Amy's Birthday: Sunday in NYC

Sunday morning we were much more tired than we anticipated. We had figured we'd be on our way to Central Park by 8:30am or so... notsomuch. But, we did get to the Park before 11, and saw all of the major sights I had hoped to see (aka South Central Park, Mid and East). Photos below with captions explaining my selections. I also have a breakdown of what we'll see when we do the West part, and the North as well, hehe.

the Carousel

statue of Beethoven. There's a whole walk of famous figures in statue form

Bethesda Fountain

Terrace at the Bethesda Fountain

apparently a half-marathon was being run in the Park that morning. We saw the final few people

there was a very clear point where the Conservatory Pond became frozen

the Alice in Wonderland statue. they let you climb on it!

so we did!

the Obelisk

random curly tree

For lunch we decided on E.A.T., a rather famous restaurant on Madison Avenue. I had recently saw a special on them on the Food Network, toting their grilled cheese as the cheesiest in the country! As such, I ordered that while Jonathan went with the grilled ham and cheese. We were extremely impressed, and found it to be one of the best lunches ever. They were served with green salads and a strange dressing... I was expecting Caesar, but it ended up being more mustardy. There were plenty of breads served with the meal (sourdough, nutty, and raisiny), and the service was very good. It was a very good meal, but probably the kind of place you only go to on special occasion or to take tourists for a treat... aka it's pricey.
The plan was to see the Guggenheim Museum next, but when we arrived we found out that nearly half of the museum was closed because of renovations and changing out an exhibit that would begin five days later. We decided to put it off (you couldn't even walk the swirly stairs that day!) until another time.


We walked around a bit and saw a few things randomly before walking into a three-story Toys R Us. It was really cool, with a giant Ferris Wheel that you could ride, and lots of toy demonstrations.

Radio City Music Hall

the Pond at Bryant Park

Carnegie Hall

the Ferris Wheel!

all of the carts were cartoony

Statue of Liberty done in Legos!

Empire State Building in Legos! really realistic Jurassic Park dinosaur