{TEEN Trip} New York City - Day 5

 This morning we Ubered down to City Hall Park to meet up with our guide for a walking tour taking us over the Brooklyn Bridge and into Brooklyn!

It was so interesting and fun. This is the second time I've done this...

and I would 100% recommend it to anyone wanting to venture over to Brooklyn...

After crossing the bridge, we toured around the very popular DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) area...

and walked back through the fairly new Emily Warren Roebling Plaza under the Brooklyn Bridge, honoring the woman that ensured the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after the original project manager (her husband, Washington Roebling) became paralyzed...

From there, we strolled along the water...

and into Brooklyn Heights, where the tour ended by a MAP, which was brilliant (no getting "stuck" in Brooklyn like last time), and conveniently close to Vineapple Cafe where we had lunch reservations...

After lunch, we easily found our way back to the pedestrian entrance to the bridge (remember that MAP???), and crossed back over!

NYC (M)DOT...

More beautiful views...

From there, we walked over to NYC's (newly installed) version of Chicago's "Bean"...

We got back to our hotel in time to rest a bit and freshen up before heading out to visit Wonderland Dreams...

an immersive art exhibit unlike anything I've seen before...

Everything is painted ~ from chairs and sofas...

to carousel horses...

to flowered decorations...

and of course, ALL walls, doors, floors, and ceilings...

The exhibit, inspired by the world from Alice in Wonderland, even has a fully painted "Mad Tea Party" room that includes painted clothing, hats, and tea party props...

What a UNIQUE concept!

From there, we continued on and grabbed a quick dinner before our 7:00 show - the brand new (its official opening was yesterday) "Bad Cinderella"...

We had great seats...

and decided that the show was definitely billed correctly as "unconventional", but it was hilarious, too. I didn't necessarily walk away feeling like it was something extra special, but the comedic relief provided by the queen, stepmother, and stepsisters absolutely made it for me. Needless to say, we ended up back at the stage door again!

Day 5 Step Count - 21,562

Looking forward to our last day tomorrow!

{TEEN Trip} New York City - Day 4

 This morning we got to sleep in a little bit and started out with a subway ride...

up to the park for brunch at Sarabeth's...

before heading over to the Museum of Modern Art...

and set out to enjoy the museum...

Some of our favorite pieces were by...

Vincent van Gogh...

Pablo Picasso...

Piet Mondrian...

Claude Monet...

and Andy Warhol...

From there, we headed over to grab a snack at the hidden gem, Burger Joint, tucked behind a red velvet curtain in the Thompson Central Park Hotel...

Unfortunately, the hotel has changed hands since I last visited, and Burger Joint has been relocated within the hotel. It's not near as mysterious and hole-in-the-wall as before, but we still had a good time.

Sadly, I probably won't recommend it to people anymore...

From there, we headed back to our hotel to rest a bit and warm up (it had been a little rainy), but had to make a quick stop outside the Neil Simon Theatre in preparation for tonight!

After resting and warming up, we hit the sidewalks again and headed down to Hudson Yards to do a little window shopping...

and we actually got to check out the ground level of The Vessel...

before walking the High Line...

down to the Meatpacking District for dinner at the Restoration Hardware Rooftop Restaurant...

From there, we headed straight over to our evening performance of MJ the Musical...

and, all I can say is...

WOW!

After the show, we headed over to the stage door, and I taught M all of my "fangirl" ways. She scored a lot of cast signatures and a coveted photo with Tony Award Winner, Myles Frost, who originated the lead role of MJ, and is set to perform his last show in just over a week...

{with Myles Frost who originated the MJ character in this musical, and is set to perform his last show in just a few more days}

I think she's hooked...

Day 4 Step Count - 19,823

More on tap for tomorrow...