New York Day 3

We started off the day by walking to Central Park. 

And although it was beautiful we were not really in the mood for walking.

So Lauren took us to Little Brown Chocolate so we could get Nutella shakes, which we were in the mood for. Then we heading over to Lexington Avenue for a street fair where we found even more Nutella.

We went in to Grand Central Station to use the bathrooms and change out of our boots, Lauren brought flip flops. We didn't want to carry our boots all day so we looked for lockers, there were none there but there was a lost and found unfortunately it was closed. Lauren and I thought we could talk a nice police man in letting us leave a bag and come back to get it later. Sadly the person behind the counter was a woman and it was a no go.

I some how left out this photo Debbie took of Lauren and I looking like a couple of little old ladies. Debbie Instagramed this photo and commented on how she can't wait to take trips as old ladies. What Debbie didn't know that is exactly what Lauren and I were talking about.

Then we headed down to the 9/11 memorial

Before we entered the memorial we read about The Survival Tree and were touched by what that tree represented.

Look at how it has grown, it wasn't easy it took a lot of care but it has healed and kept growing. While we were there The NYPD Emerald Society Pipes & Drums played which of course made me cry.

I kept thinking about this post by Meg Cabot telling about 9/11. It was a moving experience being there and remembering.

 Next we headed to The Staten Island Ferry, it is free and you get a nice view of the Statue of Liberty.

 We had planned on eating on our way back up to Lauren's but we were to hungry to wait so we asked a cop on the Ferry if there was a good place to eat close by he sent us to Pier 76 restaurant.

 We all shared pizza, pasta, salads  and sweet potato fries and they were all very good!

 It was cold but I loved seeing the Statue of Liberty with the misty sea on my face.

Oh yeah and we stopped by Magnolia Bakery on the way home.  Who are famous for their cupcakes which none of us got. They had pumpkin cheese cake, I will always pick pumpkin anything.