Woke up this morning and said goodbye to our little place in Gambrills. After packing and cleaning up we are off to the next part of our grand adventure, New York City!
After returning our rental car we took a shuttle to the AmTrak station. We had to wait for about an hour before we actually left. When the train finally came we boarded and began the two hour ride to New York. It was fun to look out the window and enjoy the scenery. We passed through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey before finally reaching Penn station.
We got off the train and walked into complete chaos. People were rushing here and there, not to mention it was noisy, hot, muggy, and a bit smelly. We were feeling a bit uneasy about the whole thing. Later after getting checked into our hotel we started to feel better about things as we explored the busy city. We took a taxi to the Manhattan Temple and were amazed to see that it was right along the streets of New York. The temple itself is actually a separate building inside of another building which blocks out the noise of the city. We went to Nike Town, the NBA store, the Lego store, the iconic glass Apple store, etc. We walked down 5th Avenue and window shopped looking into stores like Michael Kors, Tiffany's, and Louis Vuitton!
We ate dinner at the Rockefeller plaza. It was so cool to eat outside next to a giant golden fountain and surrounded by world flags. The food was really good and we got a banana split for dessert which ruled! We hailed cabs and went back to the hotel to settle in for bed.
