Today was a really full day. By the end of the day, I had seen the final attractions on my New York list including F.A.O. Schwartz and Serendipity's. So to begin, I spent ten hours in the city and walked about six miles. Here is the schedule I had in the city and the checklist of what I did:
- go to a live taping of The Chew
- Strawberry Fields, Central Park
- The Boathouse, Central Park
- The Alice in Wonderland Statue, Central Park
- The Eloise Store, The Plaza Hotel
- The Apple Store
- F.A.O. Schwartz, 5th Avenue
- Dylan's Candy Bar
- Serendipity
As you can see, it was really a busy day. The Chew was super exciting and if you watch the episode "Afternoon Delight" look for the girl in the blue dress next the girl in the pink dress in the last row. That is me and Tessa. It was a slightly disappointing episode though because Clinton Kelly wasn't there and he IS tied for my first favorite on the show with Michael Symon. Central Park was wonderful. The day was slightly overcast and every once in a while you would here thunder but there wasn't rain. My favorite part of the day was F.A.O. Schwartz where I got to play on the big piano like in the movie "BIG." It was so so so exciting. I tried to play chopsticks but there were little kids making to much noise for it be like the movie. I also learned that for a large sum of money you can buy it. As you know from the list, I went to Serendipity and Dylan's Candy Bar where the city decided to have a freak, torrential, summer down pour. It was kind of awful. The rain was coming down so hard and since it was getting to be rush hour and it was raining Tessa and I skipped trying to figure out the subway and walked about 30 blocks to the bus station in the down pour. Even though I got soaked it was still a nice day and I was able to see all the great things down 5th Avenue. Definitely a good day.
Always,
Jillian
P.s. After that long walk in the rain, I feel a bit better about rain, but still prefer not to get stuck in it.
The Chew... Toy Soldier at F.A.O. Schwartz
Central Park- Alice in Wonderland and John Lennon Memorial
The Eloise Store... Frozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity