New York City Day 2: A Walk in the Park

I bunked with mama Rice for the week. She said I didn't kick (except for one night), and she didn't complain about my morning breath. And she is so careful to be quiet in the morning- I think I'll have to call dibs on you for the next trip! ;)

Thursday morning we slept in, grabbed some freshly squeezed OJ and breakfast from a diner next to the hotel, and then walked to Central Park.

A little snow was left on the ground from before our arrival. I just love this picture of the ice skaters with the city in the background. I got a kick out of seeing these places I have seen in several movies, one of those places being The mall at Central Park.

Can you imagine walking through these trees in the fall?!

Nonie and I watched a scene being acted out in the park. It was oh, so dramatic. She turned down flowers, they argued, he stormed away. Soap opera maybe?...

Meet Mike! He was so sweet to help show us around the city. (He probably wanted to hang out with Jo too...I think he likes her a little...) :)

(The Boathouse restaurant)

(Alice in Wonderland)

After the park we ate some yummy pizza at Lombardi's- the first pizzeria of America.

One of my absolute favorite movies of all time is 'Home Alone'. We walked through the fancy Plaza Hotel where he stayed in the movie. It is also where the Eloise books take place. We visited the Eloise store and saw lots of cute little girls running around dressed like her.

Next was the FAO Schwarz toy store where the 'Big' piano is. I didn't last long enough to try and play chopsticks. I felt too silly being the only person over the age of 5 running on it...

For dessert we walked to Little Italy for cannolis. We found these signs...

The New York City Library was probably one of my favorite places we went all week. It is the library that's in Ghost busters so I knew it would be fun...

The architecture and woodwork were incredible. I instantly thought of Dad and had to call and tell him about it. We sat there for over half an hour just staring at the books, ceilings, and artwork.

On the way back to the hotel we walked through Grand Central Station. We dropped Nonie off at the hotel before doing some shopping. We got lost in the world's largest Macy's, found a live band at a Banana Republic event, and bought some makeup at Sephora.

What a day.