New York, New York.

Well today was a wonderful day of sight seeing in the Big Apple. We left out about 9 am and drove to New Haven, CT. From there we caught a train to the city. We got off at Grand Central Station. That was an experience all in it's self. To be from the mid west and see something as huge and bustling as a big city train station makes one feel quite small.

We proceeded up to 42nd street and made our way to Times Square. All the things you hear about in NYC are actually very close together. We saw Broadway, the Hershey building and several famous buildings along that strip. Then before we knew it we were at Central Park. So we just kept on walking. We saw the Trump Tower and the insanely expensive property along Central Park West. We walked through the south end of the park and then made our way to 5th Avenue. We attempted to hail a cab to take us the 20 blocks south to the Empire State Building, but none had room for 6. So we just kept walking. We saw FAO Schwartz, Gucci, Armani and all the high end retailers there. There were literally millions of people walking around the streets. The classic taxi's, buses, police cars and people driving all over honking and yelling. It was classic New York.

We finally reached the Empire State Building and caught the subway downtown to see the World Trade Center sight. Unfortunately, we missed the last boat to the statue of Liberty by over an hour...so we only saw her from distance. We went back to Times Square for some chow and came back to our host families house for the night. After walking over 10 miles, we are pretty pooped. Going to go to bed as tomorrow Keith and I will return to the city for another round and a concert at a NYC record store as well as a CD signing. I am looking forward to it. Keep checking the blog for updates. - DJ