Alli and I went into New York one evening to see if we could win the Wicked lottery.  We put our names in a drawing to win 2 tickets for 26.50 each instead 200.00 each which is what full price tickets cost.  It was actually pretty exciting.  They only choose 12 names out of maybe 100-150 people.  When we didn’t win  we went to Shake Shack to make up for it.  It is the best burger place in the WORLD!  There are always long lines, but it is so worth the wait.

Then we went up to the Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center)  That’s the Empire State building in the background. 

The next day we went into the city again and spent the whole day.  This is the infamous Zucotti Park where the Occupy Wall Street protests started.  We actually walked right through one.  I wanted to share my thoughts with them, but decided to hold my tongue instead.

We toured downtown a bit.  The blossoms were beautiful!

For lunch we ate on Mulberry St. right in the heart of Little Italy.  When you walk down the street, the Italian men at the restaurants try to get you to eat at their restaurants.  It’s pretty fun.

Mulberry street today.

Mulberry Street in the 1800’s. 

Before trying for the Wicked lottery again we stopped at Grand Central Station.  It really is amazing.  More like a ballroom than a train station.

We didn’t win the Wicked loterry-again- so we…. went to the Shake Shack!  And then we went to Central Park, Alli’s favorite place in NYC.  The Cherry blossoms were amazing!  We may have missed them in DC but we were just in time for NY!

We finally made it up to the reservoir and got a great view of the skyline.

Alli’s only happy memory of the subway.

Thanks for coming Alli!  Liberty still walks around saying Ayyi, Ayyi!