Saturday morning in NYC was relaxed, involving sleeping in and then a run along the Hudson River. The winds were down and the sun was shining, so even though it was cold out, it felt pretty comfortable while running. By the time we were ready to go out on the town, it was midday and we were ready to get some brunch. Only a short walk away was Edward's, where we had brunch last year. Since there was an additional member of our party this morning who hadn't had an Edward's brunch experience, it provided a good excuse to go back and enjoy more Chillaquilles.
Once fed, it was back to the condo to welcome a couple other friends to the fold. They settled in and got a quick tour of the condo before we left for touristing. Since it was nice out, we wandered South along the Hudson and made our way to the ground zero to see the construction progress. There is a long way to go, but it's nice to see buildings actually starting to rise. From our pit stop at the World Financial Center, we continued south toward Battery Park to get a view of Lady Liberty.
Our next goal was to check out a snow-covered Central Park. Unfortunately, the subway we grabbed terminated at Times Square. Since it's an interesting destination, we decided to return to the surface and hike the rest of the way to the park. A lot of weaving was needed to navigate the crowds and there were also a variety of photo-stops along, but we eventually made it to the park.
Of course, the park itself is huge and our feet were sore, the temperature was dropping as was our energy. After a brief walk through the SW corner of the park (and a brief snowball fight), we were ready to return to the condo for some pre-dinner rest.
Based on some recommendations from our cousin we headed to the Meatpacking district in the evening, after a good break at the condo, and grabbed food at a casual burger bar. The waitress recommended a nearby pub as a follow-up. We ended the night by checking out a speakeasy that was back down in TriBeCa area before calling it a night.
Sunday morning meant time to go home...a long road for Susan and I. We packed up and grabbed the bus to Philly, loaded the car, and hit the road for the 9 hour drive back to Cincinnati. Another successful trip was completed. Now to dive head-first back into the real world.
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