Night Life in NYC

So last thing with the city.  We planned a “big” activity for the 3 nights we were in NYC.  Mostly unique things that we had never done before.  It was a great way to enjoy the “night life” and still feel safe (okay, Alicia was really nervous when it came to nighttime in NYC. We survived it all though, with flying colors).

1st Night: Mets vs. Red’s

Can you believe Alicia has never been to a major league baseball game….I know big surprise. :)

Look at that stadium!

  

Only bummer about Dan and Alicia alone on a trip.  Not many pictures of the two of us together, and the ones we try to do by ourselves….okay not pretty.  Neither of us really have long enough arms to get a decent angle.  Oh well. 

The game was really entertaining.  We were sitting right in front of an avid fan who had the cutest New York accent.  I just had to giggle every time she started yelling.  Bonus – the Mets won, which made the fans even more excited. 

2nd Night: “Wicked” on Broadway (note: these were taken with Dan’s phone, so you get what you get)

FAN-FREAKIN’-TASTIC!!!!   We absolutely LOVED the show.  Dan was a little leery about the whole musical thing, but being a good sport, did what Alicia wanted.  He loved it.  Totally crying at the end (sorry to spill the beans Dan).  The staging and costumes were great and we loved the story.  Dan wants to see it again when it comes to town.  (We’ll see if Alicia wants to put up with the hassle of getting tickets).  Now we just need to get the soundtrack.  LOVED IT!!!

 

After the show we decided to walk up and down Times Square to take in the lights.  It was an experience.  Like a huge block party with everyone just wandering around.  It was fun to see though.  Forever 21 had the coolest billboard that was simply a massive TV screen that would take pictures of the crowd and “use” them in their ad.  Everyone just stood around and tried to find themselves in the pictures.

After Time Square we took the subway home.  That was an experience.  We had no problems with the subway throughout the trip, except this night.  We got there a little late for the normal train we would take.  Bummer that it took us about 20 minutes to figure it out.  So we ran to catch another one that would drop us off about 5 blocks about from our hotel.  Unfortunately something was going on (we think it was construction) and they skipped the 2 stops around our hotel and we ended up about almost 15 blocks and 2 avenues away from our hotel.  So we were totally booking it to our hotel at 1am (with Alicia in her high heels) just hoping we wouldn’t meet up with anyone.  It wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be.  Our hotel was in a great area, so that was a good thing.  Okay, there we go, a true New York experience.

3rd Night: Twilight Cruise

We took a cruise around the island to close our trip.  It was a great way to see the skyline of the city.

This is probably the most unflattering photo of me, but it helps explain what happened.  We were to be at the dock 30 min before the cruise started.  Dan figured it would take 8 min to take the subway to the bus stop and then about 10 minutes from there to the dock.  Of course we missed the train, which made us miss the bus.  So we decided we would walk to the next bus stop.  Unfortunately, we didn’t know when the next bus would be coming.  So at 20 minutes before the cruise STARTED we were standing on the street corner hoping that a bus would come.  We tried to grab a cab. Yeah, that went well.  So then we just take off running down the street.  So we ran about 4 blocks and Alicia gave up (wrong shoes for running).  Luckily the bus showed up and let us bum a ride.  We got to the dock with about 2 minutes to spare.  Thus, I LOOK LIKE CRAP!

Aside from that adventure, the cruise was great!!  We started at sunset and had a great tour guide.

Empire State Building as we were leaving the dock.

A golf driving range on the south side of the island.  Utilizing every inch of space right?

   

After the sun set we sailed around the Statue of Liberty.  Unfortunately the sun was setting behind the statue, so it looked awesome, but did not photograph well.  Well, it did not photograph well for us amateurs.  A little photoshop helped, at least to my satisfaction.

The Empire State as we were coming back in to dock.  It was beautiful lit up.

Goodbye NYC, I loved you while I was here.  Yes, I do plan on going back.