September, 2025
Life has been busy so we need to catch up on our adventures since we returned from Italy! We made a quick trip to see our two youngest grandkids. Then it was off to “The Big Apple”, New York City for a few days. We took our dog sitter (our sister) as a thank you for keeping our dog during our long trip in Italy!
We had an early morning flight, took a cab to our hotel where we stored our luggage and set off to explore the city. We enjoyed lunch at the Stardust Diner where the help sings while you enjoy your food. It was quite entertaining.
The Ryder Cup was telecasted live at the Rockefeller Plaza. We stopped and took in the festivities for a while. Then we went to the “Top of the Rock” because it was such a clear day. The views were spectacular.
Late afternoon we headed to our hotel to check in and clean up for our first Broadway show, Maybe Happy Ending! We understood why it received six Tony awards!
On our second day in the city we had 2 shows, Death Becomes Her and MJ: The Musical! This morning we walked through Central Park. The matinee performance of Death Becomes Her was wonderful. We experienced the show with the lead actors and it was very entertaining!
After the matinee we found a bar to watch the Ohio State Buckeye football game. In the bar we met other fans!
This evening we saw MJ: the Musical! The singing and dancing was outstanding! The audience was into the show!
On our third day in New York City we visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was perfect weather to take the first ferry over to see her.
The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by France to commemorate their alliance. It was dedicated in 1886 in New York Harbor. The French sculptor, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue and it was built by Gustave Eiffel’s company. After our visit to “Miss Liberty” we took the ferry over to Ellis Island.
Ellis Island had more than 12 million immigrants pass through its doors from 1892 to 1954. Inside were exhibits about the immigration process that happened here.
We explored more of the city and this evening we had tickets to see & Juliet. It was a musical that looks at Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with Juliet not dying but lived and took control of her life. The musical featured existing music. It was another enjoyable show.
After the show we visited Lillie’s Victorian Establishment that went all out for Halloween! It was a fun place to have a drink! Below are just a few of the decorations around the bar. There was so much more to see!
On our last day in New York we took the “Big Bus” to see more of the city. It gave our tired legs and feet a rest!
From our hotel the Garment District was a short walk. It’s a historic neighborhood. We saw many fabric stores, design shops, sewing machines and trimming stores. It was great window shopping.
We went in Mood Fabrics. My sister watched Project Runway and knew about this fabric store. It was an amazing store with 40,000 square feet over 3 floors of fabrics, trims, notions, and much more.
This evening we saw an Off Broadway show called “Singfeld! A Musical About Nothing“. It was in a small theater and was a parody of the popular TV show Seinfeld. If you hadn’t watched the TV show then this musical would not have made much sense.
The next morning we said goodbye to NYC!
