Our last day in NYC! We decided to sleep late and take it easy because once we checked out of the Kimberly, we had a full day with no home. So we slept in and then went up to the rooftop for free tea and treats. My kids loved this and drank hot tea in July heat like it was totally normal. Lol! It was a beautiful place up there and anytime you get something free in NY, you take advantage.
We checked our bags at the front desk and headed out for our last adventure. Jimmy swore I totally duped him. He thought the whole time we were flying out at 8 a.m. instead of 8 p.m. I would never...
Trace became the "hailing a cab" master.
Our first stop was Dylan's Candy Bar. If you ask Keatyn what her favorite thing about NYC was, she says this everytime. Ugh...
3 floors of candy and sweets. It was totally her happy place.
Not cheap candy, I have to say.
Then we walked through Bloomingdale's and rode up and down the elevators. This stop didn't last long. Lol!
So on October 6, 2001 Jimmy and I had our first date to dinner and the movie Serendipity. So hitting this spot for a picture was a must!
We just happened upon this tram that took you over the Hudson onto Roosevelt Island in these sky buckets. One more mode of transportation. So fun!
Beautiful views on the way over next to the Queensboro Bridgeand from the island looking back on Manhattan.
We got back and took a cab to St. Patrick's Cathedral. Wow, no words to describe this amazing church!
Then we walked through Rockefeller Plaza. I've always been a Today show fan so I could have gotten up one day at the crack of dawn to show up for one of the tapings here but I would have been alone in that adventure.
We had some more time to kill before heading to the airport so our last meal in the city was at Via Italia restaurant. It was SO good!!
Around 5, we headed back to our hotel to get our bags and the driver made the hour drive back to Newark to catch our flight. I sat up front with him and he told me all about his 9/11 experience and what the city was like in the aftermath of that tragic day. He told me the Newark airport had been renamed Liberty airport after 9/11 because one of the planes had actually taken off from that airport that morning. I had no idea. He also said downtown Newark is one of the most dangerous cities in the world and not to leave the airport. Good to know.
Our plane was delayed a little that night but by 11:00 we were safe and sound back home in Chattanooga. We left the busiest, loudest city I've ever seen and arrived to an empty, dark airport in Chattanooga TN. It was so good to be home! We couldn't wait to hug our pups and sleep in our own beds. It was SUCH a fun trip and I'm so glad we got to experience it with our kids. I hope it's something they remember forever, I know I will!
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