New York Vacation - Day 4

We're almost through our vacation! I'm typing this as I'm taking breaks from studying for finals, and I'm already wishing I was on another vacation. Or just still there instead of stuck at my desk or in the library. But it's fun to "re-live."

If you need to catch up:  Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

Day 4 - our last full day!
We started the morning on a Subway ride into Brooklyn so that we could walk the Brooklyn Bridge back into Manhattan. It was a beautiful day for this, and actually warm enough to take my hat off without freezing my ears at times. It was funny because there is a lane for pedestrians and a lane for bicyclists, but all the tourists were walking in both lanes at times, and bikers would come whizzing through ringing their bells for everyone to move out of their way. The walk was fun, and it is beautiful to see the city line along the water.

Not too far from the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge is China Town and Little Italy. China Town came up first, so we walked through there and ate lunch at a place Matt had heard of. It turned out that it had been featured with Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations on the Travel Channel.

Then Heidi and I did a little shopping, and tried some bubble tea (not my favorite).

Next came Little Italy. However, the two really just run together for a bit. So you have chinese restaurants and shops mixed in with Italian places. Not exactly what I expected, but there was plenty to look at all over each area. Little Italy was already decorated for Christmas.

(of course, we ate one of these...)

And then we stopped at a well-known cheesecake place - Eileen's Special Cheesecakes and got some to-go.

We went back home to rest our feet for a while, then headed out to Central Park. We had came across it before, but it was dark and we wanted to see it in better lighting (and safety).

Next up was more pizza for dinner, and then Top of the Rock. Thankfully Bouchon Bakery had another location near the Rockafeller Center, so we were able to try more macarons! They were amazing! My favorite dessert of the trip.

The city is even more beautiful at night! We had to kind of rush to see this though, because the next stop was Broadway and we didn't want to be late for our show! We split up from here. Heidi and Matt saw the Phantom and of the Opera, and Jesse and I saw Wicked.  Both shows were exceptional! I was so glad we got to see a play while there - it was high on my list of things to do. I would highly recommend Wicked - it was entertaining and funny, and the costumes were beautiful. I also enjoyed the fact that it is it's own story, and there is no movie you could watch prior to know what to expect. It was a brand new story line to us. Our seats were in the top mezzanine, which was perfectly fine for watching the show, but we took binoculars as well to see their facial expressions and details from the costumes and stage.

It was a late night after the shows were over, so we met back up and headed home.

Only a little time left the next day, so stay tuned for Day 5 and a list of our absolute favorite things of NYC!