And some of these stops:
We did a lot of walking, particularly this day. We walked through Chinatown, Little Italy, and ended up at Katz's Delicatessen, a popular deli for both locals and tourists. Katz's has served lunch to many writers, actors and politicians, and has appeared in several movies: When Harry met Sally, Donnie Brasco, and Offbeat, to name a few. The walls are covered with photos of lots of it's guests, as you can sort of see in this picture.
Rockefeller Center:
A familiar pose in New York City: looking up
Times Square:
Behind is the New Year's Eve ball:
Ready for breakfast at a nice little place near our hotel. Not only did Barry have a good eye for great places to eat, he was an excellent tour guide of the city where he went to college. We got a great tour, visited key places, and had a schedule that allowed us to see various things in one day, but was flexible enough to allow Sasha to have her midday naps.
Reading to grammy and grampy before breakfast arrives:
On our way to the Planetarium and the American Museum of Natural History... with a stop-over at the playground, of course.
Getting another ride on Grampy's shoulders:
"We have a problem," says Grampy.. Sasha being oblivious...
The only picture we got of the Planetarium. We saw an amazing show inside where the narrator talked about the beginnings of planet Earth, the formation of the moon, the future of our galaxy, among other things, all while watching these amazing images and sounds effects. Sasha really enjoyed it as well!
On our last night Barry and Kathy gave us a special treat: They took care of Sasha for 4.5 hours while we went out to dinner and then to a Broadway show! We saw The West Side Story.
Wearing her special outfit that Grammy got her in Chinatown, and waiting for them to arrive:
Sasha being silly with mommy before we left:
Back in Times Square, after dinner, getting ready to go to the show. It was an amazing show. I had recently watched an old movie and noticed how all the actors were able to sing, dance, and act. I compared the acting of those days to todays where the actors don't display such a range of talents. It was incredibly emotional and I was on the verge of tears at the end of each act, not because of the story (which was very good) but because of the music, the voices, the acting, the dancing, the emotion, the talent. It was an awesome experience! James and I are so grateful!!
We left the next morning to the airport. Next stop: Houston!
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