The Grays

MoMa

Carriage ride through Central Park

Top of the Rock

Bill and I spent our 6th Anniversary in New York City this year!  This was my first visit to NYC and we both enjoyed every minute of our getaway.  We missed the girls so much and talked about them all the time but I knew they were having a great time back at home with Nana Judy (Aunt Martha and Boppa were a big help as well).  I left 6 pages of information for Judy to follow which pretty much covered every single scenario in my absence 🙂 (more for me than for her).  We were very fortunate to have unseasonably warm weather, it was low 60s and sunny during our stay. 

We used up a good portion of Bill’s Starwood Points to stay in a Tiffany Stuite at the St. Regis Hotel, which was beautiful and in the best possible location for us.  I’ve stayed in a lot of nice hotels but being greeted by our own personal butler when we got off the elevator was a first!  We checked all the major items off our list and had time to catch up with a friend as well.  We spent two full days touring and were away for one night – left the house at 7am on Friday and returned home on Saturday around 11pm after the girls were sound asleep. 

Our trip:  We arrived at Penn Station and walked the 1.6 miles to our hotel, checking out Times Square on the way.  We had lunch at Pizza Arte (best pizza I’ve ever had), toured 5th Avenue and the amazing shops and department stores in the area (including FAO Schwarz and Bergdorf Goodman).  Everything was decorated for Christmas and the window displays were out of this world.  We then went to the MoMa and got ready for our dinner at Candle 79 on the Upper East Side.  The vegan restaurant was exactly what we were looking for, a truly special dinner. We finished the evening off with a carriage ride through Central Park and drinks at the top of The Peninsula.  On Saturday we went to Top of the Rock and the Met, then we toured Greenwich Village and walked through Little Italy and China Town to meet Mimi for lunch on the Lower East Side.  We walked around Columbus Circle and the Time Warner Center before getting ready to head home.  Bill and I were both exhausted from everything we packed in and all the walking but had a wonderful time celebrating and touring the city together.  Next time we will return with the whole family!

For the complete set of random photos we took in NYC, click here.