Fun In The Sun

It was a gorgeous day in NYC today. The rain stopped and the sun was shining. My parents, Ted, and I spent the first part on the day in the Natural History Museum. After that we picked up lunch at Zabar's, then walked through Central Park back to our hotels. Unfortunately my camera battery died while we were in the museum so I don't have pictures of Zabar's or Central Park. All the pictures above were taken at the Natural History Museum.

New York City Day Three

We had another eventful day. We started by touring the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Both are amazing and I think are both must sees. Once we returned to Manhattan we walked through the financial district, down Wall Street, and passed by the New York Stock Exchange.
Pictures #1-6: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Picture #7: Charging Bull statue in the financial district. There were so many people crowded around to take pictures we settled for a shot of his rear from across the street.
Picture # 8: New York Stock Exchange building.

The Rain Can't Stop Us

It rained again today, but that didn't stop us from doing everything we wanted to do today. Despite the rain we only took one taxi. Otherwise we walked everywhere, including to and from dinner (the restaurant was in the West Village about 45 blocks from our hotel). My legs are a little tired, but today was a really fun day.
Pictures #1-3: Brunch at Carnegie Deli. Ted ordered the Woody Allen, which is a combination of pastrami and corned beef. Needless to say, he did not finish the entire sandwich.
Picture #4: After brunch we went to the Guggenheim Museum. Amazing exhibits.
Pictures #5-8: After the museum we walked back to our hotel through Central Park. Along the way we saw lots of neat statues.
Pictures #9-10: This statue and flowers are at the south entrance of Central Park, about 5 blocks from our hotel.
Picture #11: We had dinner at Samba Sushi, a restaurant recommended by Ted's friend Davin. Very delicious meal.
Pictures #12-13: On our walk back to the hotel after dinner we saw this memorial for 9/11 victims.

Rainy Day In New York City

It rained today. I was bummed at first, but we quickly realized the rain would not slow us down in the slightest. We took full advantage of the fact that Manhattan is a walking city, and we walked everywhere today. Fortunately our hotel is situated very close to many of the places we wanted to see. We started off the day with breakfast at Trump Towers, then we walked down 5th Avenue which has lots of high-end shopping (Tiffany, Prada, Gucci, etc.). After that we toured St. Patrick's Cathedral then headed to Rockefeller Plaza. One of our favorite shows is 30 Rock, so it was fun to actually see 30 Rockefeller Plaza. After that we walked through Grand Central Station on our way to the NY Public Library. Next we grabbed a quick bite to eat then went to Penn Station and caught a train to NJ to visit Ted's friend Davin, his wife and children, and some of their friends. We finally got back to our hotel around 10:30. It was a long day, but full of fun.
Picture #1: St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Picture #2: Ted in front of 30 Rock.
Picture #3: The ceiling at Grand Central Station.
Picture #4: The NY Public Library.
Pictures #5-6: Davin's son Rowan and daughter Mia. They are both adorable.
Picture #7: Our train tickets to NJ.

Goodbye CA, Hello NY

This morning Ted and I left for NYC. Fortunately our travels were very uneventful and we landed at JFK right on time. We arrived at our hotel around 6:30 pm which is earlier than expected. Our hotel is only 2 blocks away from Time Square, so after a quick bite to eat we walked around and get oriented with the neighborhood.
Picture #1: View of CA coast from the plane.
Picture #2: View of Manhattan from the plane.
Picture #3: Radio City Music Hall (1 block from our hotel).
Pictures #4-6: Different views of Time Square.

Happy Birthday, Blog

Today marks the one year anniversary of my Picture of the Day blog. I can't believe it's already been one full year of taking pictures. Coincidentally someone in my office celebrated his birthday today so I took pictures of his birthday decorations to use in honor of my blog's 1st birthday. Happy birthday blog!

Cutie Patootie

During lunch today I stopped in to see Carolyn and Ilaria. I didn't take many pictures of Ilaria since I was enjoying holding her too much to be bothered with the camera. As I was leaving I snapped a few pictures and this one is my favorite.