This year Gibb had 3 weeks off for Christmas Break. So what else could I do except convince him that we needed to go on a trip, of course. I've been dying to go to New York City, and of course it was the perfect chance, and I found the best deal on tickets...
Also, one of my best friends from High School, Cindy, happened to be living there and very generously offered for us to stay at her apartment, how perfect could it get! So we took Jayna on her first plane ride (which she did amazing on) to New York, New York!!!
Christmas time was the BEST time to go to NYC! Everything was all lit up and decorated, even more than usual. But we were so lucky to have amazing weather while we were there, no snow at all, and pretty warm for December. In the 4 days we were there we managed to see:
I absolutely fell in love with New York City, I just loved the energy and excitement there, especially around the Holidays. That's definitely a place I could go back to again and again. And we found out that people are a lot nicer to you when you have a cute little baby with you at all times. Jayna melted tough New York's heart! Our one mistake was bringing our big huge stroller and trying to push it down the tiny and very crowded sidewalks, what we were thinking?
Also, one of my best friends from High School, Cindy, happened to be living there and very generously offered for us to stay at her apartment, how perfect could it get! So we took Jayna on her first plane ride (which she did amazing on) to New York, New York!!!
Christmas time was the BEST time to go to NYC! Everything was all lit up and decorated, even more than usual. But we were so lucky to have amazing weather while we were there, no snow at all, and pretty warm for December. In the 4 days we were there we managed to see:
- Times Square
- A Broadway Show (Rent)
- Ground Zero
- Financial District
- Wall Street/Exchange Place
- Lombardi's Pizza (claims to be the 1st pizza place in NYC and we believed it because they had awesome pizza!)
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Statue of Liberty
- Ellis Island
- Rockefeller Center
- Macy's
- 5th Avenue
- Central Park
- Manhattan Temple
- Natural History Museum
I absolutely fell in love with New York City, I just loved the energy and excitement there, especially around the Holidays. That's definitely a place I could go back to again and again. And we found out that people are a lot nicer to you when you have a cute little baby with you at all times. Jayna melted tough New York's heart! Our one mistake was bringing our big huge stroller and trying to push it down the tiny and very crowded sidewalks, what we were thinking?
Jayna loved all the lights, when she wasn't covered with a blanket.
Ground Zero was one of my favourite sights. I really didn't understand the tragedy that occurred here until we came to see this, I was very touched.
Gibb's mission, New Jersey!
Wall Street
On the Ferry to the Islands
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island, one of my other favourite sights
Times Square!!
The Charmin Bathrooms, such a funny place. Right in the middle of times square, they have about 10-15 nice clean bathroom stalls that you can use for free. As long as you don't mind 10 loud people, and a long line up of tourists cheering for you when you go in and out of the stall and then someone going into the stall right after you to clean it for the next person in line. WHOO, do NOT go in there...
Rockefeller Center
Central Park
Natural History Museum
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