Catching Up November: NYC: Day 1 - Times Square

The night of our first day in NYC we headed to Times Square - which was perfect. I think that the first time that anyone sees Times Square it should be at night when it is all lit up. I think that we walked around for the first hour with our mouths open in amazement. It was so cool... just like you think that it would be from the gazillions of times that you have seen it on TV.

~ looking up at all the signs ~

After a while we decided to get dinner. We didn't want to eat at a chain restaurant that we could eat at at home, so we Googled New York Pizza. The place that came up was a few blocks off the main part of Times Square and was about the size of my bathroom. We talked to some people that were outside of the place and they told us that it was great pizza. (They were right!) So, we squeezed into the restaurant, got some dinner, and carried it a bistro table in the middle of Times Square. It was absolutely the best way to eat dinner! We got to continue to take in the sights and sounds of NYC while we ate.

I have a friend named Shannon from Oklahoma. I knew that her husband was running in the NYC Marathon and that they were in town, but I didn't think that it would work out that we would see each other while we were in New York. While we were eating in Times Square, she happened to text me that her family was eating in the restaurant that was a few yards away from where we sat! She came out and said hi... what a fun surprise!

~ cool chair in Times Square ~

~ NYPD on their horses - really cool ~

~ heaven ~

The M&M store in Times Square is 2 stories and really neat!

~ going up the escalator ~

~ Lady Liberty ~

~ choices, choices ~

Allie by the Wicked sign - the show that we had tickets to see.

These gobs of people were doing a synchronized dance-thing with phones and trench coats.

~ the chandelier in the Swatch watch store ~

~ revolving ~

Next, we headed to the 4 story Toys R Us to ride the indoor ferris wheel. All of the "cars" were made out of huge "toys". We were excited that we got to ride in the Cozy Coupe... it was the one that we wanted.

The Yankees were playing in the World Series while we were in NYC, and the game was playing on the HUGE screens in Times Square.

~ heading back to the hotel for the night ~