New York City

Last week I came back from the New York trip and I'm FINALLY getting around to blogging about it.  It was so much fun.  Tiring, anxiety-inducing at times, and very trying for Sam, but totally worth it.  Amanda arranged a fabulous package of the city for the students and us chaperones, and I my parents were wonderful in accommodating and assisting with my eight month old.  Sam was a trooper, really.  Considering how strange and off-routine we were, he was generally happy.

The best way to share is with pictures!  I decided to break tradition.  Instead of sharing chronological photos, I'm grouping them by type.  All my photos are in this flickr set.  You can click on any below to see the bigger version. 

Sam's first flight



Dad holding Sam up to things
First, the departure sign, then the welcome lady at the hotel, then an Egyptian sculpture:

Kids being forced to pose as a group
Their enthusiasm waxes and wanes.

Times Square


Central Park






Battery Park


Rockefeller Center


The Rad Hotel Atrium and Elevators


Your ears pop as it zooms up.



Chaperones trailing the kids







Various Tours

The Met, brief tour given by Mom


St. Patrick's by Amanda


Radio City Music Hall - This was awesome, I recommend it!


Extra cool because they were setting up for the Tony Awards!


Our guide, showing us the "Men Without Women" mural.  My favorite part was seeing the bathrooms, hilarious as that is. 


The Lincoln center tour, here in the lobby of the Opera house.  Sadly, we couldn't take photos in some of the best parts.  But I got to see a ballet rehearsal on stage and the symphony tech rehearsal.


Grand Central Station (briefly) by Amanda



Getting Around the City
















Lunches and Dinners

Hearty Italian at Tony DiNapoli



Food Trucks outside the Met

 

Turkish Restaurant (not sure the name)  


Pizza after seeing A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (which rightly won Best Musical!  Yay!)


Lunch at Union Square Farmer's Market


Dinner at Ben's Kosher Deli



Snacks, Snacks, Snacks

Featuring Sam: the Bottomless Pit

Pinkberry's and bagels

Falafel and cupcakes



Black and white cookie and rugalach

 

Celebrity Sightings


The Genie from Aladdin (who won his Tony and deserved it!)


From across the street, the green jacket is James Franco and his mob of fans.


Chris O'Dowd seemed friendly.  Dad wanted a picture for his father, who is a fan.  Which makes this even funnier. 


Star of Gentleman's Guide



Me and my baby

Yay!  Asleep (in a stroller!) in Central Park


On the roof garden of the Met


In Rockefellar Center


In Union Square



We had to come home a day early, so I didn't get to do Dim Sum or Blue Man Group, but that's ok.  I think Sam was done done done.  It was a super fun trip.