New York, New York by Frank Sinatra has such great memories for me. That song feels like home every time I hear it. As a kid my family would take vacations to New York to see my mom’s relatives. My parents would wake my brother and I up in the middle of the night singing the lyrics to New York, New York so we could get in the car and begin our journey. It was better than Disney to us! We would drive through the night and occasionally make a stop in D.C. We traveled with a cooler between my brother and I to try and avoid the bickering that would approach about the 9th hour of driving. You all know what I’m talking about, “He’s touching meeeee!!!!!” New York was one of my favorite places as a child. I remember seeing the city as a kid thinking, “there’s nothing like this”. So fast forward to today, my love for NYC hasn’t changed, it’s grown. I mean seriously, who doesn’t love the big apple? Recently, I had a week off with my husband and I knew where I wanted to go. I booked airfare and surprised Billy with a trip…throwing in a baseball game scored me many points. :) Billy himself found a love for NY last summer and we enjoyed this trip so much that we cannot wait to go again.
While there, we were able to spend time in the city and time at Aunt Donna & Uncle Jimmy’s house to see family. Seriously, staying the night with my Aunt Donna is better than booking a bed & breakfast. The Harry & David’s bedside chocolates were the kicker and Billy was ready to move in! The Mets were playing the Braves and we had a blast at the game. The Yankee Stadium tour was really neat for anyone who is in NYC for a day, especially a baseball fan, it’s worth getting the ticket. After “baseball” day was complete we took time to stroll Park Ave. and look for our next property investment (totally kidding). Shopped 5th Ave., walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, ate NY pizza (of course) and mastered the subway like pros. I already have a list of what I want to do next time we head to NYC! Here are a few pictures of our trip.
Billy in the hotel
Yankee Dugout - a highlight of the trip
Mets vs. Braves game (yes, I wore my yankee hat to a Mets game)
Times Square
Brooklyn Bridge - walked to Brooklyn
We have hundreds of photos but I won't bore you with those. :) Now that Billy & I have been to the city together in the summer and spring, I’d love to go in the winter together. There is nothing like the city at Christmas time! I hope everyone is having a great week!
2 comments:
You suck...I surprised Angie at Christmas with a trip to NYC. It's our 5 year anniversary. Staying at the Broadway Millennium in Times Square. What else should we do? We have tickets to Harry Connick Jr., Lion King, and Wicked.
Mike! You two are going to have a blast. Sounds like you already have an awesome agenda. If baseball fan at all, get tix to Yankee Stadium tour = coolest of cool. ;) We stayed near a few blocks from Times Square...Manolia Bakery is yum. If you have time take her to Canal St - great place to buy knock-offs. Seeing & walking the Brooklyn bridge was a must do item. My aunt recommends going to the upper east side (high in the #s) and celeb watch, it's where they live so they are all over. :) Have fun!
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