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Hubby's 29th Birthday (Tuesday)

Spending the hubby's 29th b-day in NY was fantastic!
What a great way to start his last year of the 20s.

For breakfast on Tuesday I had yogurt with fruit and granola (you can make your own parfait at a deli across from our hotel):



We spent the morning Uptown in Harlem, the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side. We were blown away by the beauty of the architecture - the old Brownstowns , the ornate cathedrals, the buildings of Columbia university. Everything is so beautiful. The history in NY fascinates me.



We also saw the Dakota, where John Lennon was killed, and many celebrities currently live.

The hubby wanted a NY deli lunch, so that is what we had. I ordered the veggie wrap, and had a about 3 chips, 1/2 a cheese string, and a couple bites of the hubby's brownie:



One of my favourite buildings in Manhattan is the Flatiron Building (My picture does not show how cool the building is ... Google it, if you don't know it!!):



It was featured in Spiderman, and is seriously SO cool!

Later on in the afternoon we had a little snack (shishkebab):



And then ... WE WERE IN THE AUDIENCE OF DAVID LETTERMAN!!!!!!!! It was so cool!! We were shocked by how small the studio was, and how short Letterman's desk was. I always thought it was much bigger. The layout of the stage was also very different from what I thought it looked like. The guests on the show included STEVE CARELL and Didi from American Idol.

The hubby and I both love Steve Carell, and were SO happy to find out he was going to be on the show. We only found out once we were already in the audience! What a great way to spend the hubby's b-day.

The filming ended at 5:30, so we wandered around the city in the evening. We had a Mexican dinner at Burrito Loco in Greenwich Village. I drank a Coconut Margarita:



We had chips with salsa and guacamole to start:





And I had a vegetarian burrito as my entree.



Hubby had a meat burrito:



After dinner we walked from Greenwich Village to Times Square (quite the hike). We love wandering in Manhattan. For the hubby's "Birthday Cake" we shared a piece of the famous Junior's NY Cheesecake (Junior's purports to have the world's best cheesecake - yep, I believe it):



A Thoughtful and Romantic Day in the City (Wednesday)

We rode the Subway like crazy today! We started our morning by sharing a NY bagel in Times Square (Just to hold us over until our late breakfast reservations):



The hubby is HOOKED on NY bagels - He insists that we get them again tomorrow from the place that is supposed to have the BEST bagels.

We headed over to the Meatpacking District (So cool BTW) where we explored and then had a late brunch at Pastis. I had the eggs Benedict:


This was the best eggs Benedict I have ever had. The egg was cooked to perfection.

They bring you your own mini little jar of jam to go with your toast (hubby had toast with his breakfast):



Pastis is a major NY hot spot - Even Carrie and the Russian visited Pastis in an episode of Sex and the City.

After brunch we wandered around Chelsea, and went to Chelsea Market (Foodie Heaven):



Then we headed over to the Financial District to see Ground Zero. It was a very powerful experience. The memorial is currently being built and will be done in a year.


(Former site of the Twin Towers)

In the later afternoon we went shopping in the Financial District and then to the Upper West Side where we visited another Foodie Heaven called Zabar's. My-Mind-Was-Blown. The cheese section itself was overwhelmingly amazing. The hubby and I had a little cheese and cracker picnic for lunch. We bought 2 kinds of French cheese, some crackers, and a couple San Pellegrino lemonades and sat in the park in front of the museum to enjoy.







After our picnic and some more shopping, we took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. We saw both Brooklyn and Manhattan all lit up, and of course we saw Lady Liberty:



We ended our evening with a very late dinner in Little Italy. It was the most beautiful night, and we got a quaint little table outside on the deck.





I enjoyed the spaghetti and meatballs with some red wine of course:





What a fabulous day!!

Tomorrow is our last full day in NY, and we can't wait!

We are having the time of our lives.

If you could be in the audience of any TV show, which would you pick?
Have you ever been in a TV audience?