I Want to Be a Part of It...New York, New York!!!

Brad and I just had a whirlwind weekend going to New York City. It was a totally last minute opportunity with Brad's work, and we decided to make the most of it. We got in Saturday evening and came back Tuesday morning. Although we only had a few days to spend, we tried to fit in as much as we could. We took a bus tour that gave an overall view of the biggest attractions in Manhattan. We literally walked til we dropped, and tried to eat some of the most popular New York dishes. It is quite a crazy place to be. We actually saw a man whose job it is to safely help pedestrians across a crosswalk get hit, and an ambulance had to come get him. I was also stunned to see a man in Times Square wearing only a pair of underwear, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat playing a guitar. I got to go on a food tour of Greenwich village on Monday, while Brad was gone on business, and they took us to "The best New York pizza" rated by Food Network. I must say I agreed! Some of my favorite things we did while we were there included taking a walking trip into China Town and Little Italy. They had some great food and fun shops to look in. We ate dessert one night at a little cafe called "Serendipity" where we tasted some very yummy frozen hot chocolate. I was astounded to see a dessert on the menu that cost $1,000. You have to pre-order it two days in advance so they can fly certain ingredients in from other countries. I couldn't imagine anyone wasting that much money on a dessert, but I guess there are some people that have that much to throw away! We also got to see ground zero, which was very memorable. There was a fence near the twin towers site where children from all over the U.S. had sent tiles they had colored and written on to send their condolences to the families who had lost loved ones and to the city as a whole. We enjoyed the whole trip and can't wait for a chance to go back someday!