when we went to fao shwartz, we happened to get there just as it opened at 10am. and it was awesome! the soldier guys came out to open the doors and welcome us in and then when we walked in, the whole staff was lined up clapping for us! it was joyful. made us feel like 5 year olds as we raced toward the yodo bobbleheads and lifesize lego statues.
then we went to central park where we took a carriage ride from a scottish guy named something like "decron" and his horse named "joey.' we cuddled under the heavy soft blanket and enjoyed the views...so many movies have been filmed there- we saw the "home alone" and "ghostbuster" sites (oh, i forgot to mention above and am too lazy to go back to edit- when we were walking along park ave we saw a bunch of press, police, and film trucks for the angelina jolie movie "salt"...so we're practically famous now). after our ride around, we walked into the park and made our way past the carousal, ice skating rink, dairy store, and enjoyed the views of crazy people running in short shorts in the frigid cold, crazy people selling ice cream sandwiches in the frigid cold, and crazy people making the whoopee on the big rocks in the frigid cold. then we had a lovely and leisurely lunch at 'tavern on the green,' a restaurant i've always walked past but never dined in.
we then made our way to times square and saw the usual mass hysteria there. then we wandered to the museum of modern art and spent a few nice hours there with my cousin.
then we went to catch up w/ her hubby and hung out at their apartment for a while and then ate delicious indian food for dinner followed by nummy cupcakes for dessert.
so it was a long and fantastic day. lots of walking- we estimate about 10 miles, since we got a wee bit misguided through central park at one point when trying to find MOMA (which is no where near central park for anyone keeping score). we'll sleep hard tonight. tomorrow is dim sum in china town and then off to more awesomeness all over the city. tra-la.
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