New York City - Day two or - OMG MY FEET HURT!!!!

[winter_elf]

Today we did two Museums and central park - with a stop at Times Square on the way back to the hotel at 9pm ish.

Started off at the Natural History Museum and hung around with dinosaurs for most of the morning, along with a space show and avoiding of taxidermy animals (shudder).

Then hiked a bit through Central park, stopping to oggle here and there. The park is NOT flat like I thought. It has hills and low spots and rock outcroppings and bridges all over - and too much traffic. We were in a really pretty garden - with heavy traffic noise.

The Met. Other wise known as 'it's so big it could fit EVERY MUSEUM IN BALBOA PARK IN IT!' No, I'm not kidding. We have pitiful museums in San Diego. I was there for 4 hours - and I never even saw all of the 1st floor.


And on the way back to the hotel at 9pm, hey, let's do Times Square... It's not like our feet don't already hurt and all the lights will be on... which is really like Times Square Mall. It's more like an outdoor party down the middle of the street for several blocks. More like a long rectangle shape. And lots and lots of cops. You want a NYC cop? Got to Times Square. Basically, it's like San Diego's Gaslamp quarter during Comic Con.


OMG my feet hurt and I'm going to collapse now.

Comments

[sherry57.livejournal.com]

Love your photos and report about New York. I went to the states for the first time last year (I'm Scottish but living in Paris) to the con in Chicago. I absolutely loved Chicago and my dream would to visit New York one day but for that to happen, I'll have to win the lottery big time! For now, I can at least enjoy reports from people like yourself. Thanks for sharing.

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

:) Yea, I had never been, so when I had a chance to go and some friends also to go with me, I was like - yes, I want to see NYC. Chicago, which I've seen back for Worldcon in 1990 is very different in feel.

BTW - thank you VERY MUCH for the Fedcon audio. I hope to have a chance to listen next week. Too much travel too close the beginning of this month to do much of anything.

My friend - hotmarscube has posted a whole bunch of photos.

[gothiclibrarian.livejournal.com]

One of Mina's new fave words is "dinosaur".

You're @ Dolpa today? Have fun in NYC!

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

Yep, Dolpha today. Thank god. Sitting down - no more walking my feet off! How's the house and munchkin coming along? Been enjoying your home buying/painting/decorating posts.