Pictures of 07.12.03 -- Beauty and the Beast

Saturday morning, we parked ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0044 at the station and observed the crowds ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0045 in both directions ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0046 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0047 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0048 pondered the journey ahead. Once in New York, we escaped the train ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0049 and went up the steps ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0050 to begin our walk north stopping for this obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0051 and this obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0052 before celebrating the WNBA all star game ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0053 and watching the painter ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0054 as the Ernst and Young building ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0055 came into view before another obligatory phone booth construction ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0056 picture which amused Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0057 and Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0058 as the Tkts booth ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0059 came into view and got closer ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0060 so that George M. Cohan ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0061 could welcome us along with this gentleman ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0062 from the Afghani restaurant. Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0063 studied the fan and then used it ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0064 to cool his passion about the chocolate store up the road ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0065 as the pigeons ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0066 did injustice to George.
Times Square ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0067 seemed to be the destination of the Nuts 4 Nuts ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0068 man as this woman ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0069 walked in front of the steel drummers ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0070 who were entertaining us as Father Duffy ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0071 oversaw things and the umbrella room ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0072 aimed to nourish us as the line moved and we got closer to the chocolate store ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0073 while this girl's shirt ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0074 had one of my key phrases and this sign ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0075 said it all about what we were spending as another obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0076 wound us to the front of the line ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0077 where Ben got very focused ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0078 and so we could get our tickets, take a final obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0079 and check out the theater ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0080 as we headed to Joe Allen's ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0081 the restaurant Steven Just had recommended. After studying the menu ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0082 we went in but the darkness made Ben ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0083 hard to see though the menu ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0084 gave a map ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0085 that made Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0086 happy with her choices as we took the condiments ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0087 picture and checked back to see if Ben ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0088 was brighter. The bread came ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0089 along with Ben's burger ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0090 Suzanne's chicken salad with ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0091 and without flash ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0092 and my taboulleh salad ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0093 which shone brighter than the picture can tell. Ben brightened with his food ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0094 and this collection sign ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0095 was a classic in the phone booth sized men's room.
Now it was time to march back to the chocolate store ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0096 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0097 and look in the windows ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0098 before going in ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0099 and scouting out ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0100 the chocolates ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0101 the kisses ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0102 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0103 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0104 in different flavors, the Reese's ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0105 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0106 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0107 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0108 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0109 and the little Hershey's men ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0110 before settling on our purchases ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0111 facing the camera ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0112 and heading off past the alien ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0113 the Stardust diner ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0114 and the Big Apple chess set ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0115 to get ready ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0116 for the time of our life which the play really was.
After the play, we found the Foot Locker ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0117 and found our way across the street ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0118 to replace these shoes ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0119 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0120 in the right size ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0121 with various choices ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0122 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0123 that might work. But first we had to measure Ben's foot size ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0124 before we could pick these shoes ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0125 to Suzanne's amusement ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0126 and continue on our journey.
Our next stop was Toys R Us where we were met with Yu-Gi-Oh ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0127 before we found this birthday present for Andy ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0128 and then explored ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0129 and found dinosaurs ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0130 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0131 and GI Joe ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0132 in the darkened interior before another Yu-Gi-Oh ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0133 a long look around ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0134 farewell to CandyLand ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0135 and goodbye to Sponge Bob ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0136 set us on our way south. We looked at the subway ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0137 and got it straight ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0138 but decided that the sewing man ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0139 and needle and button ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0140 were the fashion we needed to get us to Pennsylvania Station.
Once there, we got drinks ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0141 and noted that the snapple ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0142 had a lid ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0143 ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0144 that said New York because we were in New York. My bagel ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0145 Ben's turkey sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0146 and Suzanne's soft serve ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0147 were good but when we saw Krispy Kreme ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0148 we knew we had to have the bag ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0149 without the flash ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0150 and get this kreme filled ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0151 which made Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/2003/07.11-12.03NYC//IMG_0152 very excited on the train ride home.
In all, another happy family day in the Big Apple.