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Birthday Surprise to New York City! (Wed, Oct 22nd 2008, 00:00)

My wonderful wife surprised me with a trip to New York City for my birthday. This is one of the reasons why I love her so much. I have never been to New York City and always wanted to go. My wife is originally from New York, so I knew we would be visiting one day... But I didn't know it would be now. We did more in the 4 days that we were their then most people who live their do in a life time.

I will save you the boredom of a long drawn out story and just list the things that we did while in New York.

Thursday - Day 1

Arrived at my wife's cousin's apartment in Flushing.
Went to Time Square.
Walked around Central Park and took a bike trolley ride (I know we didn't do the horse carriage, Sorry).
Museum of National History - this place is easy to get lost in. It reminded me of the movie Night at the Museum.
And probably my favorite experience the whole time in New York, was watching the Lion King on Broadway. It was my first Broadway Show and I couldn't have been happier. We had front row seats to enjoy the entire musical which goes through the whole movie from beginning to end.
Oh yeah, can't forget about the slice of pizza at Time Square.

Friday - Day 2

Helicopter ride over the city - this I recommend to everyone. The view you get is unbelievable and it's a great way to see the Statue of Liberty without having to take the ferry.
Wallstreet and the New York Stock Exchange
Ground Zero - all though construction has moved forward and the huge hole is no longer visible, to see two city blocks completely empty is still a shock.
Ate dinner at Pio Pio, one of my wife's favorite restaurant's.

Saturday - Day 3

Visited Shea Stadium which is being demolished and Citi Field right next door.
Flushing Park and the home of the World Fair.
FAO Schwartz and bought a bunch of candy.
Madison Square Garden
The world's largest Macy's, it's like 5 stories.
The ice rink was up and running at Rockefeller, but I actually thought it would be bigger.
Top of the Rock - we went to the top of Rockefeller Center and looked over the city at night. This site was just as amazing as the helicopter ride, definitely recommend it.
On the way back to the apartment we stopped by my wife's old neighborhod and ate their favorite Papooseria (I probably didn't spell this right).

Sunday - Day 4

Trip to Jersey for the New York Giants football game. This was a great last minute surprise. My goal is to visit every NFL stadium, and I was so happy I could get this one in.
The famous Steinway Kabobs - I've heard about these things for years from my wife's father, and let me tell you they did not disappoint. They have been selling these kabobs on the same corner for over 30 years. I ate two right their, and ordered four more to take back to the apartment.