Day 3 didn't start out as great as we'd hoped. We had planned on going out early in the am to see the taping of the Today Show...since we watch it from home everyday...Al. Matt, Mer...you know!? So, we decided that we would get up early on Weds and go watch....well, when that alarm clock went off, we just couldn't do it. So we went back to sleep. About an hour later, we woke up and saw BON JOVI on the Today Show....performing live in the street where we were just at the night before....and where we were supposed to be that am!!!! ARGHH!!!! So mad, we jumped up, got dressed, and decided we could RUN there and make it for at least their last set/song. Well, the night before it didn't seem so far away....we ran for 15mins in the super crowded streets of everyone trying to get to work. Needless to say, the picture below is all we saw of Bon Jovi :( They were packed up and gone already...loading the final boxes of equipt in the big trucks. DAMN!!!!!!
So, since we were up and out on the town...and far from the hotel....and starving...we stopped for some great breakfast! After that, we decided to hit up the stores on 5th Ave (which we walked down the night before but everything was closed). So, we saw Rockefeller Center again during the day...which was really cool. And then....since it happened to be Veteran's Day....we got to watch the parade!!! VERY COOL! Interesting because the only 2 times I have been in NYC was on 9/11 (2009)...and on Veteran's Day (2009). So both had tons of patriotic stuff happening. Anyways, we watched a little parade....walked thru a city park....did some touristy stuff. Then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the evening.
Early evening we decided to head over to the Empire State Bldg. I wanted to go up it in the evening because I think sights like that are more dramatic in the evening with all the lights....and not to mention less people! :) It was chilly up there....but empty...and soooooo pretty!! Seemed like we could see forever. I got a new lens for my camera, and it was cool taking pics with it!! Great for night shots, as well as those wide, eye angle views.
After the Empire State Bldg....we got some dinner over in Upper Manhattan. We wanted to go to a trendy little restaurant up there, but the one we decided on didnt look so great when we got there...so stopped at a cute neighborhood diner! Loved it! After dinner we went on a carriage ride thru Central Park. SO FUN! LOVED doing it at night...although i would have LOVED to see Central Park during the day also...esp this time of year with all the leaves changing. We went on an hour long ride....and our tour guide was very informative on the history of the park, as well as all the celebs that lived on the outskirts! Highly recommend for anyone! :) Could not go to NYC and not do a carriage ride!!
After our evening carriage ride, we decided we were a little thirsty! We found the absolute coolest wine bar!!! It was actually in a mall right on the edge of Central Park. The bar was very techy. All the wines are in cases...that have little taps on them (kinda like beer taps). You leave your ccard down, and pay by the glass...basically self serve though. You are given a card that you use to get the wine. The menu is all touchscreen on the table. So, you find your wine by doing any number of searches...pick the one you want....it tells you what "bin" it is in...you go to the bin...swipe your card...and it pours you your wine! Although the touchscreen thing was a little tricky...and it isn't as personal as the whole wine tasting experience we all are used to...it was soooooo cool to try something different! Maybe someday it will catch on...felt very futuristic! Loved it...although I will stick to my old-fashioned wine drinking! :)
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