We took advantage of having no kids around and actually slept in for the first time since having kids! We only slept in until 8:30, but it felt glorious! The first thing on the agenda was a visit to the Manhattan, LDS Temple. We were excited to visit another temple. It was our first time to have to wear headsets to hear things in English as they were doing a Spanish session at the time we arrived.
When we left the temple we were met with rain. A cool front had come in on Thursday night, so it was chilly and rainy, and we were not prepared for either. We had planned on visiting Central Park after the temple, so I was really bummed about the weather condition. Since it was just a few blocks away, we ran over to Central Park, snapped this picture, then ran back to the subway!
We still had a long walk to get back to our hotel after the subway ride, so we ducked into a few stores on the way to step out of the rain. One of the stores was a Lego store. It was neat to see so many things made out of Legos.
Luckily the rain slowed down later in the afternoon so we walked over to the Theater District hours before our show for the night so we could walk around and find a nice restaurant for dinner.
Toys R Us Ferris Wheel (inside the store!)
I loved the way the store was organized. I won't post pictures of each section (Barbie, Lego, Willy Wonka, NY, etc.), but here are a few:
Candy Land section.
Jurassic Park section
Hershey store...yum
M&M Store
We ended the night with The Lion King. It's our second time to see this one together, and we're both just amazed with the costuming, animals, props and the staging of the performance. So fun!
We had a rainy walk home after the show, but this time we had an umbrella provided by the hotel! We wanted to send some of the rain to Texas where it's desperately needed!! I was very sad at the end of the night, because I knew our trip was pretty much wrapped up by that point. Sunday would be filled with church and travel...
When we left the temple we were met with rain. A cool front had come in on Thursday night, so it was chilly and rainy, and we were not prepared for either. We had planned on visiting Central Park after the temple, so I was really bummed about the weather condition. Since it was just a few blocks away, we ran over to Central Park, snapped this picture, then ran back to the subway!
We still had a long walk to get back to our hotel after the subway ride, so we ducked into a few stores on the way to step out of the rain. One of the stores was a Lego store. It was neat to see so many things made out of Legos.
Luckily the rain slowed down later in the afternoon so we walked over to the Theater District hours before our show for the night so we could walk around and find a nice restaurant for dinner.
Toys R Us Ferris Wheel (inside the store!)
I loved the way the store was organized. I won't post pictures of each section (Barbie, Lego, Willy Wonka, NY, etc.), but here are a few:
Candy Land section.
Jurassic Park section
Hershey store...yum
M&M Store
We ended the night with The Lion King. It's our second time to see this one together, and we're both just amazed with the costuming, animals, props and the staging of the performance. So fun!
We had a rainy walk home after the show, but this time we had an umbrella provided by the hotel! We wanted to send some of the rain to Texas where it's desperately needed!! I was very sad at the end of the night, because I knew our trip was pretty much wrapped up by that point. Sunday would be filled with church and travel...
3 comments:
You lucky ducks! How fun for you to have a get away. Celebrating anniversaries is very important, I think. Even more wonderful that most of it was gifted!
So fun to read about your trip and see pictures! I have never been to NYC.
I'm so happy y'all got to go to NYC! It's a trip I've been wanting to take for a long time. I love all the pictures. Looks like you had a great time even with all the rain. Can't wait to hear more in person. We'll have to get together when I get back next week.
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