Girls in New York Last Day :(

We spent our last day in NYC in Central Park. It was a beautiful day, but was windy. Anyone who has lived in NY knows that it can be technically warm outside but with the windchill it can be downright freezing. That was today. It was sunny and nice, but the wind was biting. We were able to see several street performers, one of them (our favorites) were called the Afro bats (acrobats) They were a group of 3 black guys that were incredibly talented with tumbling. It was so fun to watch. There were also a bunch of Italian dancers, a Japanese man playing hypnotizing japanese music, and a family singing religious music that was suprisingly amazing.

Christy and I rented a row boat and rowed on Central Park reservoir for quite a while. It was a ton of fun. Although, I learned that I am not that great at rowing a boat. Must practice.

This was an incredibly fun and relaxing trip to NYC that I am not excited to see come to an end. I will be back in a few short months.

One parting shot....New York's Finest. Gotta love them.

Girls in New York day 3

Unfortunately we awakened to rain this morning. That definitely puts a damper (no pun intended) on the day. It was cold and wet and miserable. But, we made the most of it. We took the train out to Coney Island (45 minute train ride) and ate Hot dogs at the famous Nathan's. If it had been a better day, we would have ridden the scariest roller coaster on earth (The Cyclone)I can honestly say that this was the one time today I was grateful for the storm. I did not want to ride that rollercoaster again. It is the scariest one I have ever been on.

We then headed back to Manhattan and headed to 5th Avenue. It was rainy, but fun. We made the token trip to Tiffany's. I love the photo with the rings in it because of the little note....Please inquire about our financing options. (this ring costs more than most people's entire house cost)

The weather finally decided to clear up, so we went to the "top of the rock". It is the top floors of the Rockefeller center. It has unparalleled views of Manhattan and the Empire State Building. I think it is gorgeous from up here. I love that you can see forever.

Tonight we went to The Phantom of the Opera. I really enjoy that show a lot. It has fantastic music and is fun to see.

Girls in New York day 2

Welcome to the New York City Underground. Where you can get all the fake purses, wallets, and watches that you could ever want. We all went to Chinatown today. What a complete blast. I was not even planning on making a purchase and what did I do? Two purses and a wallet later we were leaving! This pic I took of the purses I had to sneak, and even then I got yelled at for a few minutes.
It is funny, when you shop for purses here in NYC, they take you down to these very underground places that are like locked closets. It is a little creepy at first. Following some random person down a street and then down the stairs to a locked room. Do I still have cell phone reception down here?? It seems like a safety issue to me.
After the shopping excursion, we headed up the street to Little Italy for lunch. We stopped at this little place called Positanos. It turned out to be absolutely fantastic. I got this delicious lemon butter chicken with pasta that I really enjoyed.
After the yummy Italian lunch, we headed to get some yummy Italian dessert at one of my favorite famous Italian cafe's Ferrara's. Christy and I shared a gelato, an eclair, cannoli, and a fruit tart. Linda got gelato. It was delicious. This has been a pretty good day so far too. Man I love this city! You honestly cannot go wrong here. There is so much to do and so much to enjoy that I just wish I could be here for a month. On someone elses dime, that is. We then headed to Wicked. What an absolutely fun show. I have seen it before, but did not remember how enjoyable it is. I love it. It is such a great show and the music is fantastic! Two days down, reality is bearing down on me like a train. I don't want this trip to end.

Girls Trip to NYC day 1

My friends Christy, Linda, and I went to Manhattan over Easter weekend for a little girls trip. What an absolute blast!

Our first day was completely packed with activities. We started out in the morning on the Brooklyn Bridge. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. The weather was perfect for a walk across the bridge. We had a lot of fun taking tons of photos and enjoying the views.

I absolutely love the scenery from the bridge. I love the NY skyline and I love the other bridges in the area.

We also walked down by my favorite famous pizzaria in Brooklyn and got some good views from there. What a nice day so far.

We then headed up to Serendipities for lunch and the delicious Frozen Hot Chocolate. That is one yummy beverage. I also got my favorite sandwich. It is called the Haight-Ashbury. It is delicious. We then headed to central park. I absolutely love central park. It is a peaceful oasis in the big city. We rented some bikes and rode around the entire thing from 59th to 110th streets. That was so much fun.