Day Two in
New York City was certainly full of
excitement. It rained hard most of the morning, but eventually slowed to the point where we could head out for some more sightseeing. We started with a great breakfast at the small diner next to the lobby of our hotel. From there it was a short walk down
42nd Street to
Times Square. Our first stop was
Toys R Us. This was not your ordinary Toys R Us, this was an amusement park. They had a huge
Ferris Wheel inside the building, along with a bunch of other cool themed sections. I liked the full-sized
Jurassic Park dinosaur the best. Incredibly, we walked out of there without buying ANYTHING. This was not to be the case at the
M&M's Store or the
Virgin Megastore. The boys bought candy to munch and
DVD's to watch in the car on our way to Boston later this week. After a short break back at the hotel, we boarded the
N Train for the 45 minute trip to
Coney Island in
Brooklyn.
Josh really seemed to enjoy the ride. Part of it was underground, and part was elevated. We arrived at
Coney Island just as they were opening the world-famous
Cyclone roller coaster after a rain shower.
Justin and I rode twice while
Josh and
Jennifer videotaped. Soon after riding they closed the whole park for the day. I'm not sure what the deal was, but the sun came out so it couldn't have been the weather. Maybe they could tell we were from
Detroit a
nd were still grumpy about the baseball playoffs last year. Oh well, we did get to ride the Cyclone a couple times and Justin loved it. We walked some of the boardwalk and then grabbed some
Nathan's Coney Island for the ride back to Manhattan. We arrived at the hotel at 6:00PM, just as an underground steam pipe exploded just a half-mile from our hotel. We didn't hear or feel a thing, but it was sort of eerie watching the news coverage of something happening so close by. After an hour in the chilly pool, we picked up some not-so-good carry-out pizza slices and took them back to the room. One more full day in New York awaits...
Day Two in New York City was certainly full of excitement. It rained hard most of the morning, but eventually slowed to the point where we could head out for some more sightseeing. We started with a great breakfast at the small diner next to the lobby of our hotel. From there it was a short walk down 42nd Street to Times Square. Our first stop was Toys R Us. This was not your ordinary Toys R Us, this was an amusement park. They had a huge Ferris Wheel inside the building, along with a bunch of other cool themed sections. I liked the full-sized Jurassic Park dinosaur the best. Incredibly, we walked out of there without buying ANYTHING. This was not to be the case at the M&M's Store or the Virgin Megastore. The boys bought candy to munch and DVD's to watch in the car on our way to Boston later this week. After a short break back at the hotel, we boarded the N Train for the 45 minute trip to Coney Island in Brooklyn. Josh really seemed to enjoy the ride. Part of it was underground, and part was elevated. We arrived at Coney Island just as they were opening the world-famous Cyclone roller coaster after a rain shower. Justin and I rode twice while Josh and Jennifer videotaped. Soon after riding they closed the whole park for the day. I'm not sure what the deal was, but the sun came out so it couldn't have been the weather. Maybe they could tell we were from Detroit a
nd were still grumpy about the baseball playoffs last year. Oh well, we did get to ride the Cyclone a couple times and Justin loved it. We walked some of the boardwalk and then grabbed some Nathan's Coney Island for the ride back to Manhattan. We arrived at the hotel at 6:00PM, just as an underground steam pipe exploded just a half-mile from our hotel. We didn't hear or feel a thing, but it was sort of eerie watching the news coverage of something happening so close by. After an hour in the chilly pool, we picked up some not-so-good carry-out pizza slices and took them back to the room. One more full day in New York awaits...
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