New York 2019 - Day 3, Part 1: Central Park

After breakfast we spent the first part of the day in Central Park.  It was a hot, bright summer day.

Around 10:45 we walked the few blocks from our hotel to the Columbus Circle entrance.  We walked by/through Tavern on the Green, Strawberry Fields, the Ladies Pavilion, The Ramble, Belvedere Castle, the Charles B. Stover Bench, the Shakespeare Garden, the King Jagiello monument, The Ramble again, The Point, the Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Fountain, the Mall, the Dairy Visitor Center, the Chess & Checkers House, the Victorian Gardens amusements at Wollman Rink, and The Pond.

We exited Central Park at 59th and 5th and walked by the Apple Store.  The iconic glass cube and underground store has been undergoing renovation for 2 years but a temporary store next to it is open for business.  We didn't go in.

We continued down 5th to 53rd and made a right so that we could go by The Halal Guys for lunch/dinner (they're opening storefronts around the country now and there's one coming near us - can't wait!).  We each got a combo platter then stopped in the nearby Hudson Market for drinks, a Crunchie bar (yum! - it'd been so long since I had one), and a black & white cookie (because, NY).  We took our food back to the hotel and ate in our room.  It was all delicious.

After eating we put the leftovers in the fridge then took a shower to clean off the day's sweat - we were soaked.  Then we relaxed in the room until it was time to get ready for our evening:  a night at Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

Near the Ladies Pavilion

NY/DC Trip - Day 4, Part 3

A short ride from 34th Street/Herald Square on the R train took us to 49th Street, then we walked to the Gray Line office at 777 8th Avenue and bought a double-decker bus tour of the "Downtown Loop".  Todd has always wanted to do this, so he was excited.  We walked over to Times Square to get on the bus.

Times Square

NY/DC Trip - Day 3

Woke up on this morning at 6:15am.  I woke Todd up at 8:00, and we finally left the hotel at 9:15.

Good morning New York

We took the E train at 7th down to the 23rd Street station and walked from there to Doughnut Plant - hooray!  We had eaten there in 2011 (photos noted) on our way to the New York International Auto Show, and were excited to go back.  I had a peanut butter-and-banana cream donut, and a carrot cake donut.

Good morning New York!  (2011)