Friday, September 20th:
We woke up to a beautiful sunrise over Manhattan!
After getting ready we headed to Pick a Bagel to get some breakfast. I got a sesame seed bagel with cream cheese and salmon, Emily got an egg salad on a wheat bagel, and Katey got chive cream cheese on a plain bagel. We then walked up to Central Park where we ate our bagels. They were all delicious, but mine was the BEST 😜
After eating our bagels, Emily and I headed into the Park to see some of the famous sites, while Katey rested.
First we went and saw the John Lennon Memorial.
After paying our respects to one of the greatest song writers of all times, we headed to Cherry Hill to see the Cherry Hill Fountain. Apparently a lot of FRIENDS fans flock here because they think this is the fountain that is in the opening credits. But, sadly, that fountain is at the WB studios in CA. This one kinda looks like it though!
We then walked over to Bethesda Terrace.
Then we strolled to the Loeb Boathouse and tried to get some ice cream, but the service was TERRIBLE and no one would take our order. Oh well.
We then walked over to the Glade Arch.
From there we walked to the Alice in Wonderland statue.
Our last stop was the Conservatory Water where we watched people driving (sailing?) miniature sailboats on the water.
We then left Central Park and headed down 5th Ave where we met up with Katey.
The three of us walked over to The Plaza and the Solow Building.
[Solow Building on the left and The Plaza is in the front]
The Solow Building is Chandler Bings (yes, from FRIENDS) office building so we took pictures in front of it doing the "Chandler smile!"
[Pulitzer Fountain]
We were able to get a late check out (perks of being in the suite AND being a Gold Elite Marriott member), so we were in no hurry to get back to the hotel, which was nice. We took our time and walked down 5th Ave passing all the fancy shops, St Patrick's Cathedral, and Rockefeller Center, before cutting over to Broadway.
[St Patrick's]
We went back to our hotel, said goodbye to the spectacular view, and headed to baggage check.
[View from the top]
We then jumped on the subway and headed to the Chelsea Market.
[Doughnuttery]
[Dicksons]
[Creamline]
[Filaga]
We wondered through the Market and then got fresh doughnuts from Doughnuttery and macaroons from Bar Suzette.
I wanted pizza, Emily wanted tacos, and Katey was craving a burger, so we split up, got our food, and met back at Creamline to eat.
[Pizza from Fliaga, tacos from Los Tacos, and a burger (and shakes) from Creamline]
After eating, we hopped back on the subway (for the last time) and headed back to the Marriott Marquis to get our luggage and Katey's SUV.
BUT we had one more stop to make! Juniors!
We all got cheesecake, which Emily and I froze (once we got back to Katey's) and we were able to take them back home to Chicago and Vegas! Josh was so happy when I surprised him with chocolate swirl cheesecake from Juniors!
We then made the 5 hour drive (it seemed like it took FOREVER to get through the Lincoln Tunnel and down the Turnpike) to Katey's house in Delaware!
I had SOOOO much fun exploring Manhattan with my Hohos! It's seriously a dream come true! Just going to the FRIENDS apartment with Katey and Emily made me so happy!
I really want to thank Katey for being such a trooper and letting us take her to NYC. I know it wasn't easy walking around when you are 8 months pregnant!
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