NYC

Yesterday we spent the day in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Victoriah asked to see the Jehovah's Witness headquarters so we went for a 2 hour tour of the Watchtower building. If anything, it was a learning experience of the lives of Jehovah's Witnesses. I was expecting to regret having our car there but we found parking relatively easy. We ended up finding a spot on a quiet residential street with a terrific view of the Statue of Liberty and the Lower East Side neighborhood across the water. After the tour we drove into Manhattan and drove down 5th Avenue at Victoriah's request to see all the upscale shops, Tiffany & Co, Prada, etc. We saw the Rockefeller Center, Trump Tower, Grand Central, and the Empire State Building. We then parked the car in a parking garage and walked up and around Times Square (not quite the same in the middle of the day). We had street corner hot dogs for lunch then ducked into the Marriott for a while to get out of the heat and rest our feet. We all enjoyed watching the huge indoor column of glass elevators going up and down. There were lots of huge building sized banner ads for current Broadway shows and I can't wait to be able to see a show. We did everything Victoriah wanted to do in NYC except ride the subway. Oh well, next time perhaps. Andrew & Lauren were very patient in their stroller probably because there was a ton of visual stimulation and people watching to do! Today Nick took Victoriah to Six Flags Great Adventure about 45 minutes away. She was really excited because "Lil' Momma" will be singing in a concert there tonight. I have never even heard of Lil' Momma. I guess that's a sign of getting old.