New York City, 9/26/07, Wednesday

Wednesday we started the day off at the Empire State Building. We were told to get there early to avoid long lines. So we did. No long lines whatsoever. It wasn't cloudy at all, but it did seem a bit humid or something. Anyway, once we got to the top we realized that it was a little hazy. Here are some shots in a few directions. You can see Central Park in some of them.

Notice all of the water towers on top of the buildings.

Looking uptown.

Downtown shot. I seriously felt deprived of the twin towers. It was obvious to me that I was missing something.

We stopped in to a little place called "Brooklyn Bagels" for a bite to eat and were not disappointed. CHECK OUT the amount of cream cheese they loaded on these things. It was perfect, and the jalepenos were a nice touch. I crave these now.

We stopped off at Macy's. It was WAY too huge to be any fun for me. I don't like shopping in a place that is completely overpriced and has such a large selection. It was just too overwhelming. We walked through it, saw these old school escalators, and left.

Here's Central Library. It was SO pretty inside - all marble and gorgeous. Too bad they just don't make buildings like that anymore. I got myself a library card and we used the internet for a short while to try and get tickets for the Daily Show again. No luck.

Statue at Rockefeller Center.
We missed the ice skating by just about 2 weeks. Dang!

We did a NBC tour and got to check out the set for SNL. Good times.

Fun and random mailbox.

Here are some pictures of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
We were totally excited about the Carnegie Deli. We stopped in, didn't even look at the menu - just ordered a "Woody Allen." We had seen the menu online before the trip and it said "Lots of beef and lots of pastrami." Sounded good. We ordered from Take-Out unknowingly so they wouldn't let us eat there. We hopped on the subway to Grand Central Station, found a table, and unwrapped our highly anticipated "Woody Allen."
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

This was no sandwich - it was a practical joke! Look at those wimpy slices of rye. There isn't even any mustard or lettuce or tomatoes or any sauce. This sandwich cost us practically $20 and all it is is a pile of animal flesh between a sorry excuse for bread. Needless to say, I was pretty disappointed.
They also took pride in the fact that they made their own pickles. I LOVE pickles but I could not stomach these ones. To me it tasted as if they smoked them in cigarette smoke. No thanks! Next time, I think I'd spend a little more time checking out the menu.