Our family went to New York City from August 6 through 10! We couldn't have done the trip without Dan. He is able to walk and move so well now and helped move luggage, find our way around, and just be a great daddy. This is an experience our family will never forget.
He drove our rental car into the city and dropped our luggage and me and the children off in mid-town Manhattan. Then he drove the car in New York and to the car rental place in Queens and returned the car. He then took the rental car shuttle back to the airport and took public transportation back to mid-town Manhattan.
After Dan got back to us, we all ventured out and walked to the American Girl Store. The girls got ice skates and a skating outfit for their dolls. We bought a book about Kirsten, a girl who lived in 1854. After leaving that store, we walked along 5th Avenue to the New York Public Library. We arrived to late to go inside, but we did stand on the steps and see the lion sculptures in front. We finished out evening eating ice cream at a 31 Flavors near where we were staying.
The next day we walked along Park Avenue to 23rd Street and caught a bus across town to Chelsea Piers. There, we met out friends Sam and Hellene Anderson, who were in New York at the same time. We skated two freestyle/dance sessions at the Sky Rink. It was so fun and everyone at the rink was so nice. They also complimented the children's skating.
The kids got to eat New York pizza right in the rink!
After leaving the rink, we took a look at the Chelsea Piers center. We then got back on the bus and tranferred to a subway and dropped our skates off at where we were staying. We took another subway to Grand Central Station and then took the Times Square Subway Shuttle to Times Square. There, we (with Sam and Hellene) went to the Toys R Us store. The kids got to ride the Toys R Us Ferris Wheel. Then we looked around the store. There girls ended up making their own stuffed animals at a place similar to Build A Bear. Annabelle got a teddy bear named Fluffy and Rebekah got a white dog.
Sam and Hellene left Toys R Us earlier than us. We were on our own and decided to walk around Times Square to find out the price of Broadway shows. We first found the full price ticket office and a policeman there gave us directions to the half-price office. When we went to inquire, we found out the shows we wanted to see were sold out, but also the tickets began at $65 for even the half-price shows, so we decided seeing a Broadway show was just too expensive for our entire family and decided to do something else.
We got back on the subway and returned to the area we were staying in mid-town Manhattan. We ate pretzels and hot dogs which we bought from vendors on the street. We discovered that taking subways and walking made the children tired.
That night, a huge rainstorm hit New York City. The next morning, we had planned to skate again with Hellene and Sam, but decided to change our plans due to the rain closing down some of the subway lines. We decided to go to the Museum of Natural History. We had no idea how crowded the streets would be. Also it was so muggy!
Anyway....the buses were hardly moving and cabs were impossible to get, so we walked from 31st and Park Avenue to Grand Central Station. We found a wonderful grocery/restaurant right before Grand Central Station, so we had breakfast there. Then we went inside of Grand Central Station and saw the historical building. After that, we went below and found a subway line that was working and began our trip to the museum.
We had a terrible scare....the subway suddenly stopped and we had to wait inside a hot car packed people for about ten minutes. I was so glad when the car began to move since it was hard to breathe in the car when it stopped.
After we got off that subway car, we made our way to where we planned to transfer to another line and waited a bit. It was announced that there was a delay. We decided not to wait. The idea of being stuck in another subway car did not appeal to us.
We went up to the street and waited for a taxi. Fortunately, we did not have to wait long and soon we were right in front of the museum. We had a great day at the museum. We saw an IMAX movie on dinosaurs and saw dinosaurs, mammals, birds, Indians, Indian masks, whales, human orgins, a children's hands on area, and and area about space and spaceships. We saw things about the natural history about New York State. There were many historical dioramas showing that history.
We bought a book about a night at the museum that the movie was based on. The children wanted to buy the DVD, but it was too expensive there. (I ordered the movie at a much cheaper price.)
After leaving the museum, we walked across the street to Central Park and walked around there a bit. The kids got ice cream from a street vendor. It was too hot to venture too far into the park, so we decided to take a cab back to where were were staying. This time, the streets were much more crowded, but the cab drive was pleasant.
After resting a bit, we walked on Lexington Avenue and found a nice coffee shop called the Murray Hill Diner and had a light meal. We were very tired from doing so much walking that day!
The next day, we had the adventure of our lives, but I'll share that in a separate post.....
He drove our rental car into the city and dropped our luggage and me and the children off in mid-town Manhattan. Then he drove the car in New York and to the car rental place in Queens and returned the car. He then took the rental car shuttle back to the airport and took public transportation back to mid-town Manhattan.
After Dan got back to us, we all ventured out and walked to the American Girl Store. The girls got ice skates and a skating outfit for their dolls. We bought a book about Kirsten, a girl who lived in 1854. After leaving that store, we walked along 5th Avenue to the New York Public Library. We arrived to late to go inside, but we did stand on the steps and see the lion sculptures in front. We finished out evening eating ice cream at a 31 Flavors near where we were staying.
The next day we walked along Park Avenue to 23rd Street and caught a bus across town to Chelsea Piers. There, we met out friends Sam and Hellene Anderson, who were in New York at the same time. We skated two freestyle/dance sessions at the Sky Rink. It was so fun and everyone at the rink was so nice. They also complimented the children's skating.
The kids got to eat New York pizza right in the rink!
After leaving the rink, we took a look at the Chelsea Piers center. We then got back on the bus and tranferred to a subway and dropped our skates off at where we were staying. We took another subway to Grand Central Station and then took the Times Square Subway Shuttle to Times Square. There, we (with Sam and Hellene) went to the Toys R Us store. The kids got to ride the Toys R Us Ferris Wheel. Then we looked around the store. There girls ended up making their own stuffed animals at a place similar to Build A Bear. Annabelle got a teddy bear named Fluffy and Rebekah got a white dog.
Sam and Hellene left Toys R Us earlier than us. We were on our own and decided to walk around Times Square to find out the price of Broadway shows. We first found the full price ticket office and a policeman there gave us directions to the half-price office. When we went to inquire, we found out the shows we wanted to see were sold out, but also the tickets began at $65 for even the half-price shows, so we decided seeing a Broadway show was just too expensive for our entire family and decided to do something else.
We got back on the subway and returned to the area we were staying in mid-town Manhattan. We ate pretzels and hot dogs which we bought from vendors on the street. We discovered that taking subways and walking made the children tired.
That night, a huge rainstorm hit New York City. The next morning, we had planned to skate again with Hellene and Sam, but decided to change our plans due to the rain closing down some of the subway lines. We decided to go to the Museum of Natural History. We had no idea how crowded the streets would be. Also it was so muggy!
Anyway....the buses were hardly moving and cabs were impossible to get, so we walked from 31st and Park Avenue to Grand Central Station. We found a wonderful grocery/restaurant right before Grand Central Station, so we had breakfast there. Then we went inside of Grand Central Station and saw the historical building. After that, we went below and found a subway line that was working and began our trip to the museum.
We had a terrible scare....the subway suddenly stopped and we had to wait inside a hot car packed people for about ten minutes. I was so glad when the car began to move since it was hard to breathe in the car when it stopped.
After we got off that subway car, we made our way to where we planned to transfer to another line and waited a bit. It was announced that there was a delay. We decided not to wait. The idea of being stuck in another subway car did not appeal to us.
We went up to the street and waited for a taxi. Fortunately, we did not have to wait long and soon we were right in front of the museum. We had a great day at the museum. We saw an IMAX movie on dinosaurs and saw dinosaurs, mammals, birds, Indians, Indian masks, whales, human orgins, a children's hands on area, and and area about space and spaceships. We saw things about the natural history about New York State. There were many historical dioramas showing that history.
We bought a book about a night at the museum that the movie was based on. The children wanted to buy the DVD, but it was too expensive there. (I ordered the movie at a much cheaper price.)
After leaving the museum, we walked across the street to Central Park and walked around there a bit. The kids got ice cream from a street vendor. It was too hot to venture too far into the park, so we decided to take a cab back to where were were staying. This time, the streets were much more crowded, but the cab drive was pleasant.
After resting a bit, we walked on Lexington Avenue and found a nice coffee shop called the Murray Hill Diner and had a light meal. We were very tired from doing so much walking that day!
The next day, we had the adventure of our lives, but I'll share that in a separate post.....
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