Sweet Summer Getaway, Part 2

Our vacation in NYC continued on Sunday. We woke up and walked to another wonderful diner for breakfast. We did this 4 out of the 5 mornings were were there. We got hooked and I know that is where a large portion of my money would go if I lived in the city! Little did we know that Sunday was "National Puerto Rican Day" in New York and there was a parade down 5th avenue that lasted all day. Aaaaa! What a nightmare. It was very challenging to get around to where we wanted to be. It interfered with my 5th avenue shopping plans, and those had to get pushed back until Tuesday morning. In the early afternoon we toured the NBC studios and got to see where the Dr. Oz show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and SNL are recorded. Then, we made our way to the Brooklyn Bridge. The weather had been rainy that morning, but had cleared up and it was a beautiful day. So, we decided to walk across the bridge. If you ever have the chance to do this, I highly recommend it! It only took about 30-45 minutes and offered breathtaking views of the city. After we made our way across, we went down under the bridge to a pizzeria called Grimaldi's. This pizzeria is now in the Dallas area, but this particular location is where it originated. There is always a line to get in, but we hit it at an off time and only had to wait about 20 minutes. It was probably the best pizza I have ever had! I would wait much longer to have that pizza again!

Then, we had some ice cream and walked around a park right on the East River. After that we slowly made our way back into Manhattan. This is the view from Brooklyn looking at downtown Manhattan.

On Monday morning, we visited another diner and took a boat tour around the island of Manhattan. The tour lasted 3 hours and was one of my favorite things about our trip. You got to see so much and our tour guide was very informative and very entertaining. We probably took 100 pictures, but I narrowed it down to 4!
Once off the boat we went to see the Flatiron Building. We got some sandwiches from a deli and ate in a park looking at the building. It was so nice and relaxing.

Then we made our way to the Empire State Building. This was the first day in several with good visibility, so apparently everyone wanted to do the same thing! It took us about an hour to get to the top, but the views were worth the wait.

That evening we went to see Chicago on Broadway.

Tuesday morning was our last day there. We didn't fly out until the afternoon, so we were lucky to be able to spend the morning relaxing. After breakfast, we walked around looking at buildings, shopping, and then ended the morning in Central Park. What an amazing trip we were so blessed to be able to take!