I can't get enough of New York! Jeremy has been working there since October. Once a month, his employer will fly me to New York to visit with him. So I am taking full advantage. Since I turned 30 this month, I thought this was a perfect opportunity. I flew up for a long weekend. We went shopping in Soho (and this time I made up for my lack of purchases the last trip) and ate dinner at the oldest drinking establishment in New York - the Bridge Cafe. It is located in the Financial District, right under the Brooklyn Bridge. I would highly recommend the diver scallops with the lobster risotto there - magnificent! We also met our friends, Alex and Scott McConnell, who live in New Jersey (temporarily we hope) for dinner at the Russian Tea Room and then went to see Mamma Mia. The Russian Tea Room was a fun experience, but it was definitely one of those places where you get a little food for a lot of money. We enjoyed Mamma Mia, but it didn't hold a candle to Chicago. We were also able to attend a matinee showing of Lion King - what amazing costumes and set. It was worth every penny. We had brunch prior to the show at Alice's Tea Cup - it is a little tea shop decorated with an Alice and Wonderland theme. It would be a perfect place to take any little girl, as all little girls wear fairy wings while there. The french toast was to die for, as well as the Wedding Chai. It snowed the entire time that we were there and it was BITTERLY cold - I wore 4 layers the entire time. The trip was so memorable and has only fueled my addiction to Broadway. A week later, we attended a showing of Wicked in Louisville - I loved Chicago, and adored the Phantom of the Opera (I saw it 10 years ago - gosh I am old), but Wicked was by far the most amazing musical I have ever seen. We hope to go back to NYC in the Spring to see South Pacific and Jersey Boys if Jeremy is still working there! I think this year is shaping up to be the year of the Big Apple!
I can't get enough of New York! Jeremy has been working there since October. Once a month, his employer will fly me to New York to visit with him. So I am taking full advantage. Since I turned 30 this month, I thought this was a perfect opportunity. I flew up for a long weekend. We went shopping in Soho (and this time I made up for my lack of purchases the last trip) and ate dinner at the oldest drinking establishment in New York - the Bridge Cafe. It is located in the Financial District, right under the Brooklyn Bridge. I would highly recommend the diver scallops with the lobster risotto there - magnificent! We also met our friends, Alex and Scott McConnell, who live in New Jersey (temporarily we hope) for dinner at the Russian Tea Room and then went to see Mamma Mia. The Russian Tea Room was a fun experience, but it was definitely one of those places where you get a little food for a lot of money. We enjoyed Mamma Mia, but it didn't hold a candle to Chicago. We were also able to attend a matinee showing of Lion King - what amazing costumes and set. It was worth every penny. We had brunch prior to the show at Alice's Tea Cup - it is a little tea shop decorated with an Alice and Wonderland theme. It would be a perfect place to take any little girl, as all little girls wear fairy wings while there. The french toast was to die for, as well as the Wedding Chai. It snowed the entire time that we were there and it was BITTERLY cold - I wore 4 layers the entire time. The trip was so memorable and has only fueled my addiction to Broadway. A week later, we attended a showing of Wicked in Louisville - I loved Chicago, and adored the Phantom of the Opera (I saw it 10 years ago - gosh I am old), but Wicked was by far the most amazing musical I have ever seen. We hope to go back to NYC in the Spring to see South Pacific and Jersey Boys if Jeremy is still working there! I think this year is shaping up to be the year of the Big Apple!
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