After a busy morning, our tour guide brought us to Chelsea Market for an hour of shopping and lunch choices. One of the advantages to writing these blog posts after returning home is that I'm finding out more about some of the places we visited from Wikipedia. Apparently some Food Network TV shows are filmed in the upper levels of Chelsea Market! It's a large building that takes up a whole city block and is filled with a variety of stores and restaurants. It reminded me of the new Downtown Market in Grand Rapids (but bigger).
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| chicken & spinach crepe - delicious lunch |
After lunch we visited the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. The museum is all on the Intrepid aircraft carrier, which was used in World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. There are a number of aircraft (both US and international) displayed on the flight deck as well as the space shuttle Enterprise. Although this museum was not on my "Must See" list, it was pretty interesting.
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space shuttle Enterprise
(the first space shuttle orbiter and the prototype that launched the space shuttle program) |
There were several options to fill the time between the museum and our dinner reservations, so my mom and I decided to spend an hour in Bryant Park. Located just a few blocks from the noisy, crowded Times Square, this 9 acre park is a calm and peaceful refuge from the busyness of the city. The lawn in the center of the park provides a place for people to sit and have a picnic lunch and is also used during concerts or summer movie nights. Along the edge of the park are tables and chairs for people to sit and talk, as well as areas for special activities: a reading room, a game area with games to play, an art cart, a carousel for kids, and a few food kiosks. It is a delightful park; I'm so glad we could spend some time there.
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