NYC Day 2 Part 3

Friday in New York was a big day. We covered a lot of ground. The last third of the day was spent in Times Square, a quick stop at Magnolia Bakery, Rockefeller Center, eating dinner at a great Japanese Noodle Shop just off of 5th Ave., and then a final walk up 5th to the train at the edge of Central Park that carried us back to the hotel where we ate our Magnolia desserts and then drifted off to a much needed sleep.

This is what we saw on the way.

The Chrysler Building lit up, peaking between buildings in the distance.

This is the first thing I saw at the south end of Times Square. It's a Target ad, but this Red Yeti is super cute and about 25 feet tall.

And then, you know, everyone knows what Times Square is. We've all seen pictures. It's Broadway. It's a million lights. It's hustle and bustle. But nothing can really prepare you for the actual place. Pictures don't do it justice. It's overwhelmingly lit up. It's somehow simultaneously beautiful, deeply American, shocking and kind of appalling. It's a strange and marvelous place.

A steakhouse just off the Square. We didn't eat there. I just really liked their sign.

No flash needed to capture the happy travellers. It was like daylight there in the square.

The 30 Rock Statue was wearing a snow hat!

Thank you, Mitra, for suggesting this place. On 55th between 5th and 6th. Really good food. And if you're exhausted and cold and your feet are wet from walking through snow all day, nothing is more comforting than this place. I've been thinking about it ever since.

Detailed mosaic on 5th Avenue churchfront. They're sermon topic for Sunday: "Can My Avatar Take Communion?" So, curious about where that talk would be headed.

Crazy beautiful shop window.

Dan's NYC Heaven. Such a pretty Apple store. It's all below ground beneath this lit glass box. . . which promted me to say, "It's just like the Louvre." Ridiculous.

The train back to the hotel--clearly we were in the station closest to the zoo. There were little mosaic animals everywhere.