Day 4 NYC

 Day 4 - Sunday, Dec 29, 2024

We went shopping today! What a fun day! Nowadays we do a lot of shopping online, so this was a fun experience for the kids.

We started by going to FAO Schwartz. We went in the morning and stood in line. The line moved pretty quickly and the kids loved the experience. We did not have a reservation for the Jelly Cat Diner, but we watched to see the hype. We also visited the famous piano from the movie Big.

We got some street food snacks and shopped more on 5th Avenue including the Nike store and the big hit, Tiffany’s. Hope got her 1st Tiffany’s jewelry, a bracelet. We also got some cute toile knick knacks.

We went back to the hotel to rest. Then headed to Serendipity 3 for dinner and Moulin Rouge for our last show. Was disappointed that the understudy was playing Christian, but it was still a good show.

Day 3 NYC

 Day 3 - Sat 12/28/24

We took the subway which was close to our hotel to Union Square.

We stopped at a shop called Flight School that had rare athletic shoes.

We then headed for Brunch at Lillie’s Victorian Union Square. We had reservations at 11:30am. This place is decked out in Christmas decorations! It was great. Food was just ok, but loved the decorations.

We then took the subway to Joe’s pizza as the kids didn’t really like the Brunch. Here we got stuck on the subway for a bit and I was worried we would be late for our show.

Joe’s pizza was yummy and they sell by the slice. It was tiny though and tough to find a seat.

We then decided to taxi as I was afraid of the subway getting stuck again. Of course the traffic was terrible though (which was why we were trying the subway before). The taxi dropped us off several blocks away as the traffic was at a standstill. We had to walk quickly, but made it in time.

We saw the matinee of & Juliet at 2pm. It was cute. There are lots of famous pop songs. Kids thought it was just ok.

There were tons of pedicabs waiting outside.

Son wanted to shop at the NBA Store, so we headed there. It was huge!

We then headed to dinner at Serafina. The food was decent, but not amazing. We then taxied back to hotel.

Day 2 NYC

 Day 2

I had booked tickets to the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular during their Black Friday sale. We had aisle seats for the 10am show. We arrived about an hour early per instructions. They had lots of snacks for sale including popcorn. The show was really good. Unfortunately I missed the fairies part as I needed to use the restroom and apparently it was a highlight of the show. I guess we will have to come again!

We then shopped a little. My son loved the MLB store. We then walked to Gallagher’s where we had reservations at 12:30. My picky eater kids finally eat steak! My daughter loves French Onion Soup, so wanted to pick a Steakhouse that had that. Surprisingly, several of the steakhouses don’t have French Onion Soup. Our lunch was delicious. Husband thought it was one of the best steaks he’s ever had.

We then headed to Bryant Park Winter Village to check it out. I had read there was a fire there that morning and we were curious about it. It was extremely crowded here. We bought some hot cocoa and churros from a stand and then were able to find a seat near the ice skating rink. The fountain had been completely frozen a day ago. It was still partially frozen.

We then taxied back to the hotel to rest a bit as we had the Nutcracker tonight! I booked dinner at Rosa Mexicano as it’s across the street from the Lincoln Center. The taxi to dinner took forever. Traffic was terrible. We were a little late for our 6pm reservation. Nobody was that hungry. The guacamole was very good and fresh. The quesadillas were ok.

We walked across the street to see the Nutcracker. It was a great show! The ballerinas were excellent and the music was beautiful. I’m pretty sure I enjoyed it more than my family. Indiana Woodward was the Sugar Plum Fairy and Andrew Veyette was the cavalier. It’s apparently his final Nutcracker.

We easily got a taxi back to the hotel. And we had him stop so my daughter could get a corn dog on the way.