The following post was written by my sister in law Elisabeth, who accompanied us on our NYC trip this past Thursday
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Instead of school, this Thursday brought me to New York City with some of the most New York people I know. I was privileged enough to experience, first hand, Aiden’s first trip to the Big Apple. Although the idea of the actual city life doesn’t draw as much attention from him, all he could talk about on the car ride was seeing the “subway train” and getting himself his ticket.
Our first stop in the city was, of course, the subway. After some quick photos, we hopped on the train to Rockefeller Center. Aiden wasn’t the only one seeing the city icon for the first time. I was amazed myself. Who would have thought such an enormous tree would be brought into the busiest, most populated city in the nation time and time again. After some photos by the tree and its surroundings, we got back on the subway for a trip to Grand Central Station. Of course this was the highlight of the trip for Aiden. We visited the model train set in the station where Aiden could have stood for hours watching all the trains go by. I learned a lot about trains from the little guy that day.
Our final stop brought us to a quaint little Italian restaurant downtown. If you haven’t experienced eating in the city with Kris and Sha, you will quickly find out that you DO NOT eat at chain restaurants. You also NEVER eat in Midtown. Instead, you find the small, family owned businesses that will always taste better than McDonalds or TGIFs. In that same small restaurant, Sha had asked Kris to be his girlfriend (even if Kris was more concerned about her food than the memory) 15 years ago! After enjoying way too much delicious food, we stopped at Rocco’s and Magnolia’s for some more food and headed out of the city. I must say, I was almost as sad as Aiden to say goodbye.
Thanks Kris, Sha, and Aiden for letting me be a part of this memory. I had a lot of fun, as always!
Our first stop in the city was, of course, the subway. After some quick photos, we hopped on the train to Rockefeller Center. Aiden wasn’t the only one seeing the city icon for the first time. I was amazed myself. Who would have thought such an enormous tree would be brought into the busiest, most populated city in the nation time and time again. After some photos by the tree and its surroundings, we got back on the subway for a trip to Grand Central Station. Of course this was the highlight of the trip for Aiden. We visited the model train set in the station where Aiden could have stood for hours watching all the trains go by. I learned a lot about trains from the little guy that day.
Our final stop brought us to a quaint little Italian restaurant downtown. If you haven’t experienced eating in the city with Kris and Sha, you will quickly find out that you DO NOT eat at chain restaurants. You also NEVER eat in Midtown. Instead, you find the small, family owned businesses that will always taste better than McDonalds or TGIFs. In that same small restaurant, Sha had asked Kris to be his girlfriend (even if Kris was more concerned about her food than the memory) 15 years ago! After enjoying way too much delicious food, we stopped at Rocco’s and Magnolia’s for some more food and headed out of the city. I must say, I was almost as sad as Aiden to say goodbye.
Thanks Kris, Sha, and Aiden for letting me be a part of this memory. I had a lot of fun, as always!
3 comments:
LOVED having you along. Still can't believe that was your first time at the tree...your parents have deprived you of one of life's basic necessities! :o)
Great post BTW!
Glad Aiden and Elisa got to see NYC during the holiday season. It is truly beautiful! I would have loved to experience it too... Is that passive aggressive enough?
A little more "agressive" than "passive". :o)
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