I heart NYC. It never ceased to be a total thrill for a desert girl like me, being in the big city. They say that you can always spot the tourists in NYC, as they are all walking around staring upward. And I'm sure that was me to a T every time I was there. Javsmom posted a great building shot that made me go all nostalgic for the good 'ol Big Apple, I got to looking at some of my old pics and decided to share a few. Here we go...

I didn't even notice until AFTER taking this shot that I had captured a virtual parade of yellow cabs, how very Noo Yawk. And I always found it amazing how peaceful the cathedrals could look nestled inside all that hustle-bustle too. Of course, the pigeons rule the land in NYC, and I just really liked the attitude of the guy on the left, he just haaad to be different. And I love the people on the streets- where else do gigantic foil-strip hats go well with any ensemble? The Empire State building never failed to take my breath away. And this is how I imagined Times Square in a Shady dreamland... though it looks pretty darned impressive in it's Times Square au natural state of course.

Thanks for the building-in-a-building inspiration Javsmom! :)

On Saturday, I went to NYC.  I love to visit the city because there is so much to see and so much hustle and bustle...taxis going every which way Taxi .
NYC Street..NYC street.
It was a beautiful, blue sky day...Empire State Building against the sky.Empire State Building
The Street
The people in NYC raved about the Times Square Hershey shop.Hershey in Times Square   But, I prefer Chocolate World in Hershey,PA.
Speaking of sweet things, we ate lunch at The Stage Deli which I highly recommend.Dessert
We saw Spamalot starring David Hyde Pierce and Tim Curry (Hank Azaria is currently on vacation).Spamalot
Of course there is Radio City Music Hall Radio City(and incase you didn't hear -- they settled the strike,thank heavens!!).
Last, two pictures of mom and dad in NYC one in black and white and one in color.
Mom and Dad BW
Mom and Dad color

spent a couple of days in new york recently. walked around chinatown for a while. learned that 2006 will be the  year of the dog. walked up to  little italy, ate dinner at a place called la mela, which means "the apple" in italian.
up in midtown, we saw the empire state building, the  chrysler building,  and bryant park. we saw lots of skyscrapers, skyscraper 2, and they saw us. that night we went to times square; the place was jammed with people and just buzzing with a crazy energy.
next day, it was back down to lower manhattan to see the world financial center, south street seaport, the mix of old and new, and more skyscrapers 3, skyscraper 6.  we even took a ride on the staten island ferry. a pleasant time was had by all. enjoy!