Gladys, Cheryl, Greg and I at Newark Airport early on Friday morning ready to set out on seeing much of New York City from Friday to Monday. After arriving at Newark we took the train (about 30 min.) to Penn Station and then walked from there to our hotel (Royalton on West 44th St) with our luggage in tow which took about 20 minutes. Having checked into our hotel we set out on our first day in the big city. And wasn't it ever big to us - so many tall buildings - our necks are sore from looking up.
Our first stop was to take a look at Cheryl's favourite building - the Chrysler Building - and from there we went to check out Grand Central Station which is a beehive of activity where all the trains and subways seem to converge. After checking out the station and having a lunch at the Chirping Chicken we set out to explore.
Next we went to visit the world famous St. Patrick's Cathedral (Catholic) which is host to over 5 million visitors a year and followed that up with a visit to St. Thomas' Anglican Church which in another famous New York landmark. Throughout the afternoon we visited several kids stores including Build A Bear, American Girl, M & M Store as well as the Lego Store.
Other places we visited were Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City Music Hall as well as the Met Store and the NBC Store.
We finished off our evening with dinner at the BECCO Restaurant and walked back to our hotel through Times Square which is abuzz at midnight.
The following are some of the photos we took during our first day in the city.
Enjoy.
Barry
Gladys and I waiting for the train to Penn Station.
Gladys, Greg and Cheryl with luggage on the way to our hotel.
Middle of the day in Times Square.
Cheryl, Gladys and I at Grand Central Station.
Greg and Gladys posing with Frosty.
Gladys posing with at doll at American Girl! Still young at heart!
Amazing! Hairstylists for the dolls and kids!
Oops! Caught at American Girl. We're just waiting for the others!
Lighting a candle in St. Paul's Cathedral - in memory of our dads.
A photo from inside St. Paul's Cathedral.
In trouble again! Actually a listening corner.
Greg, Gladys and I in Grand Central Station.
One of the stores decorated for Christmas.
Gladys and I with Radio City Music Hall in the background.
Rockefeller Plaza tree and skating rink.
The 3 of us pose for Greg at Rockefeller Plaza at night.
Times Square at midnight.
Gladys and Cheryl in Times Square.
Times Square again at midnight.
You never know what you will see at night in Times Square!
Scene from mid-town Manhattan.
Photo of a store decorated as a Christmas present.
4 of us with the Rockefeller Plaza tree in the background.
Ah! We are on Broadway.
Times Square again. Think we spent some time there.
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