The girls (Sandy, Stephanie, and Mindy) and I went to New York---our favorite city! We went to see the final preview of Like Water for Elephants, the opening of The Notebook and The Life and Slimes of Marc Sommers. They were ALL excellent. We just love the theater.
The girls did all the planning on this trip. They never run out of new and fun things to do. We started with lunch at Tiffany's.
As it turns out, we were also there for the St. Patrick's Day parade. We didn't get anywhere close. Our plan was to leave at 8 am to find a good spot. But, considering the parade wasn't starting until 11 a.m. we just didn't want to stand that long. As a result, we couldn't even get close. Apparently there were 2 million people there for the parade. But, we lucked upon the next best thing. We happened to be on the street where the staging was happening. We got to see policemen in their dress uniform, bagpipers in kilts, EMT---so many groups with instruments and flags. And then, this happened:
We happened upon the Krispy Kreme truck handing out free green donuts.
The pictures are kind of mixed up, but here goes.
Due to the parade and then the marathon on Sunday, we had a problem getting around due to road closures. We were up and down in the subway so many times! Three of those, we found out was in nearly the same place on the wrong side of the street. Steph was in charge of navigation. When it happened for the third time, she quipped, "It's not like I'm Magellan and know which is the southeast corner of 42nd street!" I said it felt a little like "Whack a mole"--not knowing where we were going to pop up.
As a result, we were late getting to the Museum of Broadway. It is so interesting and fun.
One of the photo ops from Hair. We had to cut our time a bit short in order to start all over with the up and down in the subway to get to Marseille for our brunch reservations. This is one of my favorite restaurants as it has tablecloths! And, unlimited mimosas & Bellinis for a price. It's not your normal tourist trap, but more in an area where people live. Love that.
Sandy found a bar for "happy hour" called "Back Pocket." They are known for their free popcorn and drinks served in gummy bear glasses---or so we thought. Sandy asked about it and the bartender said they don't do that anymore. Still, she managed to find some for us.
One of the patrons at the bar asked the bartender why she never gave him one of those glasses since he comes in all the time--so she did. We were able to buy them to take with us. The girls acted like we shouldn't ask. I figure you have nothing to lose! Sometimes they give them to you for free. Not this time. It was a tiny, yet friendly place. We struck up a conversation with a couple guys who told us that the other guy that had just left was performing in Like Water for Elephants. Darn and we missed him! He told us that many actors stop in while waiting for their show.
Turns out it was a gay bar and we were the only females--until a couple came in a little later. They asked how we found out about the place and Sandy mentioned that it popped up in some sort of "hidden gems" search. This was my "peak" for the trip. We love finding the "out-of-the-way" places. It's on our list now.
This was the first time for the girls at Grand Central Station. We got some fancy cookies called Stoofwaffles. I had a bite of mine and never saw it again. It would up in Sandy and Mindy's room. I do hope they ate it!
Sandy found these fun glasses for us. We couldn't really wear them except for a photo as they were huge and wouldn't stay in place.
All donning our green.
Sandy enjoying some green drink from Starbucks and her green donut.
We really lucked out with the weather. It was mild---50's & 60's. We logged approximately 17-19 miles walking in 2 and a half days.
Until next time New York...
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