The City That Never Sleeps

I'm sure you're sick of hearing about my trip.  But, I'm just not finished.  Semi-colon, parenthesis.

Lion King
Wow, what a show.  I have wanted to see this since it first came out, and with seeing a Broadway show on my Bucket List, it was an easy decision to see Lion King.

People have told me how amazing the animals and costumes are, and I've seen previews of them, but seeing it in person absolutely makes a difference.  I enjoyed every minute of this, and definitely recommend it. 

What I don't recommend is a matinee.  It was full of kids, and there was a group of teenagers behind me that were obnoxious.  They sang along, kicked my chair, talked loudly and just were teenagers.  We encountered a lot of teenage groups seeing sights and it made me think back to myself as a teenager and I acted the exact same way.

Central Park
I absolutely loved Central Park.  In a sea of cement, crowds and buildings the park was like heaven.  We ended up walking from one side of the park to the other to get to the Museum of Natural History, then through it again, taking a different route, to get back.  So we spent a lot of time in the park.  I really liked sitting on a bench and just people watching.

There were so many horse drawn carriages.  I would have loved to have taken one, but they were really expensive.   One guy was so pushy trying to sell us on it that he followed us half a block and kept trying to get us to buy a tour even after we said, "There's no way you can change our minds." I finally had to say that they only way I would go was if he charged us $20, which made him laugh and then he left us alone.  That and we walked faster.

There were a ton of statues throughout the park.

Bethesda Fountain

Jordan's French Stuart impression, it's like they're twins.  He must have been looking into the sunlight.

Next I'm going to tell a jovial tale of the altercation between myself and a homeless man.