Day One in NYC

We had such a wonderful trip. Here are the first of the pictures....Day One in the Big Apple.

We started VERY early. Our plane left St. Louis @ 6:00 a.m. This meant that we were up at 3:15 a.m. in order to get to the airport and everything on time.

John and I at the airport...way to early to be awake on a Saturday! :-)

We had to take a taxi from the airport to the city. Long ride, but the cabbie was interesting. He enjoyed country music and LOVED Kenny Rogers and Willie Nelson. So funny!! Once we got to the hotel we got settled in and then we were off to explore.

On our walk...

The Christmas Windows at Saks 5th Ave. They were animated and so fun!

Rockefeller Center...there were so many people there ice skating that we decided not to. The line was insane. The ice rink was actually pretty small. I was surprised.

We also went to the top of Rockefeller Center. Here is a pic of the Empire State Building from the top. It was pretty windy and cold, but so cool to see the city from up there.

After that it was on to St. Patrick's Cathedral. WOW! I could not believe the detail on this building! Such a great place to take pictures...

After the Cathedral we headed across the street to the New York Palace. We actually found this place by accident. They had a really cool courtyard outside with a few large Christmas trees and lots of lights. The inside was decorated for Christmas too.

John and Elaine out side New York Palace.

After dinner at PJ Clarks (YUMMY)....I actually had a crab cake sandwich and it was so good!!! We walked around some more. We made our way to FAO Schwartz. We had actually been there earlier in the day, but there was a line just to get in. Luckily it was much better in the evening! I was even able to play the Big Piano like Tom Hanks. :-)

After the toy store we decided to go on a carriage ride through Central Park. The weather was great...not too cold and clear skies. There weren't that many other people out either. It felt like we had the whole park to ourselves.

After the carriage ride we went back to the Plaza to have drinks at the Oak Room.

That ends day one in the Big Apple. Tomorrow...pictures from Day Two.

Here are ALL the pics from the first day....

New York - Day One (Nov. 29)