New York City

My husband and I took an amazing trip to New York City this winter, and I must say there really is so much to love about the place. (Fortunately we squeezed this trip in before all the snow storms began!)

The hustle and bustle may be overwhelming to some, but I really loved it. The energy is great and so inspiring.  Despite the common opinion that the people are not friendly, we met many very friendly and welcoming individuals. The diversity of the people in the streets is really amazing.  Everyone passes through the streets of New York, from wealthy tycoons to the poorest souls.

  

We tried to walk as much as possible even though it was very cold just to see everything and learn our way around.  Thank goodness for maps apps to help us.  NYC Mate was great for those times we needed to hop on the subway. We didn't get lost once!

Had to stop for a hot coffee to warm up in Times Square.

There was so much food to try, we really stuffed ourselves! We definitely found out why NYC pizza is so famous, it really was some delish pizza. All the ingredients tasted fresh and the crusts were lovely and light. We tested out several variations of it and can't say that any of it was disappointing! 

As a typical tourist must do while in New York, we attended the Broadway show Wicked, which was a really amazing performance.   We saw a concert at Carnegie Hall featuring some extremely talented musicians and a surprisingly enjoyable soprano singer.  The passion and talent these artists displayed was truly astounding and quite wonderful to see in person.

We also went to the Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center) for some amazing views of the city.  Very windy and cold but well worth the view. 

We opted out of going up the Empire State Building since we heard Top of the Rock was a better view, but still checked it out from the ground.  

The New York Public Library was undergoing renovations but was still full of beautiful architecture regardless.