The hardest thing for Elizabeth and I on this part of the trip was what were the most important things to show the boys on their first visit to New York City....and what we would have to leave for another time. We both wanted them to have the full New York experience - but faced a real dilemma. Should we take them to the huge Abercrombie and Ralph Lauren stores ? or stick to Prada and Gucci ? Bergdorf Goodman or Barney's - you can see the problem.... In the end, we thought that we may as well do some sightseeing so we started with the three hour Circle Line boat trip which travels all the way around Manhattan. Elizabeth and I last did this on our first wedding anniversary xx years ago - the weather was a lot better this time !
The views from the boat are amazing but not as amazing as the views from the deck on the roof of the Rockefeller Center which are spectacular !! There are two videos below - my favourite is the one showing Central Park.
Restaurant-wise, we've done pretty well so far. We've eaten at the Union Square Cafe (American), Marea (very new, mainly fish), and lunch at Blue Smoke (great ribs...). Tonight Elizabeth and I went to see "Mary Stuart" on Broadway which was excellent and ate at Baboo restaurant just off Washington Square which is one of those "book six months in advance" restaurants. I have to say the food was very good - worth a try if you can be bothered to fight for a table...
Only a couple of days (and blogs) to go....tomorrow evening I'm going to hand over to my fellow travellers for their take on the whole road trip......however, in the morning we're taking the Liberty Island cruise - we're doing our best to blend in and not look like a bunch of tourists...
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