I’ve been waiting a long time to say that. It has been a long day and we are beat! We’re still on foot, except for one cab ride near the end. Tomorrow we will finally have to brave the subway system, alone. Our friend Colette, a native New Yorker now living near us in Seattle, is here in NY but sick as a dog from something on the plane on Xmas day. So we are on our own! Loose plans include a harbor tour, dim sum in Chinatown, and a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

But first, for today. Here is our day in pictures.. .

Our first stop was Grand Central Station. It was the last day of the holiday market that has taken over the station. The one thing on my personal shopping list was fulfilled immediately – leather silk lined gloves from Italy in pink of course. Rheumatoid arthritis has made my hands extremely sensitive to cold and wind goes right thru the seams of my polar fleece gloves. I needed something more sturdy. And I found a canine couture booth and purchase a NYC doggy tank for Sophia.
Rockefeller Plaza and Center.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
It’s nice knowing someone who knows how to operate a camera properly. And we have invested in nice equipment lately, too, in preparation for this trip. You can bet most people’s interior pics of St. Pats don’t look this nice.

Radio City Music Hall as seen from the waiting line for Top of the Rock.
Nice chandelier effect in the atrium to Top of the Rock.

Okay, we got the $2 map that tells us the names of all these buildings as seen from the 70th floor of Rockefeller Center. Buy your own.

On the beam, like the old photo of the Depression-era construction workers who built Rockefeller Center.
A picture together!

The Chrysler Building tucked behind there…

I find this building the most intriguing…it is very cool looking.

The Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Plaza. The crowds were intense in this area and for several blocks surrounding. We had to physically push our way thru to get across streets. There were cops everywhere trying to control the throngs of people trying to cross against the walk signals. I made the obligatory “moo” herd of cows joke.

Trump Tower-New York. I miss The Apprentice (the real apprentice…not the later incarnations).

A romantic stop at Tiffany & Co. a’l
a Breakfast at Tiffany’s. (one of my favorite movies). It’s not the 10 Year Diamond Anniversary Band, but it has diamonds on it, and I really like it. Steve’s been planning this for awhile, to stay within a budget of some kind but not insult me either…
The ring is yellow gold and the diamons pa-vay (paved along the ring). This is a Tiffany’s Signature Ring. Thanks honey! It’s very romantic. Thanks for ten great years. Everyone asks us what’s the secret and we say “no kids!”. They brought us champagne and everything. We were the envy of many people passing us by in the store (which was also jammed).

The Metropoliltan Museum of Art was a very long walk along Central Park – after dark. The museum is open late on Saturdays so we were able to squeeze in a visit to see the 37 Monet paintings housed here. We hit the wall at about 7:30 and gave up and got a cab back to Rockefeller Center since we thought we had purchased the Sunset Pass to go back to the Top of the Rock after dark. Unfortunately when we finally got up there we found out they had not sold us the right ticket and we were not able to go. We decided that was ok since we were so tired at this point.

The Christmas Tree all lit up at night.
Rockefeller Center, some amazing architecture.

We ended our evening back at Moonstruck for some diner food and then to our hotel across the street to collapse and rip off our boots. Our feet are sore! The weather was perfect, tho, and I even carried my coat for part of the day.

Good night!