Wednesday in NYC

Ok friends...I know I started this and then never got back to completing the blog of our trip...but here goes. Better late than never!

Wednesday morning we got a much later start and ventured to the TCKTS booth to see if we could grab some discount Broadway tickets. The line at the booth was about like the line for a Six Flags ride on a very busy day. Ultimately, we decided that we probably would just not see a Broadway play this trip. We ventured north to the highly recommended Gray’s Papaya hot dog stand. Supposedly the best hot dog and recession lunch deal in the city. We got two hot dogs with seasoned kraut and onions plus a beverage for $4.45. David had a coke, and I got the recommended Pina Colada. It was awesome. After we finished lunch, I went back and got another drink….which costs $2.45! But it was worth it.

Not that I needed it, mind you! We walked through Central Park and encountered a 3 piece band, The Dirty Urchins. They were actually pretty good, and we bought one of their CDs. We figured we were going to drop some $$ in the guitar case anyway, and we just as well get the CD. We haven’t listened to it yet, but we expect it to be entertaining. (Actually, we have listened by now and it's pretty good....a very unique group!)

We ventured on through Central Park and found our way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You could quite literally spend a full day or more, but after a few hours, we had seen a sufficient amount of artwork . As we left the Met, we realized we were about 30 blocks from our hotel and there were really no subway lines back to our hotel. A long walk back and we had just enough time to freshen up before we went to Frankie and Johnnie’s Steakhouse. It was restaurant week which means they offer a prix fixe menu. The steaks were very good, but I would not recommend this particular restaurant as the service was definitely substandard if you ordered from the restaurant week menu. There was a vast difference in the attentiveness of the wait staff at our table vs. the tables around us. Following dinner, we rode the subway back to Central Park and enjoyed a 45 minute carriage ride through the park. Jimbo was our guide horse.