NYC Trip - Day 1 & 2: Travel to Newark, Pizza, IBM, Time Square

Tony and I got the kids all off to school before packing up the van and heading to the airport.  We parked in long term parking and then got on the shuttle to go to the airport.  

We were able to go through security quickly and got to our gate without any trouble.  We then had an old friend (Amy) of Julie's come up to us and chat for a while.  Her and her son are also on the same flight as we are going to Newark where they live.  That was a fun to see her.

We wanted to get a sandwich to eat on our flight, but we couldn't find a sandwich place in the B terminal.  So, we decided to hurry and walk back to the A terminal to get our sandwich.  It was taking longer than expected, so I took Tony's luggage with mine and went back to our terminal.  I figured he could walk back faster without his luggage.  Once he got to our gate, we were able to board without problems.

It was a good flight.  The seats were small, but we had good shows to watch and a yummy sandwich that kept us full.

We flew into Newark, NJ.  We checked our bags at the gate, so we had to wait for them.  After we got them, Tony checked to see how long it would take to use public transportation to get to our hotel in New York.  He also looked up how much it would be to use a Lyft at it wasn't too bad, so that is what we did.  I am so glad that we did that.  We were able to see the sites of New Jersey and New York, and it was so much easier and more comfortable.

After we got to the hotel in the Financial District, we checked into our room with fresh baked cookies, snacks, and bottles of water.  Our room was kind of small but clean with plenty of places to unpack and put our stuff.  

We then decided to go get some water for our room and some dinner.  Tony found us a grocery store and then we decided to get some New York pizza.  It was good pizza and the perfect way to end our first night in New York City.

The next morning, we got up and got ready for the day.  Tony found us a yummy looking bagel place to eat for breakfast.  We walked there and waiting in line for our food.  We figured it was a good sign that they had a line of people.  We were right because the food was very good.  It was colder than I thought it was going to be, so we walked back to the hotel for our jackets and just ended up eating there.  

We than left to navigate the subway to get us to Teagan's work at IBM.  Tony became a master of subways this past summer, so we had no problems getting to IBM.  The building is right by Madison Square Park, where the first Shake Shack was started.  

Teagan came down and checked us into the building.  We had to show our ID's and get permission to go in.  She showed us where they work and do different productions.  We met some of her co-workers and then chatted on the roof of the building where you can see the Empire State Building.  

After our tour we met up with some of her co-workers for lunch.  We walked through the park and had lunch at an Italian restaurant.  Her friends and co-workers were very nice, and it was fun eating and chatting with all of them.  

After lunch they went back to work, while Tony and I stopped at a gelada place.  It was okay.  After we went to the Harry Potter New York store.  They had lots of fun Harry Potter stuff, and we found some good stuff for Megan for Christmas.

We then got back on the subway and walked around Time Square.  It was fun to have Tony see everything and he looked forward to seeing it at night.  After we walked around there for a while, we went back to our hotel for a little break and to freshen up for dinner.

We were going to meet Sam and Teagan for dinner at a perogies place, but we realized that Julie, Boyd, and Kimball were going to be coming to the hotel in time for them to join us.  Julie wanted to go to a restaurant closer to our hotel, so we went to Teagan's second choice that was within walking distance to the hotel.  

We met up with Julie's family after they checked in and then we all walked to the restaurant.  We were able to get a table for all of us without any problems and then Sam and Teagan met us there.  The food was American, and it was actually pretty good.  

After dinner we went back to the hotel where we met up with Kevin and Betsy.  We all then got on the subway and went to check out Time Square at nighttime.

It was a lot busier at night and a lot brighter with all the huge screens shinning.  It was fun to experience it with my siblings, and we all had a good time checking out the square, the people, and some stores.

After we had seen enough, we went back to the subway and took it back to the hotel.  It was a good day of site seeing and spending time with family.