NYC!

spent 5 fun filled days in NYC
saw four awesome shows ans eat at a couple of worthwhile resturants

shows...
1.phantom...the friend i was traveling with had never seen the show. we went to times sqaure to see what we could get for half price. first off...NYC in august is crazytown. the new time square in august is double crazytown.we did line up and they did have tixs, but we ended up at the theatre and got orch, row j on the aisle! OMG!! the show was awesome. the seats where stellar

2.next to normal...had seen a scene on the tonys...go see this show! powerful and dark, moving and funny.

3.bacqus...free central park tixs. entered the online lottery thing morning of...and got two tickets. the show was classic greek theatre. my first show in central park. worth while just for the experience.

4.billy elliot...we had purcashed tickets online a month before.pretty much the last row in the theatre.not bad all considering, the show is a tear jerkin', awesome ride!

food...
kats deli downtown...great corned beef sandwich...a bit confusing on the first visit...line up and get food...pay n the way out
planet sushi upper west side...the kind of sushi place i like...had lunch...great deals and fresh made rolls
jin fong dim sum chinatown...great big hall with carts. yummy and cheap
patsy italian mid-town...old school nyc italian...classic cooking, served old school, not cheap and not nouveau

hotel...
again we stayed at the hampton on 7th and 51st. great location. clean hotel. breakfast served. price was right-about 200 buck a night

flight...
we flew porter from TO to NJ. it was awesome. took the air train to NJ penn station and then NJ train to NYC penn station for 15 bucks and then the subway to the hotel. LOVE PORTER FROM CITY CENTRE!

highlites...
the african burial ground natioanl memorial right downtown
MET and the current roof top exhibit
central park
SHOPPING!

lowlites...
wear good shoes and bring bister relief