Adventure Week: Saturday In The Park

This past week was definitely the busiest we've been in quite some time. And it was awesome.

We didn't plan for all the activities to be spaced in an every-other-day pattern, but thankfully it worked out.

(And thankfully my boss was super accommodating in letting me switch my schedule around.)

When Tammy stayed with us a few weeks ago, I was sad that Bryant didn't have the chance to see the New York Public Library. (I wanted to take him there because I knew he'd love it. And there were a few books there that I had really wanted to purchase so I needed an excuse to go buy them.)

Sporting the Aggie Gear

 I made a beeline for the bookstore in the library to scout out the books I wanted.

Bry was a sweetheart and let ME buy some books, rather than him.

(Guess what 90% of his Amazon Christmas Wish List is? BOOKS.)

Here are the two books I wanted:

 These books are awesome. 

My plan is to go through and map out what sites I really want to see, then go on a little scavenger hunt to find them.

The "Historic Shops" book mentions a few places that I've already been to: Kiehls & Veniero's. Now I have a mission to find some other cool places.

The "On Location" maps out different sections of the city and shows what movies/TV shows were shot in that location. They also have a side-by-side shot from the movie and what the location looks like today.

Again, I have an adventure to plan!

After the bookstore we went up to the main reading room, then looked at the Gutenberg Bible.

Our original plan for the day was to also visit the Central Park Zoo. It was fairly chilly outside (49 degrees) so we decided to walk from 42nd Street along Fifth Avenue towards Central Park and make our decision once we arrived.

The Chrysler Building

While walking past Rockefeller Plaza, we noticed they were working on lighting the Christmas tree!

(And like a little kid, I had to get up close to see how they were managing to do it.)

Look at the scaffolding! It's insane! 

I've seen Breakfast At Tiffany's a dozen times and I've read the book once or twice. (It's not nearly as good as the movie. Don't waste your time. Truman Capote's best work was "In Cold Blood".)

 So I was super excited when I saw the original Tiffany's Store:

(Now I have "Moon River" stuck in my head.)

17 blocks later we finally arrived at Central Park.

By then we were cold and hungry, so we opted for some delicious liege waffles and hot chocolate. 

 We enjoyed our little treat on a park bench that looked out at The Plaza Hotel.

(If you cared to book a room there tonight it would only cost you $780 before taxes.)

((And if you've ever seen "Bride Wars", this was the hotel they were fighting over.))

 By this point we were pretty worn out, so we opted to head back home and hang out with our animal children.

**This week was pretty exhausting, but I'm grateful that Bryant shares my passion for adventures.And he's grateful I share his passion for sports. :) --Minus watching the TERRIBLE Utah Spazz.**