We are in New York City for Tiggy's 12th birthday!
The flight in was with the fabulous Porter Air and despite a full flight, it was very relaxing. Got to like the free coffee, juice and water with shortbread!
Big thanks to our cousin Karen - who is studying to be a scientific medical doctor (so a doctor Doctor!) and putting us up in her tight dorm space and thanks to Amy, her roommate, for giving up her room!
We're right downtown on the east side in the 20s and this is our view from the bedroom.
First afternoon in, and we go to Times Square via Bryant Park and the New York Public Library.
Times Square all hustle and neon where Starbucks is an efficient clean machine for caffeine and clean (free) toilets. Kids seem to appreciate the overkill in screens and people... and we check out the ToysRus. The ferris wheel is a bit young for them but the giant moving T-rex in the Jurassic park section was impressive.
Next we wandered into M&Ms. Unbelievable amount of goods that has the M&M brand on it - like the M&M tootbrush with the M&M pyjamas, the M&M alarm clock with the M&M led light... iM&Mersion into a possible world of branded everything!!! And the M&Ms aren't cheap my friends. All I can say "What a rip off!".
We make it out of Times Square in one piece and Toby's so tired, that even the possibility of the Nintendo store goes right out of his consciousness.
We finally have Tiggy's birthday dinner at Fiat Cafe in the Village/Little Italy. Great not too expensive prices and good food. There's a big San Gennaro festival going on round the corner and we discover more food and trinkets and wait for this....
Deep Fried Oreos!!!!!!
Blah.
Time for bed.
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