Whirlwind Trip to NYC...

We have been VERY excited about our "childless" trip to NYC... and it was here and gone in a flash!!! We dropped the kiddos off at my parent's house on tuesday, left for NYC wednesday morning, got up there in about 1 hour and 15 mins (no traffic... yeah...), went bike riding in central park for a few hours, then checked into our hotel (the Marriot Marquis). We had a 20th floor room that overlooked time square. The hotel located rocked..

We showered up after our bike ride, then went down to walk around get theater tickets... and we were VERY lucky to get Phantom of the Opera. We've seen several shows on braodway but netiher of us every say Phantom, so we were stoked. We then went shopping, I always get shoes and handbags up there, and I did get 3 pairs of shoes and 2 handbags... and love them all!! We then went back and got all ready for dinner, walked to the "asian fusion" restraunt a few blocks away, stopped back at the hotel for some champagne (we had time before the show started), walked to the theater and enjoyed the show. Phantom is a GREAT production, if you have the opporutnity to see it, definatey do so!!!
We then walked back to the hotel... and went to "the View". This is NYC's only revolving restraunt... and it's located in the Marquis on the 48th floor. You sit at a table overlooking the city, it takes an hour to make a full revolution, and is terribly confusing becuase you get up to go get your dessert (they had a dessert and cheese buffet... extra yummy....) and since the table section is moving, your table isn't in the same spot it was when you left... add some alcohol into the mix and it makes it even "more interesting".... We enjoyed the views for over an hour, then finally turned in for a good night's sleep. We awoke in time to see if we could get into the studio for Good Morning America. We made a sign that said "Go Back to Bed Angela and Elyse"... and we did get in. We got to meet a bunch of the ABC anchors and it was cool to see what it takes to make the show we watch on tv each morning. And we were on tv at the end of the show... so that was cool too.... We then went to breakfast, then more of a walking tour of NYC... then packed up and headed home.... Whew... it was a whirlwind tour of NYC... but it was great... hope you enjoyed the story!!!