New York: Sunday & Monday

On Sunday, Mackie was going to take us running through Central Park, which was really cool and only about a quarter mile from her apartment. I wish I would have taken more pictures, but I didn't stop during the run to do so. At all times there were at least 20 people around you working out and running as well. We felt like we were running in a 5K.  It was nice to see this part of New York. Although, I didn't like running through the city to get to Central Park. I felt dirty breathing in the air that smelled awful of trash.

That afternoon we had plans to go to the High Line, but first we made a stop at Dylan's Candy Bar!  Dylan, is Ralph Lauren's daughter, and she has a 3 story candy shop in New York with a bar on the top floor where the drinks are candy flavored.  We felt like kids in this place sitting inside a cupcake to have our candy drinks at 2 PM in the afternoon.  Mackie got a chocolate martini and I had a jolly rancher cocktail.  Greg stuck with a peanut butter and chocolate icecream sundae.

This was entirely made of jelly beans.

The High Line is an area where they made a nice path through the city over what used to be a railroad line. The buildings that we passed along the trail were awesome. We walked through the Chelsea market place and then headed back to Mackie's place to get ready for dinner and a comedy club.

The Sears Tower could be seen from the High Line.

Greg and I have never been to a comedy club, and it was really funny; well, I guess I would say it was a hit and miss. There were some that were really funny, and others that were painful to watch. The only thing we could all do without was the audience interaction with a really annoying family of 15 people.

On Monday we went to the Central Park Zoo because Greg and I typically like to go to zoos on vacation, but this zoo was just awful.  There were probably 10 animals not including the reptiles and birds, and out of those 10, 2 were awake.  Although, I must say that the zoo was pretty cool seeing the city in the background.



Mackie made us...and Greg was not thrilled.  Oh Greggor Bunny!



We went shopping again on our way home and got some coffee.  It killed us the entire week because Mackie didn't have a coffee maker in her apartment.  Late afternoon, we went running back in the High Line area at a trail along the Hudson River. It was even prettier than Central Park. We had dinner down there, and then went back to Mackie's around 8 PM and we were too tired to go out, so we rented 21 Jump Street.

If you look closely, you can see the trail along the Hudson River that we went running on.

We left on Tuesday, and we were just exhausted the rest of the week at work. New York is quite different than the Midwest, and I just couldn't get over walking down the sidewalk with your head down and not saying hi as you passed people along the street or not smiling as a new person got on the Subway. An older couple that has probably lived in New York their entire lives would get on the Subway, and I would think how much more they have probably been exposed to and have accepted than what we will ever encounter in our lives. I love how travelling makes you appreciate your home, but allows you to experience the culture of a new place while you are there. I would go back in a heartbeat, but next time I'm taking an architectural tour!