Friday night we went to a Ben Allison concert in Queens (for more on that check out one of Ryan's blogs) and on the way back uptown decided to stop by the Rockefeller Center to see what all the fuss is about.
They really fancy that part of town up for Christmas. I suppose that it is famous and it is a major tourist center but the amount of people within a 4 block radius was staggering. First we went to see the tree (of course) and then we made our way over to look over the ice rink. It's much smaller than I had expected. The ice is also pretty far below street level so it is a little like looking into the seal pit at Seaworld.
Right as we arrived someone was proposing in the middle of the ice. Somehow everyone else had cleared the ice and this couple was in the middle. She thankfully said yes and then they took a very awkward turn around the rink before the Zamboni came to clean up. I wondered how he got everyone off the ice without her noticing. Then I wondered how much 15 minutes of time at the Rockefeller ice rink costs. Probably a lot.
We took a turn up through the angels and watched the light show on the building at the top of the walk before walking over toward Radio City Music hall to look at the huge balls. I mean, huge Christmas ornaments. I tried to count the number of Santa's and quickly gave up. How do you think parents explain all those Santas to their kids?
Another NYC tradition off the list. Check.
Onward and Upward.
1 comment:
You really look beautiful in that pic of you and Ryan, by the way.
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