The Big Apple

We (Erick, Alexia, me and his mom Joan) headed to NYC on the train from Valley stream, catching the 1:25. We got into the city a little after 2:00. It was so busy, so much hustle and bustle going on. And the smell, especially on a hot steamy day, whew...nasty! So many people speaking a foreign language as we passed by them on the streets. We checked out some of the street vendors. I was looking for a knock-off handbag and some sunglasses (don't tell my brother-in-law, he's a NYC cop) We had to get a pretzel since we missed lunch and we were hungry but didn't want to ruin our appetites for dinner. We were going to "Dallas BBQ".



We made a few stops but found nothing I was interested in. We went into Toys R Us, which has about 3 floors and a huge ferris wheel inside. It's really something to see. After much pleading by Alexia for a toy, we made our way down to the M&M store. It was amazing, all these canisters with just about every color imaginable. Of course we had to get some :)



It was now closer to dinnertime and we headed to the infamous Dallas BBQ for some outhwatering ribs, chicken, cornbread and homemade french fries (my favorite, just like my mom used to make) Besides great food the prices are amazingly cheap for being in the city. What a mess we were afterwards, lots of clean wipes for wiping off that BBQ sauce! If you go to NYC, this is a great spot.

After dinner we still had a bit of time to kill before the show started so we walked through a fair of more street vendors. Alexia had $10 to spend for the day and wanted everything she could see. But, then she saw a sign, it said...WEBKINZ! Oh boy, there she went. They were selling them for $12 and Alexia offered him $10 because of course that's all she had & he took it. Behaving like a true New Yorker she bargained the price down. Erick's so proud! Like she NEEDED another webkin, urgh..


Now it was time to head to the Cirque Dreams show on Broadway & 53rd. It was simply amazing, the acrobats, the contortionists, the strength these people have it was just mind-blowing. We were in the second row. We highly recommend the show to all you guys. We were in such awe half the time, our mouths dropped opened. Just watching Alexia's face, made it all worth it. Thank you Grandma Arndt for treating us to the show!

Back home on the 10:02 train, what a great day!