at the station and observed the crowds
in both directions
as Suzanne
and Ben
pondered the journey ahead. Once in New York, we escaped the train
and went up the steps
to begin our walk north stopping for this obligatory phone booth picture
and this obligatory phone booth picture
before celebrating the WNBA all star game
and watching the painter
as the Ernst and Young building
came into view before another obligatory phone booth construction
picture which amused Suzanne
and Benjamin
as the Tkts booth
came into view and got closer
so that George M. Cohan
could welcome us along with this gentleman
from the Afghani restaurant. Benjamin
studied the fan and then used it
to cool his passion about the chocolate store up the road
as the pigeons
did injustice to George.
Times Square
seemed to be the destination of the Nuts 4 Nuts
man as this woman
walked in front of the steel drummers
who were entertaining us as Father Duffy
oversaw things and the umbrella room
aimed to nourish us as the line moved and we got closer to the
chocolate store
while this girl's shirt
had one of my key phrases and this sign
said it all about what we were spending as another obligatory phone booth
picture
wound us to the front of the line
where Ben got very focused
and so we could get our tickets, take a final obligatory phone booth picture
and check out the theater
as we headed to Joe Allen's
the restaurant Steven Just had recommended. After studying the menu
we went in but the darkness made Ben
hard to see though the menu
gave a map
that made Suzanne
happy with her choices as we took the condiments
picture and checked back to see if Ben
was brighter. The bread came
along with Ben's burger
Suzanne's chicken salad with
and without flash
and my taboulleh salad
which shone brighter than the picture can tell. Ben brightened with his
food
and this collection sign
was a classic in the phone booth sized men's room.
Now it was time to march back to the chocolate store
and look in the windows
before going in
and scouting out
the chocolates
the kisses
in different flavors, the Reese's
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before settling on our purchases
facing the camera
and heading off past the alien
the Stardust diner
and the Big Apple chess set
to get ready
for the time of our life which the play really was.
After the play, we found the Foot Locker
and found our way across the street
to replace these shoes
in the right size
with various choices
that might work. But first we had to measure Ben's
foot size
before we could pick these shoes
to Suzanne's amusement
and continue on our journey.
Our next stop was Toys R Us where we were met with Yu-Gi-Oh
before we found this birthday present for Andy
and then explored
and found dinosaurs
and GI Joe
in the darkened interior before another Yu-Gi-Oh
a long look around
farewell to CandyLand
and goodbye to Sponge Bob
set us on our way south. We looked at the subway
and got it straight
but decided that the sewing man
and needle and button
were the fashion we needed to get us to Pennsylvania Station.
Once there, we got drinks
and noted that the snapple
had a lid
that said New York because we were in New York. My bagel
Ben's turkey sandwich
and Suzanne's soft serve
were good but when we saw Krispy Kreme
we knew we had to have the bag
without the flash
and get this kreme filled
which made Benjamin
very excited on the train ride home.
In all, another happy family day in the Big Apple.