A day by day recap might be getting a little old for all 10 of you who read this blog, but I don't want to forget anything and this is the closest thing I have to a journal- so on to day 4! Sunday we slept in -again- and then hopped on the tour bus for a ride around central park and the Bronx. We didn't take as many pictures on day 4, but we still have stories to tell!
It is so much quieter and less crowded by central park than by times square. They even have signs saying "no honking" Next time we'll stay closer to the park:) Nicole - who spent Saturday with us- brought her kids to central park one Saturday and they "park hopped" to all the playgrounds within central park. So fun!
Since it was Sunday we got a little religion in by riding past the church/Manhattan temple:)
this tower has been unfinished for over 100 years - and Ryan thinks it takes me forever to finish projects!!!
Schools don't look the same in NYC as they do in Colorado
I think this is Grant's tomb? Well, whoever it is he was Jarrie's 5 greats grandpa, so we had to get a geneology picture for her! 
All weekend long we were trying to get a picture of a bum for Jarrie's son Kaden- so he could see what a real one looks like so he'll like to go to school.
It is so much quieter and less crowded by central park than by times square. They even have signs saying "no honking" Next time we'll stay closer to the park:) Nicole - who spent Saturday with us- brought her kids to central park one Saturday and they "park hopped" to all the playgrounds within central park. So fun!
Since it was Sunday we got a little religion in by riding past the church/Manhattan temple:) this tower has been unfinished for over 100 years - and Ryan thinks it takes me forever to finish projects!!!
Schools don't look the same in NYC as they do in Colorado
I think this is Grant's tomb? Well, whoever it is he was Jarrie's 5 greats grandpa, so we had to get a geneology picture for her! 
All weekend long we were trying to get a picture of a bum for Jarrie's son Kaden- so he could see what a real one looks like so he'll like to go to school.So we got off the tour at Carnegie Deli and had a late breakfast (pretty yummy!) And caught another bus. This tour guide told us that Canal Street was the best place to get "faux" purses, so we headed there. He told us to look for the guys with the white hats - we could trust them when they told us to follow us down a dark alley. So we got off there along with a couple from California to search for the men in the white hats. We couldn't find them, but we did meet up with the couple from California again, who were following a man to get some "coach" wallets, so we followed too:) We ended up in a back room of a little shop looking through purses, with a guy telling us to hurry up, trying to pick out a purse. It was crazy and fun! We all got a cool "faux coach" purse - the closest I'll probably get to owning a real one:) Once we got back to the hotel and got to really look at the purses, Jarrie realized that a grommet piece was missing from hers. It bugged her all night. We went to Century 21 and got some great deals on some cute clothes (we need one here!!!), then because of the rain we didn't go and see the Statue of Liberty like we planned, but got on the subway (which we are professionals at maneuvering now!) and headed back to the hotel.
This is on our way to Juniors to eat and then see Billie Elliott. We picked up umbrellas for $2.50. It looked like it was raining hard, but it was really just kind of misting. In NYC when it rains it doesn't smell clean and fresh, it smells like garbage - literally- the bags are all piled up on the sidewalks.
At Juniors they gave us pickles, pickled beets and coleslaw for appetizers, like they give out chips and salsa at mexican restaurants. We stood in line in Times Square for 1/2 price broadway show tickets and ended up getting tickets for Billie Elliot. So from dinner we headed to the theater a lot less dressed up than for Wicked, and saw the play (which is coming to Denver!!!) It's a show that Elton John wrote the music for it's set in England. It's hard to say which show I liked better - I think any broadway show is my favorite! I would recommend it to most people - it does have a little language but with their accents it doesn't seem like swearing:) So when we got back to the hotel Jarrie's defective purse was still on her mind, so we made the plan to get up early in the morning and head back to Canal St. and find the little store and exchange her purse!
This is on our way to Juniors to eat and then see Billie Elliott. We picked up umbrellas for $2.50. It looked like it was raining hard, but it was really just kind of misting. In NYC when it rains it doesn't smell clean and fresh, it smells like garbage - literally- the bags are all piled up on the sidewalks.At Juniors they gave us pickles, pickled beets and coleslaw for appetizers, like they give out chips and salsa at mexican restaurants. We stood in line in Times Square for 1/2 price broadway show tickets and ended up getting tickets for Billie Elliot. So from dinner we headed to the theater a lot less dressed up than for Wicked, and saw the play (which is coming to Denver!!!) It's a show that Elton John wrote the music for it's set in England. It's hard to say which show I liked better - I think any broadway show is my favorite! I would recommend it to most people - it does have a little language but with their accents it doesn't seem like swearing:) So when we got back to the hotel Jarrie's defective purse was still on her mind, so we made the plan to get up early in the morning and head back to Canal St. and find the little store and exchange her purse!
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I just read about your trip!! What a blast! That looks like so much fun - glad you could go. :)
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