Here are some of the highlights of our trip to the Big Apple (and overnight in Toronto on both ends). New York weather was much just above freezing (ie: a nice winter day). The week before we left Edmonton, it was 30 below, so to us, we were having a heat wave. It only got cold on the very last day and by tyhen we were exhausted and ready to come home. We had a lovely time. The girls did dance classes (especially Stacey -- I took two tap classes), we all shopped liked crazy (much to Stacey's dismay), we walked EVERYWHERE (my legs still hurt thinking about it) and our digs were a lovely pink dive. Now, on to the lovely photos. NOTE: most of the photos were taken by either Megan or Stacey.
Outside the stage door to "Boy From Oz" where we would later stalk Hugh Jackman (X-men) who was starring in it.
Megan looking oh so chic inside one of the change rooms at Capezios
The Barb standing beside a billboard that was designed just for her (it says "shop like a tourist, go broke like a tourist")
Megan outside Planet Hollywood (THE Planet Hollywood where Donald Trump had the apprentices work)
The Barb acting like a Diva at Capezio. You gotta check out the gold shoe
Mama wants a new pair of shoes!
Stacey and Megan at the Fountain at Lincoln Centre
Stacey in our room (with the every present yogurt and fruit that one of the staples of our diet)
The Barb on her bed (you can't see that the mattress caves inward and that springs are sticking out on the edge -- other than that, it was FINE)
Meet the Bobsy twins: Stacey and Megan
Stacey and Megan at the South Sea Port just around the corner from the downtown TKTS booth
Megan riding the subway like a normal person
Stacey trying to get herself killed on the subway
The Barb being strange on the subway (you may have figured out by now that we had the car to ourselves)
Stacey and Megan outside the restaurant that was used as the outside shot of the diner for Seinfeld
The Barb with the yogurt and fruit on her bed (most the mess belongs to Stacey)
Megan on the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Stacey and Megan at Grand Central Station
The halls at Grand Central are HUGE. The little people in the picture are Megan and Stacey
Stacey tries once again to get herself killed on the subway
Megan in the change room at Broadway Dance Centre
Barb and Stacey riding the subway like normal people
Hugh Jackman outside the stage door
More Hugh Jackman (The Barb did some stalking and got an autograph)
Barb and Megan in the theatre lobby for Boy From Oz
Barb and Megan at the Mariott (using the only nice bathrooms in midtown)
Barb and Megan in Schubert Alley
Stacey and Megan in the theatre lobby at Wicked (Stacey is wearing her "Popular" shirt from the show)
Stacey and Megan were joined at the hip and impossible to separate.
Stacey and Megan in Central Park
Outside the steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1.8 million square feet -- that's a lot of walking. The girls spent almost as much time in the gift shop as in the exhibits.
Stacey in front of the Law School at Columbia University (she tried to break into the law library but she didn't have an id card)
Stacey is a real "traffic stopper" (ha ha ha -- ooh I kill myself)
Stacey and The Barb -- in the background (if you look really really hard, are some mounted policemen -- lots of police EVERYWHERE in Manhattan)
Barb and Megan at bedtime
Stacey gives the subway one more try