The big hit on Super Bowl Boulevard in Times Square was the TOBOGGAN RUN.
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New York’s finest…….the firemen rode down on the first run of the day.
The rest of us walked to the top and………
and down we sped…….bumb after hump. The heating pad will be my friend tonight!
The SUPER BOWL BOULEVARD occupied Broadway for 14 blocks. What a show. What a traffic jam. I loved it. The tourists loved it.
David Beckham was at the H&M store in Times Square for the launch of his new line of BODYWEAR.
Only 200 of his adoring fans were allowed into the store to meet and greet and get his autograph.
During the Super Bowl Commercial fans can vote and decide if they want to see him with the underwear ON or OFF! I vote OFF!.
Larger than life……..his fame and this billboard were on show in Times Square.
NO BUNS!
“Look me in the eye”………..and then ? ? ?
For only $9.95…….you too can look like DB.
Thats a BIG pipe!
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Walking down FIFTH AVENUE tonight was ghostly quiet. One and a half million people are over at Times Square to watch the ball drop at midnight.
Abercrombie and Fitch was open for business.
The star on 57th street was avow with Swarovski crystals.
In front of the PLAZA HOTEL is a golden equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman…………aglow in the night sky.
The Empire State Building is lit up for the holidays.
This homeless girl and her two dogs will likely have an very UNHAPPY New Year 2014.
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TOYS “R” US is a trip! What kid wouldn’t get excited seeing thousands of toys……and wishing that SANTA would drop them all off at their house……or apartment! [As if they would all fit down the chimney]!
I was shopping for the”TWINS”……very sweet three year olds…..and the choices were vast. Don and I settled on about 20 things [charge cards in hand]. Was fun but chaotic!
ZACK
GABBY
The Jurassic Park DINOSAUR is a hoot!
a hollar……and a groan!
TYRANNAUSAURUS REX definitely needs a dentist.
The Ferris Wheel is a giggle………..kids AND adults love it.
Oh CLARK! You are so dreamy!
TIMES SQUARE at night is like a trip to VEGAS…………..without the airfare!
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WISHING EVERYONE A FABULOUS AND FUN NEW YEAR
From my terrace overlooking Central Park the FIREWORKS woke me up as the Midnight Marathon began…….[tis’ true……I nodded off before the ball dropped in Times Square].
The EDISON HOTEL in Times Square……..midtown Manhattan……..a campy place to stay in NY.
The hotel was built in 1931 and has the classic look and feel of an Old New York City Hotel…….very Art Deco in design.
The lobby echoes the same grand style of Radio City Music Hall. Deco all the way.
The murals are a camp ! Empire State Building looms in the background.
Specially woven carpet copies the original from 1930.
CORNUCOPIA………the mural designed by Roman Gregory Chatov . He also made a large hand-painted silk shawl for the dancer Isadora Duncan……….the very one that strangled her to death when it got caught in the hub cap of the car she was riding in.
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Sitting at the counter is fun…..try the KASHA VARNISHKES…..just one will do it. It’s a Jewish thing…..kasha, noodles and onions fried in chicken fat.
Choose any booth………..all bring an experience.
“Buenos dias…..may I take your order” ?
Diner coffee……..but a cut above the usual. MILK not cream!
Lemon coke…..instead of an “egg creme”.
Burger burned to a crisp…….akin to shoe leather. But, who cares?
The egg salad was a better choice……..crispy bacon …….lettuce and tomato. Yummy.
Frozen………..deep fried……..just like they should be in a NY diner.
My luncheon guest knew what to do with them.
Matilda….the campy waitress fits right in.
Bud in the bottle…….not on tap. I will return !Radio City Music Hall,
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The view from my terrace was spectacular. I didn’t have to go to Times Square and join the million and a half who gathered there to welcome in the New Year.
The big “blow out” at the end…….nearly blew out the lens on my camera.
