NEVER TAKE A BUS TO NYC FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Don't ever take the bus to NYC. I just want to start there. It's only 3 1/2 hours to NY. Unless you take a bus. Then it's seven hours. Or it was for us. And Conor sat happily through the whole trip watching "The Wild Kratts." In fact, he wasn't ready to get off the bus because he wanted to watch more TV. The kid is addicted to the screen. As a result, we don't let him watch it very much. And as a result, he can't get enough of it. It's a vicious circle. Anyways, I digress. The bus ride sucked but we finally made it to NY. I forgot the name of the bus company but it dropped us off in the middle of nowhere and we had to haul our suitcases and Conor to our hotel which was about a 1/2 mile away. Yes, we should have taken a taxi but I had had it with public transportation. And so we walked.

The streets of NYC were packed with people and it was fun. But we had to really watch Conor because a little guy could get really lost there! Oh man, we were always holding on to him extra tight.Which did make it a little hard to relax. We saw the decorations at Macy's, FAO Schwartz, Sacks Fifth Avenue, The Disney Store, and Rockefeller Center. We got tickets to see the Christmas Spectacular at Radio Music Hall with the Rocketts. Conor loved it so much he forget to eat his popcorn once the show started. And we spent lots of time Central Park. Conor loved Central Park. He liked the horse and carriage, the playground and the leaves that had been all piled up in pens. He ran and jumped and rolled in the leaves and made it look like so much fun that other kids ran over and joined in.

I managed to convince Val to go to B&H Photo, the biggest photo store in the US and maybe the whole world. Val was overwhelmed when we arrived. So was I but that's what I love about it. I could have stayed for hours. But Val kept giving me that look and I think we lasted about 20 minutes. Our favorite place to eat was off the beaten path at Tivoli's. We ate their twice and Conor fell asleep at the booth seating both times. Maybe that's why we liked it so much!

The trip was great but we had to take the bus back so that sucked again. Two days from now we go to Ireland to see the family. One thing for sure, we won't be taking the bus!

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