos taken! They were a great bunch of guys, and as I stood there, I got tears in my eyes just thinking about the heroic efforts of these men on 9/11.
After the show, we headed over to Rockefeller Plaza to see the tree. What a gorgeous site. I've never seen so many lights on one tree!
We spent some time shopping and walking around, then headed back to Times Square. We took the subway back to lower Manhattan, then drove back to Secaucus. We had dinner at Cheeseburger In Paradise. The food was very good, and we enjoyed the band that was playing that night. We didn't bother with dessert because we had already purchased it earlier in Times Square.
Daughter eyeing the biggest Hershey Kiss we could find at the Hershey's Chocolate Store in Times Square.
I'll post more in another post because I'm not sure if there is a limit on space in posts.
We stayed outside the city in Secaucus, NJ, and my husband, (the brave soul), drove in each day. It only took about fifteen/twenty minutes each way.
Day One- On Friday morning, we took the Holland Tunnel into NYC, because we were starting the day in Lower Manhattan; I think the area we were in was Tribeca. We visited Dance New Amsterdam, a dance studio with drop-in classes that DD16 wanted to check out. We got a schedule, looked around, and decided the best time we could fit in a class or two would be on Sunday.
We took the subway to Times Square and headed to Carmines, an Italian restaurant not far from the theatre where we had tickets to a matinee. Carmines was crowded, but it was worth the wait. If you like Pasta, EAT HERE! The food was delicious, the portions were huge, and the wait staff was friendly. Oh, and the subway was, um, interesting! We must have that certain "tourist look" because there was always someone taking pity on us and helping us out. Boy, are those maps confusing!
After lunch we walked across the street to the Shubert Theatre to see Spamalot. It was the second time we've seen the show, (first time was last August), and we enjoyed it even more the second time around. Well, except for one incident. Near the end of the first act, all of a sudden the music stopped, and a voice came over the speaker saying, "At this time, will the actors please exit the stage."
What!?! The house lights came up after a few more minutes, and the voice now said, "Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we ask that you please quietly and orderly evacuate the theatre."
We were sitting in the mezzanine and quickly followed everyone out the nearest exit. I was a bit scared not knowing what was going on, or how quickly we really needed to get out. I just kept my eye on the nearest exit, and tried to act like this happened every day. I didn't want DD16 to freak out, even though she seemed fine.
I actually heard a lady ask a theatre employee as she was going out the door, "Is this all part of the show?" I could kind of understand her asking; after all, it IS a Monty Python show!
Anyway, the entire theatre cleared out, four or five fire engines came screaming down the street, and approximately thirty minutes later, we were given the okay to go back into the theatre where the show picked up from where it left off. Several actors managed to get in a few good ad-libs!
Spamalot!
The arrival of New York City firefighters. The crowd applauded when they arrived and again when they left. The firemen got a lot of thumbs up and they were very gracious about people asking to have photos taken! They were a great bunch of guys, and as I stood there, I got tears in my eyes just thinking about the heroic efforts of these men on 9/11.
After the show, we headed over to Rockefeller Plaza to see the tree. What a gorgeous site. I've never seen so many lights on one tree!
We spent some time shopping and walking around, then headed back to Times Square. We took the subway back to lower Manhattan, then drove back to Secaucus. We had dinner at Cheeseburger In Paradise. The food was very good, and we enjoyed the band that was playing that night. We didn't bother with dessert because we had already purchased it earlier in Times Square.
Daughter eyeing the biggest Hershey Kiss we could find at the Hershey's Chocolate Store in Times Square.
I'll post more in another post because I'm not sure if there is a limit on space in posts.
The one uptown is busy, but no crazy busy like the the midtown one. I'm heading back at the end of this month and my mouth is already watering for some of their garlic bread!!
