Windy night in New York
The bad weather eventually caught up with us in New York but not after a few days sightseeing; and oh my did we pack the sightseeing in!
We went to Wall Street and saw the New York Stock Exchange and the Brass Bull; then we went to Staten Island on the Ferry and saw the Statue of Liberty. Then after lunch we went to Macy's, Grand Central Station and to see the UN.
The next day Helen did some work in the Hotel room and Kitty and I saw Kim Cattrall filming near Central Park, played on the Big Piano in FAO Schwarz, had tour of Radio City Music Hall, then we saw the Little Owl (used for the exterior shots of Central Perk in Friends) and Katz Deli (that scene from when Harry Met Sally). After lunch we went up the Empire State Building and finished of the day by going to the Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television & Radio) which was not at all what we expected but we did get to see some good programmes there before heading back to Helen and dinner.
On our last day we spent a huge amount of time at the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art ) which was well worth the visit and the lunch there, although pricey, was very good. Later that afternoon we walked up to and through Central Park, where we bumped into Shia LaBeouf filming Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, to the Guggenheim. Unfortunately we didn't have the time or the energy to go around the Guggenheim but we caught a cab back downtown to have a light dinner and watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Then we summoned the energy to drag ourselves up to the Rockefeller Center Observation Deck for a wet and windy view of the New York nighttime skyline and then back to the hotel.
We went to Wall Street and saw the New York Stock Exchange and the Brass Bull; then we went to Staten Island on the Ferry and saw the Statue of Liberty. Then after lunch we went to Macy's, Grand Central Station and to see the UN.
The next day Helen did some work in the Hotel room and Kitty and I saw Kim Cattrall filming near Central Park, played on the Big Piano in FAO Schwarz, had tour of Radio City Music Hall, then we saw the Little Owl (used for the exterior shots of Central Perk in Friends) and Katz Deli (that scene from when Harry Met Sally). After lunch we went up the Empire State Building and finished of the day by going to the Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television & Radio) which was not at all what we expected but we did get to see some good programmes there before heading back to Helen and dinner.
On our last day we spent a huge amount of time at the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art ) which was well worth the visit and the lunch there, although pricey, was very good. Later that afternoon we walked up to and through Central Park, where we bumped into Shia LaBeouf filming Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, to the Guggenheim. Unfortunately we didn't have the time or the energy to go around the Guggenheim but we caught a cab back downtown to have a light dinner and watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Then we summoned the energy to drag ourselves up to the Rockefeller Center Observation Deck for a wet and windy view of the New York nighttime skyline and then back to the hotel.
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