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Trip to New York City on Thursday April 21, 2011

	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

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