Second Full Day in NYC!!

With my feet rested, we were off at 7am for the start of our second full day here.  Katie and I got up early and went back to the the taping of the Today Show.  The weekend crowds are not as bad, but we still did not get on camera.  On Monday we are going to try and this time we are going to put on our makeup and see what happens While on our way to "30 Rock" we passed the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where there were 7 seven movies semi's parked.  We asked someone and they told us that they had just finished filming an episode of "Ugly Betty." We saw all the extras leaving in ball gowns and tuxes.  It was fun, but we did not see any of the big stars.  

We also were able to go into the St Patrick's Cathedral.  It was one of  most beautiful building I have ever been in.  I guess that "The Donald" got married there the latest time.  I can see why, it is beautiful and the windows are amazing.  And we did all of this before 8am!!!!

Then our day really started after we went back to the apartment and picked up mom and Annie.  We headed to the Empire State Building again.  This time the weather was great, a bit grey still, but you could see everything.  The views are breathtaking.  We learned that the whole building was built in 14 months  !!!  Hard to believe when you look up at it.  

After, we got back on the subway and headed for the Guggenheim Museum.  That building was fun to take pictures of.  We were able to see only two floors, but the art was amazing (I know I am using that word a lot, but this city is just that) After that we took the bus (thank goodness for the Merto pass we bought for $25) and headed toward 72nd and Central Park.  We passed the home were Jackie O lived.   It was a beautiful day and the park was full of people walking, skating, riding bikes, walking their dogs. Kids sailing boats on the conservatory water.  I can see why people spend the day in the Park, it is so large you could just get lost.  I saw a sign that said they take care of more than 26,000 trees!!!   We sat by the Bethseda Fountain and enjoyed the sun and street performers.  We then walked up to Strawberry Fields and the John Lennon tribute and then across Central Park West to the Datota, were he was shot in 1980.  A short taxi ride home for about an hour and a half to put our feet up before we were off to a Broadway show.  

We had reservations at a restaurant on "Restaurant Row" called Joe Allen.  We had a great dinner and even saw two famous people.  Andrea Martin from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Second City" and we also saw Lauren Becall.  That was amazing.    We then went off the show!!  Mom had gotten us tickets to "West Side Story."  I was again acting like the tourist just staring up at all of the signs in Time Square.  WOW is all I can say about the play.  I have always loved the movie, but seeing it live was beyond what I had even thought.  The dancing and singing was wonderful and part of it was done in Spanish, which was how it was originally written back in the late 50's.  

After the show we walked up and down Times Square looking at the lights and shops and also searching for the "Naked Cowboy" (sorry Sammi, no luck) until our feet had had enough, we grabbed a cab and headed home.