My sister Jill, brother-in-law Mike and niece Annabelle moved to New Jersey in late 2011. I have never been to New York City ~ so Easter weekend Sherman and I headed east to spend time with the family and see NYC.
The family: Brother-in-law Mike, Sister Jill, Me, Niece Annabelle, Boyfriend Sherman
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
CENTRAL PARK
Does this make anyone else think of "30 Rock?" I was bummed that we didn't run into Liz Lemon outside trying to buy a hot dog.
TIMES SQUARE
Highlights of the trip:
We went "off Broadway" and saw "Avenue Q" ~ which was awesome! If you are in NY and want to see a hilarious play - "Avenue Q" is a must. NOTE: despite the fact that there are puppets in the play, this is not for children. Good fun entertainment for the adults.
Central Park is pretty remarkable. I knew it would be but despite everything I saw on TV and read in books and magazines ~ it was much larger and more grandiose than I was expecting (843 acres - who knew?). There is so much to do at Central Park (roller blade, ice skate, listen to the street musicians, shop, picnic, read by the water, you name it) that you can easily spend an entire day there. Central Park is definitely worth going to NYC for! Add it to your bucket list if you haven't been there!
Sherman & I are big "Project Runway" fans - so it was pretty cool to go to Bryant Park - where the 3 finalist show their collections at Fashion Week each season. We both work on big budget features but seeing where the finale of Project Runway is finale was very exciting!
I was not so impressed by Times Square. I have been to many big cities and I just don't need to be surrounded by that many people. The Naked Cowboy was fun to see but I could have done with about 10,000 less people on the streets.
FINAL NOTES: I am definitely looking forward to going back to NY in the near future. There is still SO MUCH that I need to do and see there. As much as I miss living closer to my sister, it is fun having her live in NJ so I have an excuse to get out to NY and cross more off my travel list. So look for an updated NY / NJ blog in the near future.
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