New York, New York

I love BIG cities!!  Give me a big-city vacation/getaway any time. This time, my children gave me and Russ this little trip to the Big Apple. The gift was a total “surprise” – read here for the details. It was fun, fun, fun from the moment our feet touched the ground in NYC. We saw and did many things, but two of my favorites (for different reasons) were being on the Live with Kelly and Michael Show, and visiting the 9/11 Memorial gardens, fountain pools, and viewing the names (engraved on granite) of those who were killed on 9/11/2001. So here are some (a lot of, actually) pictures of just some of the stuff we did.  BTW, our first day there we walked about 10 miles (or 20,000 steps).

 

Luxury - thank you children!

Hotel Lobby

Hotel Empire Marquee



Hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan

Guest Shaq O'Neal dresses up for karaoke



Shaq's wig comes off and he poses with Kelly and Michael

Hooray!  We pose on the set of Kelly and Michael

My new Mormon friends who gave me their extra ticket - as we wait in line

Just a few of the names engraved here at the 9/11 Memorial

Pool and fountains seen behind the names

Almost done building this tower



Walking the High Line

View of Central Park from the Top of the Rock - Rockefeller Center



Top of the Rock



A little windy at the top

My pedometer tells a lot about our day - 20,104 steps

Always time for yogurt at Tasti D-Lite



Already skating at Rockefeller Skating Rink

New York, New York - My kind of town

Our city tour guide stands with us in the rain

Wet, but happy - love this City - raining or not - top of our bus for a better view

Time Square

Ferris Wheel inside of Toys R Us at Time Square

Riding the Ferris Wheel

No age limit as to who can ride it

Dinner at Robert at MAD - Birthday gift from Troy and Dan to Russ

View from our dinner table

Happy Birthday dessert

The Manhattan Temple just two blocks from our hotel

THANK YOU children for an absolutely fantastic trip to New York, New York!!!