mudbug
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I'll do some more pictures later
Thanks to geebs and my daughter, who helped me figure out how to post these photos. I'll put some more in the Member Photos place.
Our trip was just great, in spite of it raining ALL THANKSGIVING DAY. Our hotel was only half a block from the parade route (50th and Broadway, for you NY folks in the know), so we had plenty of time to get cold and wet.
Because of a few missed phone calls, bucky and I couldn't meet up until Friday morning when he got off work. He was just finishing a very long stretch and was really tired, but took us over the the Ed Sullivan Theater (also only a block or two from where we were staying in Times Square) and gave us a tour of the Secret Dave Staircase and the actual stage where they broadcast the show. It's much smaller than you would imagine, and I couldn't believe it was the same stage the Beatles performed on when Ed S. was in charge.
Bucky kindly offered to drive us down to the Lower East Side to have breakfast at the famous Katz Deli, but we declined since it was our last day there and daughter had more shopping to do (geebs, don't kill me for not going - next time, I promise).
You all will want to meet the buckster someday. In person he's the same fun loving guy we all know on this board, and full of stories. We both wished we'd had more time to visit, but we were on the lightning tour and he needed some sleep.
In addition to the parade, we got a lot done in our brief stay:
-Mingled with a zillion other tourists up and down Times Square.
-Visited the Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center) for a magical nighttime view of the lights of the Big Apple.
-Got tickets on Thanksgiving Day for the late afternoon Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Show
-Watched the ice skating at Rockefeller Center (several times)
-Visited Ground Zero
-Shopped on Fifth Avenue, and toured St. Patrick's Cathedral
NYC is a blast furnace, and we loved every bit of it!
Thanks to geebs and my daughter, who helped me figure out how to post these photos. I'll put some more in the Member Photos place.
Our trip was just great, in spite of it raining ALL THANKSGIVING DAY. Our hotel was only half a block from the parade route (50th and Broadway, for you NY folks in the know), so we had plenty of time to get cold and wet.
Because of a few missed phone calls, bucky and I couldn't meet up until Friday morning when he got off work. He was just finishing a very long stretch and was really tired, but took us over the the Ed Sullivan Theater (also only a block or two from where we were staying in Times Square) and gave us a tour of the Secret Dave Staircase and the actual stage where they broadcast the show. It's much smaller than you would imagine, and I couldn't believe it was the same stage the Beatles performed on when Ed S. was in charge.
Bucky kindly offered to drive us down to the Lower East Side to have breakfast at the famous Katz Deli, but we declined since it was our last day there and daughter had more shopping to do (geebs, don't kill me for not going - next time, I promise).
You all will want to meet the buckster someday. In person he's the same fun loving guy we all know on this board, and full of stories. We both wished we'd had more time to visit, but we were on the lightning tour and he needed some sleep.
In addition to the parade, we got a lot done in our brief stay:
-Mingled with a zillion other tourists up and down Times Square.
-Visited the Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center) for a magical nighttime view of the lights of the Big Apple.
-Got tickets on Thanksgiving Day for the late afternoon Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Show
-Watched the ice skating at Rockefeller Center (several times)
-Visited Ground Zero
-Shopped on Fifth Avenue, and toured St. Patrick's Cathedral
NYC is a blast furnace, and we loved every bit of it!