The Clark Family Adventures

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Herald_Square

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building

Next stop was the Flatiron building which was right next to the Shake Shack in Madison Square. We decide to purchase our lunch here for approx. $40 CAD. I’ll admit the burgers were much better than McDonald’s but that seems a little steep for two burgers, 2 waters and a single order of fries.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building

After our Staten Island adventure we took the subway back uptown but made a quick stop at the 9/11 memorial and saw the One Trade Center building.

So we took the free ferry to Staten Island and then immediately turned around and came back. There is nothing to do on Staten Island but the boat ride is fun and it takes you past Ellis Island to get a good look at the Statue of Liberty.

Made it to our Hotel around 10:30pm after picking up supper along the way at McDonald’s. Took a while to walk from Penn Station to the hotel due to all the people. It is facilitating how the people here treat walk/don’t walk signals. They basically just ignore them. Step out into traffic just daring the cars to hit them.

Plane touched down at 8:34pm. Need supper. Then two trains to our hotel near Times Square.

Because I love to throw my money around on frivolous things… we purchased the low cost JetBlue Basic fare tickets. They come with a generous allowance of a single personal item that must fit under the seat. Carry-on and checked luggage are not included and cost more than the base fare. We packed light. They also do not let you pick your seats until you check in unless you pay. I would rather sit alone then be gouged by additional fees.

The drive from the border to the airport was about 15 minutes. We parked and were on our way to the terminal by 6:33pm. TSA was short, took about 5 minutes. No time for dinner just a quick bathroom break and then boarded the plane a little before 7pm.

Traffic on the QEW was bad so we obeyed our GPS and got to Fort Erie via all the back roads through Bimbrook etc. then we had quite the wait and the border.

Saturday

• Travel to Buffalo International Airport
• Flight to JFK
• AirTrain/LIRR to Penn Station
• Check-in to Hotel

Sunday

• Staten Island Ferry to see Statue of Liberty (in passing)
• 9/11 Memorial
• Architecture walking tour
  • Empire State Building
  • Chrysler Building
  • St. Patrick’s Cathedral
  • Flatiron Building
  • Grand Central Station
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Macy’s (34th Street)
  • New York Public Library
• Sweeney Todd on Broadway

Monday

• Intrepid: Sea, Air and Space Museum
  • Space Shuttle Enterprise, Concord, Growler, Aircraft Carrier
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Central Park
  • Hans Christian Andersen and Alice in Wonderland statues
  • Belvedere Castle 
• LIRR to Jamaica Station, AirTrain to JFK
• JFK to Buffalo
• Travel home

Today we begin our brief journey to New York City. Our primary purpose is to see Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford. We will also try to see a few other attractions while we are in town.