We did a ton of classic, New York tourist stuff: hung out in Times Square (a LOT!), saw a bunch of Broadway shows (Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, and Addams Family), walked through Central Park, got some frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 3, went shopping down 5th Avenue, went to the Jimmy Fallon show (my parents weren’t too excited going into it, but we all thought it was a blast – and we got on tv!), went shopping (and haggling – my favorite!) in Chinatown and Canal Street, saw the Statue of Liberty, walked through a Catholic cathedral, visited the Occupy Wall Street protest in Zucatti Park (Dallin and I walked right through the middle of it – kind of cool, but as Dallin said, definitely a bunch of “dead beats”), stayed at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, got on the Today! Show at 30 Rock, ate at a ton of different places, walked through the financial district (saw the Wall Street bull, New York Stock Exchange, etc.), and a ton of other cool stuff. We also visited the 9/11 Memorial Site, and it was a pretty cool/sobering experience. While we were out there, we also went to church in downtown Manhattan (it was the Primary program, so perfect timing!), and we also went to the Manhattan New York Temple to do sealings.
It was an awesome trip, and we loved having my parents there to share it with us. The nice thing about having my mom with us was it helped us remember how cool New York is to see for your first time, so it made the whole trip that much better! And once again, thanks to Nu Skin for making it all possible. :)
Central Park
9/11 (The tree in the last picture is called the "living tree" it is the only plant that survived from ground zero)
Other Pictures
Looks super fun!!
ReplyDelete2012 is the year I'm hoping to get to NYC...sounds like you are the expert! We'll have to get together and talk about it. Merry Christmas!
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