NYC - Day 4 & 5 (10/4-10/5/09)

Okay, since it took 3 days for Facebook to "allow" me to post the remainder of my NYC trip pictures, I'm kind of over them at the moment. ;-) Here are a few selected shots from the last two days of the trip - and that's it, promise! LOL!

Sunday we went to the Brooklyn Tabernacle for church - the service was just awesome! This side entrance is a little unprepossessing, but once you're inside the building the renovated theater is spectacular!


Little Italy, which I absolutely loved & adored.

We took the Staten Island Ferry around 6:00 - perfect weather, and I got some shots of the gorgeous sunset to boot!

This is a picture of the memorial inside the first responders fire station right across from the World Trade Center site.

Shot of the Brooklyn Bridge from our walk Monday morning.

Regular blogging resumes from now on. :-)

NYC Day 3 - 10/3/09

Hope ya'll aren't tired of NYC posts yet. :) Here's a few of my favorite shots from day 3 of our trip.

Bryant Park was absolutely gorgeous, even though it'd been raining!


Grand Central Station - absolutely LOVED this place!!


The clock in Grand Central - remined me of the old Judy Garland film The Clock - such a sweet classic!

The Empire State Building - zero visibility that night, but I thought this pic came out kind of cool!

My favorite shot of traffic around the Empire State Building - cool, no? ;-)

NYC Day 2 - Everything Else

This is a very small sampling of the pictures I took after Julia, Lori & I left Central Park on day 2 of our NYC adventures! (As usual, more pics are on Facebook!)

This is probably my favorite shot from visiting FAO Schwartz...the Harry Potter Lego display!! Isn't that cool? :)


St. Patrick's Cathedral - absolutely gorgeous, such an impressive site!

Me @ 30 Rockefeller Plaza!

One of the shots I took of the Wicked stage before show started. People, let me tell you - Wicked was absolutely spectacular. I've been wanting to see this show for something like six years - and to see it on Broadway? That was a dream come true, and so worth the wait. The Gershwin Theater completely blew me away...don't be surprised if a post devoted to my Broadway musicals experience appears in the near future. :)

In front of the Gershwin Theater with Elphaba. :)

Hang in there people - there's still three more days' worth of pictures to sample! ;-)

NYC Day 2 (10/2/09) - Central Park

This is a very, very small sampling of the pictures I took on day 2 of our trip, when Julia, Lori & I hit Central Park. I LOVED it. The weather was perfect - it was a simply gorgeous, beautiful, fall day. There's apparently a ton of ground in the park that we didn't cover...if, no when, I go back to NYC, I'd love to check out the other half. :)

This is a view across the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. I love the reflection of the buildings on the water!


Belvedere Castle, built in 1872. Loved it, loved it, loved it. A weather station is located inside the tower.


Me enjoying the view! :)

Lori & I at the castle.

View of the Plaza Hotel from the park.

NYC Day 1, part 2

Okay, here's the rest of my photo selections from day 1 of the trip.

First up is me in front of the Palace Theater & a West Side Story poster. Like the arms coming out of my head? LOL!!


Across the street from the Palace - advertisements for West Side Story, South Pacific (would've loved to have seen that one too!), and Chicago).


Julia in Times Square...


Advertisements for Wicked and Phantom (still can't believe I've never seen that show on stage!).


With Lori in Times Square - she saw the play A Steady Rain starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig (as hard as this may be to believe, I'm not *that* jealous, I loved West Side Story so much - LOL!).

NYC Day 1, part 1

Well, I'm BACK! :) Here's some pictures from Day 1 of our adventures in NYC!!

First up is a view of the Palace Theater stage from the balcony, where Leah, Julia, and I had seats to see West Side Story. I still cannot believe I was at the actual PALACE THEATER!! Judy Garland played the Palace, people!! You can read a bit about this theater's fascinating history here.


Here's a display of old Palace programs we found in the theater after the show. So much history, I just loved it!


Leah & I after the show in front of the stage. We've been friends for like six years and this is our first picture together - sad, I know. LOL!


West Side Story poster on the theater's side doors. We apparently hung around too long because we were ushered out the side door, LOL! Loved seeing this poster, though. The show was fantastic! I have never been a huge fan of the West Side Story movie, but seeing the show onstage made me appreciate the show in a whole new light (and it's bilingual, no less!). I thought the leads were all terrific - I especially liked Matt Cavenaugh as Tony. *swooning now* :)



Entrance to the theater. More pics to come soon!