Empire State of Mind

And now for the New York trip finale … New York City.

I’ll just start off by saying I love it there and if I could, I’d be writing this blog in a cute little loft right in the heart of Manhattan, ha.  As I said in my last post, I think I could definitely live there.

I’m sure I would like the inside of these : )   It reminds me of the show Selling New York on HGTV … some of those places are so cool! Grand Central Station.  We drove to NYC since we were staying very close in Fort Montgomery,  but it’s still really neat to see again since I’m not exactly there every day, ha!
Erik’s dad wanted to go to the Heidelberg Restaurant and chill there for awhile and Erik and I wanted to explore for awhile so we took him to Heidelberg and went on our merry way. 

The Times Square area seemed like the obvious choice for exploring so we began our almost 50 block, one hour walk journey from the restaurant, ha.  We were truckin’ it, but I enjoyed every minute!

Bryant Park: I love these little parks in the middle of the city, and I love all the people everywhere!  I think I like it so much because there’s so many different types of people there and anyone can be who they want to be and no one else really cares! 

There’s no need to be shy or to be anyone other than yourself … because it’s already so diverse no one will think anything of it!
   
There was tons of people out once it got dark … we got there just in time to take some pictures and head back to Erik’s dad. (But we cheated and took a cab those 50 blocks back). So fun … I’m ready to go back already! ; )

And it just wouldn’t be right if I didn’t end with this:

aaaaaaand this, haha:

P.S.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dad!! : )