them know when we were available, and they would let us know by noon if we had won the ticket lottery. We strolled around a bit then came back to the room to check for messages - and we won! We were told to be back at the Ed Sullivan Theatre by five o'clock to pick up the tickets and were screened again to make it into a select group of enthusiastic people which got us front row tickets! It will be aired this Friday, and one of the guests was Morgan Freeman. The whole thing was great fun and a wonderful experience - very New York.
Tuesday we met up with the crew for breakfast, then we all headed down to Ground Zero. The entire area is a building site, so not much to see except for St. Paul's Chapel. It is absolutely amazing that this historic site was not damaged in the blast, and it is where thousands of volunteers fed and looked after the workers and helpers post 9/11. It is their fence that people posted their posters on when looking for friends and family members too. It is such a lovely Church, and tells a tale of human strength and endurance, kindness and compassion. It was very moving.
In the afternoon, we took the subway downtown and Dale headed off to the Native American Museum, and I decided to brave a discount department store. It was a zoo. There was so much stuff crammed in and so many people, that it was very hard to even move. I had a couple things on my list that I needed, but it came down to getting one and getting out of there as fast as I could. I never was much of a shopper, and this would certainly put off the keenest of the breed. Meanwhile, Dale was surprised to find that the Museum housed more artifacts from the West Coast Natives of Canada than any American Tribes, but was enthralled by the building. So, after we met up we got a couple of 'design your own salads' and had lunch in the Bowling Green Park so I could go in and look around at the Museum. The rotunda itself made the visit worth while, with its beautiful murals and sculpturing.
On the way back to the hotel, we grabbed a Reuben sandwich at the Edison Cafe, then headed off to see the off-Broadway production of the 'Alter Boyz'. Another well done, and highly energetic performance. There are just too many choices, but so far we have really enjoyed what we have seen.
Today we did a lovely stroll through Central Park. I don't think we covered half of it, it is so extensive. There is so much there too, a carousel, a zoo, many fountains, a chess and checker pavilion, 5 baseball diamonds, a kiddies water park, playgrounds, an outdoor theatre, lakes with row boats, restaurants, etc, etc. It is a wonderful park. see link for map. Rumour has it that one doesn't want to be there after dusk, and I am more than willing to go along with that, but by day it is a great place to be.
This evening we went to the movies. We watched 'Get Smart', and if you liked it on TV, just ignore the ratings, since I am sure you will like the movie. It was corny, slapstick and fun. Just don't watch the trailers first, I think they are best seen the first time in the movie.
Tomorrow we are off to Long Island for the night. I will meet Dale at the new hotel, then we leave on Friday morning for England. We are still planning on doing a canal trip in Wales, but will have to let you know when we get back to Cyprus on July 7th to tell you about it.
Take care and bye for now.
Love,
Laurel
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