Agtually…Guess what? I finally got Chris to visit New York City. I know that sounds funny to many of you but if you really knew Chris, you’d understand what a hard thing it was indeed, ha!! We’re so excited that some of our dear friends recently relocated to the east coast and within driving distance on a weekend.
This past weekend we packed up the truck, crossed the Mason-Dixon line and visited the great states of New Jersey and New York. On Friday we were given a private tour of the Jersey shore from our friends. This tour involved eating lunch a fun place called Fins. The tilapia fish and chips appetizer come highly recommend by me and will be one that I order again on my next visit. We toured condos and houses, saw historical places where musicians used to play, and walked on the beach. Dinner included a variety of Italy type pizzas at a local Italian restaurant complete with a dessert pizza too.
Friday was New York City time!! We decided early in planning our visit that seeing the Christmas lights was a main part of our visit and planned our time accordingly. As you can imagine, Chris had the sites he wanted to see, and I had the ones that were important to me. We decided for this visit we’d bypass the Statue of Liberty and Central Park until our next visit next Spring.
Chris wanted to see the New York Stock Exchange, even though it was closed as we were visiting on a Saturday.
I’ll admit to enjoying the sites in the financial district too. We just had to get our moment on Wall Street…short people have to step on tippy-toes to avoid their heads being cut off in the photo, ha!
And with the Bull …Chris was most impressed with finding a bull in the city, ha!!
My favorite part of the trip was the Christmas lights! I’ve always seen the tree and the skating rink at Rockefeller Center on the television but seeing them in person was magical. I am a little kid when it comes to Christmas lights and the tree did not disappoint me in any way! The skating rink is much smaller in person and the line to even think about skating was impossible…
Lastly was Time Square, what a site when you imagine the thousands of people who cram into that area on New Year’s Eve. I figure I’ll have to work some serious magic to get Chris to try that one, ha. Especially since I’m the one who can’t stand crowds at all!!
On our trip back on Sunday we passed many large and small farms scattered throughout after driving only a few short miles outside of the city limits. The area up north was quite pretty but I think I’ll keep visiting and stay in my home in the country.
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