On December 27, we went into New York City. I had really underestimated how busy NYC would be almost a week before the New Year. Yikes! It was so crowded and very difficult to enjoy the city.
We rode the NJ Transit into the city and arrived in PennStation. It was a mad house. We got a "dirty dog" and hailed a cab. We went to the World Trade Center site. What a sobering feeling. So hard to believe that two of the tallest buildings in the world once stood there! We saw the "cross" that was found on the site. We walked all the way around the site.
We stopped by to see what was happening on Wall Street. There are some amazing buildings there.
We hailed a taxi and headed to Time Square. It was CRAZY! You could barely move. We weren't able to get into the M&M store, the Toys R Us or any other store we were interested in. It was just nuts. We decided then to head to 5th Street to see Tiffanys, FAO Schwartz, and the Apple Store. Tiffanys and FAO Schwartz were both closed! UGH!
While this sounds very discouraging, while on our trapes around the city, we saw a few of the coolest street performers. We heard drums. There was one guy playing drums and the other was playing 5 gallon BUCKETS! They were amazing. One guy was gold. His clothes, his skin, his shoes all gold. He was a "statue." He stood perfectly still. I showed him to Caden. He asked if he was real and could he touch him. I said, "Absolutely." He moved when Caden touched him. Caden about came out of his skin! We also saw the Naked Cowboy.
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