Diane & I were finally able to get away for her first (my second) trip to the isle of Manhattan! Despite some very tired feet, a subway misunderstanding that landed us in Brooklyn, some slow shuttle service to a theatre in Queens, and various other things, it was a fabulous trip! We ate street food, walked around taking pictures and gawking like tourists, and had so much fun.
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Diane poses in Central Park after we wandered around for eons searching for the Central Park Zoo. |
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Jason makes a new friend inside FAO Schwartz (notice the "Big" Piano sign). Jason was slightly dissapointed that this was not the same store he remembered from his 2000 trip. |
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Holy Harry Potter... Diane spent WAY too much time in this store playing with these Legos! What talent! |
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Jason feels the draw of the dark side as he compels Lego Darth to shine the camera flash right back at Diane's lens! |
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Our taping of Letterman included guests Jack Hanna and Kid Rock (singing his Werewolves of London/Sweet Home Alabama ripoff). We convinced the couple behind us in line to take our picture, and they didn't steal our camera! Yay! :) |
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Look out! A horde of knights in armor have broken loose inside the Met! After wasting precious time taking this photo, I was able to pull Diane to safety just in the nick of time. |
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Inspired by the movie "One Fine Day," Diane made it her personal mission to seek out the famous Frozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity 3 (that would be the massive dessert on the left). She was slightly disappointed to find that it tasted a whole lot like something I make in the blender at home. |
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I did, however, thoroughly enjoy my Peanut Butter Pie creation (also now pictured on the left). By far the best dessert in recent memory! |
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The Phantom of the Opera is there... in Diane's seat. Seventh row, center, baby! We also saw Young Frankenstein and Little Women on this trip. |
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When the moon hits your eye... I failed to document Diane's very first piece of New York pie when we hit town, but this was among the first. This was our post-Phantom treat! |
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Hey, everyone needs a picture of themselves eating pizza online! Who am I to deny myself such fame? |
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Times Square at night in all its glory! In the rain. But still glorious. |
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Diane met up with Big Red inside the Toys R Us in Times Square. And yes, Toys R Us far outshined FAO Schwartz. It made me sad. |
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A remote control spider. Who could ask for more? I was tempted to buy this for my brother-in-law for Christmas... wah hah hah... All righty, a strange place to end the photo set, but we somehow didn't go camera crazy on this trip. Too bad! |
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