New York New York

I had (yeah had) to go to training in New York in March so Nate and I made a trip out of it.  Neither of us had been to New York and didn't know if we would have the chance to go again.  Carter stayed home with Kari 1/2 the time and Amy the other 1/2.  He did pretty well but Mom & Dad missed him and couldn't wait to get home to see him. 6 days was a little too long!
We flew in Saturday night and went to Bar American (Bobby Flay's Restaurant) for dinner that night. Sunday we slept in and then went to the 911 Memorial first.  This was an experience of a lifetime.  I would go back to NYC just to see this again.  Without being there it is hard to explain the ambiance.  The thing that is so awesome about it is that everyone is very respectful and quiet.  The fountains are amazing.

View outside our hotel. I was a little overwhelmed the first night

Survivor Tree

We then headed to central park.  We took a pedi cab through half of it, it felt like you were in a movie because you have seen it all before...very cool.

After central park we went to a kosher deli for lunch...the portions were huge! 

Sunday night we took the subway to Brooklyn for pizza @ Grimaldi's....We got a little lost on the subway and it took us almost 2 hours to get there.  We decided to take a taxi back. 

It was some of the best pizza I have ever had.

These are the views from the top of the rock (Rockefellor Center)

And yet another meal....We went to a family style italian place, the food was so good but we had WAY too much of it.  We got the leftovers to go and found a homeless woman to give them too.  She was very grateful...made our night.

We took a double decker bus tour which was very informative, it was a great way to see the city and not have to walk! Plus, much better views.

And we ended our last night with dinner at the Shake Shack.  This was the cheapest and best meal in NYC.