New York City Trip - Day 3 & 4

Day 3, December 29th, we visited the 70th floor of the Rockefeller Plaza, Top of the Rock Observation Deck. Wow, it was a cold and windy day! And we were especially unprotected at this elevation. The sights were pretty, especially the overlook of Central Park.
 

Larry and I left the Rockefeller Plaza and walked through Hell's Kitchen to get to the USS Intrepid Museum. The USS Intrepid is an aircraft carrier commisioned in 1943 which saw service in WW II, space craft recovery, the Cold War, and Vietnam. The tour also included a Growler submarine and many aircraft on the deck of USS Intrepid. While we were on the deck, we were treated to more icy gusts of wind from the harbor.

 

Meanwhile, Rita and Cathy visited Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.

After a late lunch at a New York style pizza cafe, Larry and I took the subway to the site formerly known as  Five Points, which I knew about from the movie Gangs of New York. Columbus Park is now there, and we were within walking distance of Chinatown. We picked up take-out Chinese food and returned to the hotel, regrouping with Cathy and Rita.

After dinner, we all enjoyed the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages"- a fun spoof of the '80's hair bands.

Day 4, December 30th, we visited the American Museum of Natural History before heading back to the airport (by taxi). We arrived home around 10pm.

The whole trip was enjoyable, and filled with memories that will last a lifetime. I hope Cathy and I have another adventure with Larry and Rita in the near future!