2nd Anniversary Trip

May 16th marked our second wedding anniversary. We had a nasty cold and didn't feel too great that day, but luckily we celebrated the previous week when we went to New York City...

We arrived late on a Friday night, so we weren't able to do anything until Saturday. Big Apple Greeters are an organization in NYC that take you around the city. You apply to get a greeter, and like a job, you just wait and hope they pick you. Well, we were picked! So we had a great morning in the city. We spent half of the morning visiting different neighborhoods and the other half checking out Central Park. We passed this building on the way to Central Park, the Dakota, the infamous building where John Lennon was shot.

Central Park by the fountain

Central Park is so beautiful in the spring! The tulips and azaleas had bloomed. It was a nice change from Seattle, where it feels like we're between winter and spring (and have been) for months.

Tulips in the British garden

We went to the gardens in the park. I love tunnels of trees! There was a British, Italian, and French garden here.

Joanna, our Big Apple Greeter, and me in front of the Italian garden

Grand Central Station--I love the hustle and bustle of the city!

Times Square is a madhouse, which is why this photo was taken from the Minskoff Theater.

There's a new park in the city, The High Line, located in the Meatpacking district. It was the most unique park I've ever been to or seen. It follows the train tracks where meat used to be distributed to various businesses.

You can see how the train tracks go through this building.

You can see the Statue of Liberty in the distance. This was taken from The High Line.

View of the Empire State Building from our hotel room

Another view from our hotel room overlooking the Hudson River

Manhattan Bridge

We walked the Brooklyn Bridge. It was designed with pedestrians in mind. We walked in the middle of the bridge, with cars on either side of us.

On our last day we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We went to one of Mario Batalli's restaurant, Del Posto. It was one of the best meals we've ever consumed! We were given an amuse bouche for dessert and one for an appetizer as well, so we had a five-course meal.

The dessert I ordered, chocolate ricotta torta with olive oil gelato...yummy!!! We had a great anniversary trip!