New York

For work I was able to go to a conference in New York with Doug and Reed! We stayed at the Marriott Marquis at Time Square. We left on Sunday around 1 and arrived in Newark, NJ around 9:30. Wow, it's a different type of cold out there. We caught a cab and got to our hotel around 10:30. We hopped over to McDonald's to grab a quick bite. Man, Time Square is pretty amazing. Total sensory overload! Monday morning we went to start our conference, but whoever booked us didn't book us for Monday! So, we went for a big walkabout. Pretty fun. We took the subway to Battery Park then headed out to the Statue of Liberty. That was pretty cool. We didn't go up to the top (I think you have to book it a couple months in advance). But we did walk up inside the base. It is very cool to look all the way up the statue from the inside. We walked around outside, then got on the boat and stopped by Ellis Island.
After getting back on land we walked to Ground Zero, then around the Financial District. I took some pictures of Trinity Church- you know, National Treasure. I was already to start bashing through some walls, but decided that would be bad.
Our conference was very informative. After Tuesday's session, we changed clothes and headed out in the super cold rain to Katz's Deli. We took the subway to that, too. It's where the famous scene from When Harry Met Sally was filmed. I had the pastrami sandwich. Oh baby it was good!! It's just fun walking around the city.
Wednesday afternoon we walked up Broadway, stopped and got a picture of Rupert from the Hello Deli (You know, from David Letterman). That place is a dive! Saw Letterman's studio. We went to the Manhattan Temple and walked around inside. Amazing. And right across the street from the Juliard Music School. We walked through Central Park and then swung by Rockefeller Center. Pretty cool.
Doug and I ate at Bubba Gump's. Delicious! We also ate at Junior's. Holy cow, best French Toast I have ever eaten in my life! Even better than the French Toast in Switzerland. I stopped by the Junior's Bakery every night for a cookie. I had a black & white, just because of the Seinfeld episode. But, it was delicious!
The hotel is HUGE and the elevators are super fast. Fun stuff.
Anyway, it was a great trip and I learned a lot, too.
The Olympics have been fun. I think my favorite event is the Short Track. All of us at my house are always leaning and bobbing and making noise. And those blasted Korean's!!! Man they are good. I shouldn't be so happy when they lose, but I am.