We started the day with a small breakfast and then decided we'd go "uptown" to explore that part of the city.
Central Park was our destination. We ventured up
Park Avenue toward
59th Street. The weather was sunny but not too hot, so it it made the walk a pleasure. As we got to
59th Street, I recalled there was an
FAO Schwarz toy store there, so we took a look. Sure enough, it was still in the same place. The store, of course, is well known for its toy selection -- but maybe best known because of the movie
Big with Tom Hanks. It's the store in which Hanks and his boss played the piano by "foot". An interesting note is the
Apple Store just outside the store. It was below ground, but a large glass cage surrounds the elevator and stairs to the store. The
Apple Store was very crowded but we had a chance to walk around the "get on-line" for a little while.
We ventured into
Central Park and met a tour guide with a horse and buggy across the street. We decided against the tour when we found it was $50 for 20 minutes. Maybe next time! We walked in the
Park up to
76th Street looking for the family of
Peregrine Falcons which had made their home in the eves of one of the buildings along
Park Avenue. Unfortunately we didn't find them. By now it had started raining, so even the bird-watchers were not present.
As the rain increased in intensity, we chose to take a bus downtown and seek shelter in a movie theater. We saw a good movie called
Premium Rush. The movie took place in
New York City and we saw many of the sights we had just visited over the last few days. Great fun. After the movie, it was getting late by now, dinner time as a matter of fact, so we agreed that
Italian food was our preference. But where to go?? But wait! This is
New York, so we chose
Little Italy as our destination. A quick ride downtown on the "N" train to
Canal Street and we were comfortably seated in a nice
Italian restaurant. We sat next to a couple from
Germany and struck up a nice conversation with them. They were on a 3 week visit to the
U.S. and are on their way to
Las Vegas, San Francisco and
Los Angeles.As we finished dinner, and were leaving, we wished them well and a safe trip. Meeting people is always a highlight we like to experience when we travel.
So, today is our last day of our trip. Tomorrow morning we're off to
Laguardia Airport and a ride home via Southwest Airlines. It's been an action filled month -- but we've enjoyed every minute of it.
What's next?? Oh, I don't know, but stay tuned.....
