The view from our hotel room as we woke up Wednesday morning. The Upper West Side.
The Upper East Side.
And a straight on view over Central Park. Fabulous. We could see the horse and carriages on the street below, ready to take a stroll through the park. We loved the excitement in the air.
We strolled around the upper east side searching for a place to grab breakfast. We came upon this tiny deli. As you can see,there are tables a long the left that seat 2 and a bar on the right. As we entered they yelled, "come in, sit." So we did - quickly. Then a waiter was at our table asking us if we needed a menu. We started to look it over and he waited...we got the hint and ordered quickly. It was like organized chaos. Next 4 people came in and sat at the bar. Obviously they were unaware of the process. This gentleman handed them menus and within minutes was asking to take their order. After a few minutes of frustrated waiting on his part he said, "you can take the menu home and decide what you want, then come back and order". He wasn't kidding. It was hilarious.
As we were leaving, I had to take a picture of the name so I could remember. Then I noticed the man...
who must have had to come outside for a breath of fresh air after the frustrating, agrivating slow-to-order customers. This is a place we recommend for those visiting. We'll have to go back there just for the entertainment factor.
We walked over to Rockefeller Center and watched the ice skaters. I grabbed the railing to walk down the stairs and put my hand in someones spit. Thanks for that. So we went inside to find a restroom to wash my hands. I could have done without that!
We decided to grab a bite to tide us over so we headed over to Carnegie Deli and passed by Radio City music hall on our way. We ordered a turkey sandwich to share and headed over to the David Letterman Show.
Okay, we ordered a sandwich to share. Did they think we were ordering one to share with a family of 8? I swear there was an entire turkey breast on that sandwich. How do you even begin to eat something this size? I had about 1/3 of my 1/2 and I was stuffed. I must say it was quite tasty.
Here we are, standing in the standby line. It's not looking too hopeful. But wait, they did come and take numbers 1-30. There's just 8 more of us. Could we be so fortunate? Maybe...
...but no. They did let the 4 girls in front of us in, leaving us at the front of the line. Then they came back and said it was full. Rick was feeling like a big loser, but he let me take his picture anyway.
After such a rejection we needed comfort. Magnolia Bakery on the upper west side was calling to us. They are famous for their cupcakes and banana pudding. Ah, the aroma that hits you when you walk in. We knew we were in the right place. The choices were difficult, everything looked fabulous. But we narrowed it down to three choices. Well, 4 actually...
Kitty corner from Barnes and Noble in what appears as another office building is the temple.
Quite an amazing site in the middle of a city.
For dinner we went to Sardi's across from the theater. This resturant is frequented by the actors after the plays to hear the reviews of their performances. We decided to beat the crowds and go before the play. The atmosphere was very fun and the food was great! The play was fantastic. True to Monty Python humor. We had great seats, 5th row center. We had a great time.
After the play we stopped by Carnegie Deli. We picked up a couple of potato pancakes and Rick ordered some chocolate chip cookies for a late night snack.
Uh, did we forget we had purchased goodies from Magnolia Bakery? Oh well, a little bit of this and a little bit of that...
Coconut Cake - yummy! But Nan's is better! As far as I can remember. I'd better bake one up one just to make sure.
And now for the cupcakes: Red Velvet with a cream cheese frosting and Chocolate with chocolate buttercream frosting - my oh my! I loved the red velvet. Great texture and flavor - the frosting was perfect!
Banana Cream pudding with slices of fresh banana and vanilla wafer crumbs - Heaven! I could only eat a couple of bites but this was everything I had heard about it and then some.
The view from our hotel room as we woke up Wednesday morning. The Upper West Side.
The Upper East Side.
And a straight on view over Central Park. Fabulous. We could see the horse and carriages on the street below, ready to take a stroll through the park. We loved the excitement in the air.
We strolled around the upper east side searching for a place to grab breakfast. We came upon this tiny deli. As you can see,there are tables a long the left that seat 2 and a bar on the right. As we entered they yelled, "come in, sit." So we did - quickly. Then a waiter was at our table asking us if we needed a menu. We started to look it over and he waited...we got the hint and ordered quickly. It was like organized chaos. Next 4 people came in and sat at the bar. Obviously they were unaware of the process. This gentleman handed them menus and within minutes was asking to take their order. After a few minutes of frustrated waiting on his part he said, "you can take the menu home and decide what you want, then come back and order". He wasn't kidding. It was hilarious.
As we were leaving, I had to take a picture of the name so I could remember. Then I noticed the man...
who must have had to come outside for a breath of fresh air after the frustrating, agrivating slow-to-order customers. This is a place we recommend for those visiting. We'll have to go back there just for the entertainment factor.
We walked over to Rockefeller Center and watched the ice skaters. I grabbed the railing to walk down the stairs and put my hand in someones spit. Thanks for that. So we went inside to find a restroom to wash my hands. I could have done without that!
We decided to grab a bite to tide us over so we headed over to Carnegie Deli and passed by Radio City music hall on our way. We ordered a turkey sandwich to share and headed over to the David Letterman Show.
Okay, we ordered a sandwich to share. Did they think we were ordering one to share with a family of 8? I swear there was an entire turkey breast on that sandwich. How do you even begin to eat something this size? I had about 1/3 of my 1/2 and I was stuffed. I must say it was quite tasty.
Here we are, standing in the standby line. It's not looking too hopeful. But wait, they did come and take numbers 1-30. There's just 8 more of us. Could we be so fortunate? Maybe...
...but no. They did let the 4 girls in front of us in, leaving us at the front of the line. Then they came back and said it was full. Rick was feeling like a big loser, but he let me take his picture anyway.
After such a rejection we needed comfort. Magnolia Bakery on the upper west side was calling to us. They are famous for their cupcakes and banana pudding. Ah, the aroma that hits you when you walk in. We knew we were in the right place. The choices were difficult, everything looked fabulous. But we narrowed it down to three choices. Well, 4 actually...
Kitty corner from Barnes and Noble in what appears as another office building is the temple.
Quite an amazing site in the middle of a city.
For dinner we went to Sardi's across from the theater. This resturant is frequented by the actors after the plays to hear the reviews of their performances. We decided to beat the crowds and go before the play. The atmosphere was very fun and the food was great! The play was fantastic. True to Monty Python humor. We had great seats, 5th row center. We had a great time. 
After the play we stopped by Carnegie Deli. We picked up a couple of potato pancakes and Rick ordered some chocolate chip cookies for a late night snack.
Uh, did we forget we had purchased goodies from Magnolia Bakery? Oh well, a little bit of this and a little bit of that...
Coconut Cake - yummy! But Nan's is better! As far as I can remember. I'd better bake one up one just to make sure.
And now for the cupcakes: Red Velvet with a cream cheese frosting and Chocolate with chocolate buttercream frosting - my oh my! I loved the red velvet. Great texture and flavor - the frosting was perfect!
Banana Cream pudding with slices of fresh banana and vanilla wafer crumbs - Heaven! I could only eat a couple of bites but this was everything I had heard about it and then some. 
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