I went to New York City!! I was accompanied by a dear friend Fredna Moore from Bronte and her granddaughter Shonna Garcia from Midland. We left San Angelo at 7:30 am on Monday, May 11 and arrived at LaGuardia at 2:30 pm. We stayed at the Casablanca Hotel on 43rd St. just about a half block from Times Square—Broadway and 7th. It was GREAT!!
Monday night we took a tour and stopped at Grand Central Terminal, Fulton Ferry Landing under the Brooklyn Bridge, and Little Italy. Along the way we saw Macy’s, Herald Square, Madison Square Garden, Greenwich Village, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Chinatown, Hudson River.
Tuesday morning we took another tour and stopped at World Trade Center Site, NYSE, Federal Hall, South Street Seaport, Rockefeller Center, Central Park (Strawberry Fields with John Lennon’s “Imagine” memorial across the street from Dakota Building). Along the way we saw Park Avenue, 5th Avenue, Central Park Zoo, Tiffany’s, FAO Schwartz, Lincoln Center . We took the Staten Island Ferry which gave a beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. On the way back to the hotel we ate REAL NY pizza!!
Wednesday afternoon we saw Jersey Boys—the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The 50s-60s music was so much fun!! After the theater, we went to Tavern on the Green in Central Park for dinner. That was a real treat for us country girls!!
Thursday morning we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We took a tour to get an overall view of the museum. With 2 million items it would literally be impossible to see it all. But it was a wonderful experience. After a restful afternoon we saw The Lion King. What a production!! It was great!! Walking to the hotel about 11 o’clock that night I got the full feeling of being in Times Square. The lights are fantastic!!
We left the hotel about 8:30 am, left from LaGuardia about 11 am and arrived in San Angelo about 5:30 pm. A very tired but happy group of three ladies!!
Monday night we took a tour and stopped at Grand Central Terminal, Fulton Ferry Landing under the Brooklyn Bridge, and Little Italy. Along the way we saw Macy’s, Herald Square, Madison Square Garden, Greenwich Village, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Chinatown, Hudson River.
Tuesday morning we took another tour and stopped at World Trade Center Site, NYSE, Federal Hall, South Street Seaport, Rockefeller Center, Central Park (Strawberry Fields with John Lennon’s “Imagine” memorial across the street from Dakota Building). Along the way we saw Park Avenue, 5th Avenue, Central Park Zoo, Tiffany’s, FAO Schwartz, Lincoln Center . We took the Staten Island Ferry which gave a beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. On the way back to the hotel we ate REAL NY pizza!!
Wednesday afternoon we saw Jersey Boys—the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The 50s-60s music was so much fun!! After the theater, we went to Tavern on the Green in Central Park for dinner. That was a real treat for us country girls!!
Thursday morning we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We took a tour to get an overall view of the museum. With 2 million items it would literally be impossible to see it all. But it was a wonderful experience. After a restful afternoon we saw The Lion King. What a production!! It was great!! Walking to the hotel about 11 o’clock that night I got the full feeling of being in Times Square. The lights are fantastic!!
We left the hotel about 8:30 am, left from LaGuardia about 11 am and arrived in San Angelo about 5:30 pm. A very tired but happy group of three ladies!!
