Saturday Mini- Vaca

Ryan and I are trying to take advantage of our new location by spending the weekends out and about in NYC.  A few weekends ago we went to Ellis Island and this past Saturday we spend the day in Midtown.  We started with Times Square.  Times Square is a really easy subway location from our apartment and I needed to return a prop I had purchased for the show.  I took Ryan into Toys R Us which sports a full sized Ferris Wheel, a huge Barbie Mansion and Star Wars extravaganza.  It was pretty fun.

 

After taking a few tourist photos in the actual Time Square- which because of the light and the height of the buildings always looks like it is around 6:30 pm- and then wandered down in the direction of 34th street where we entered the massive Macys.  Now I am sure that Macys is usually crowded.  However I don't think I will ever go there on a Saturday again.  And at Christmas- you won't find me within 10 blocks of the crazyness. 

We continued our meandering down until we found a Mexican restaurant on 16th and 8th Ave.  We wandered cautiously in.  We sniffed and then tasted the salsa. It was good. They had items on the menu that we recognized. Always a plus. They seemed to use the same language as the menus we  have experienced before. Ahh Spanish. I got a margarita- tasted limy and tequila-y.  Thank god.  I contemplated asking our waiter if he knew where I could get breakfast tacos.  But decided that was way too racist. 

Then we walked over on 14th street to Union Square and then to Trader Joes.  Trader Joes is a large cheap grocery store.  They sell more "natural" food and cheaper prices.  For example, up by Columbia salad is around 4 dollars a package.  At TJ's it is 2 dollars a package and isn't already wilted.  Morning Star Farms prepared food is almost 5 dollars a BOX up here but closer to 2.50 at TJ's.  We were not really prepared to shop (also we had just been to Target) but we will be going back there soon with bags.

 

After TJ's we took the subway up to Grand Central Station which I had never seen.  It looks just like the movies.  It also has an awesome food court and clean bathrooms- always good to note as per Weberonthelamb circa June 2008.

Fun was had by all.  Next is Chinatown!

Onward and Upward.