| 1. | Train into #NYC to Penn Station 34th and Eighth Ave |
| 2. | Train expensive $49.50 for 3 people off-peak round trip |
| 3. | Buy tickets at booth to save $ |
| 4. | Saw Empire State Building and Madison Square Garden |
| 5. | Walk up Eighth Ave and stop at White Castle for lunch around 36th Street |
| 6. | Walk up to 42nd street and then over to 7th Ave. to walk through Times Square |
| 7. | Don't see Naked Cowboy in Times Square |
| 8. | Stop at Tkts booth for Blue Man Group tube tickets |
| 9. | Tickets don't go on sale until 3 pm and it's only 2 pm |
| 10. | Walk up 7th to 59th Street then over to Columbus Circle to the Mall |
| 11. | Went up to 7th floor for some beautiful views of Central Park |
| 12. | Used bathroom at mall, very clean and cool TV in mirror |
| 13. | Tried to get in to Trump Hotel next door but there was nothing to see |
| 14. | Continued up Central Park West and entered park around 62nd street |
| 15. | Walked through park and sat on benches for a rest |
| 16. | Watched horse drawn carriages go by, but smelled liked horse manure |
| 17. | Continued through the park |
| 18. | Saw Wollman skating rink was empty |
| 19. | Boys climb on rocks, 13 and 14 yr old |
| 20. | Continue through park passing Central Park Zoo entrance |
| 21. | Long line to enter the zoo. Lots of Hasidic Jews waiting to enter |
| 22. | Continue walking to Dylan's Candy shop on 60th and 3rd Ave. |
| 23. | Place is a mob scene |
| 24. | Buy $25 in candy. They're charging $12.99 a lb. Wow should open a candy shop in NY. What a $ maker |
| 25. | Rest and eat candy in front of California Pizza Kitchen on 60th street right next door |
| 26. | Pass the ice cream shop Serendipity's on 60th street and the place is mobbed |
| 27. | Go to the Roosevelt Island Tram and take tram to the Island, cost of a subway fare |
| 28. | Tram arrives in Roosevelt Island w/o spotting any Green Goblins |
| 29. | Walk to information booth and friendly woman says hello |
| 30. | I ask what's good to see on the island and she says to take bus for $0.25 to lighthouse |
| 31. | I grab a map and we wait for bus |
| 32. | Red bus arrives and we hop on |
| 33. | Bus driver is very nice and lets the boys on for free |
| 34. | Second stop on bus and lots of people get on. I notice F train sign |
| 35. | Bus arrives at final stop |
| 36. | I ask bus driver where the lighthouse is and he instructs us to walk up the path. |
| 37. | We walk but aren't sure that there is a lighthouse there |
| 38. | Finally arrive at lighthouse, must be the smallest one I've ever seen |
| 39. | Walk back to bus stop |
| 40. | Get off bus and take F train to 14 street with plans to continue to Union Square park |
| 41. | Arrive at 14th street and realize we are too far from the park |
| 42. | We decide to head to John's Pizzeria on Bleecker |
| 43. | As we walk down we pass the 4th street basketball court and watch a game in progress |
| 44. | Then head towards Pizza shop |
| 45. | Stop in at Bleeker Records |
| 46. | See an album I want but $18.99 price stops me from buying it |
| 47. | Continue to John's Pizza around 6 pm on Thursday and I'm surprised there are seats |
| 48. | We sit in booth |
| 49. | John's Pizzeria has graffiti (scratched names) into the furniture, I could see how some might not like it because of this |
| 50. | We order a pitcher of Beer and a pitcher of 7up and two pies |
| 51. | Pizza is delicious. I had meatball and onion. For four people bill comes $63.00 |
| 52. | We finish up and upon leaving notice a long line outside |
| 53. | We stop in bookbook where I buy Stumbling on Happiness |
| 54. | Look to take cab back to Penn Station but none available |
| 55. | Take E train from W 4th street to Penn Station |
| 56. | Pay the Peak surcharge of $4 per ticket on train |
| 57. | Arrive at station |
| 58. | Walk to car in parking lot |
| 59. | Drive home |