On June 26, my friend Monica and I bravely boarded a plane with two toddlers in tow, bound for New York City. Hurrah! For five days, we played and exhausted ourselves and our little ones. Ellie and I stayed with Lizzie and JT in Battery Park. Ellie loved the City, and kept asking to see the boats, ride in a taxi, and ride on the subway. I have to say that traversing the City with a stroller and a two year old and a baby in utero is challenging. Of course, being a visitor in the City is always harder than being a resident. Residents know which subway stations have elevators. Residents in Battery Park don't explore Chinatown, SoHo, and Rockefeller Center all in one day. Residents in Battery Park don't spend the afternoon at the Central Park Zoo and Carousel and the evening having dinner in Union Square. Only tourists push themselves to that level of exhaustion - and we did! Thanks, Bess and JT, for being tourists in your town for a few days.
As I look back at our pictures, it seems we ate our way through the City. A few of our favorites?
Pinkberry
Jacques Torres
Max Brenner (Chocolate by the Bald Man)
Gram Gelato
Lombardi's Pizza
Shake Shack
In between eating, we went to the Central Park Zoo, rode the Central Park Carousel, played on the playground by Shake Shack, ate a perfect Sunday dinner at our friend Brad's house, played at the Children's Museum on the Upper West Side, watched the boats and the waterfalls at South Street Seaport, went to the amazing Union Square ward, and shopped 'til we dropped. Ooooooh, I absolutely LOVE New York!
Dinner at Brad's. Ellie particularly loved the freshly shaved Parmesan cheese in the salad, as well as singing Bear in the Woods with Lisa P.
A girl in a red Maclaren needs a red bag!
Sunny day at the Children's Museum
A Frozen Wicked at Jacques Torres. Try it - it will change your life! (I've posted this one purely to demonstrate the deliciousness of the Frozen Wicked. I am not particularly pleased to have pics of a 30 week pregnant me out there in cyberworld...)
Chocolate bears from Jacques Torres will also change your life.
Chocolate by the Bald Man - Chocolate Mess and Chocolate Pizza. Ellie started giggling and pointing when she saw the chocolate pizza and said, "I want to eat that!" So we ordered it, and she dove in with both hands.
It's been a long, long day!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Adventures in New York
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7 comments:
Yes, we seriously did eat our way through NYC. And I've been running like crazy since you left to get rid of the evidence! But oh was it great. That chocolate mess . . . YUM!
Way cute! Love that last tuckered-out picture!
Wow, I'm so jealous! You know, we're coming to Cincinnati - for a two-hour layover next Thursday on our way to SLC. We'll be thinking of you!
Fabulous pics and update!
You are thrilling all of us at 30 weeks - that takes way more energy than I have - you GO GIRL!
Missing you every day,
S,T&t
Finally! Ellie is darling and that bag is too cute, and what a happy life you lead.
super love!
I'm going to NYC for the US Open in August and can't wait to see my almost two year old back in her home land. Isn't the city great and exhausting with a wee one. I'll have to reintroduce her to odd advice from strangers on parenting, subway stares (actually, she does most of the staring), and cross town treks. Your trip sounds wonderful!
What a fun adventure. You look great and Ellie is adorable.
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