The Ambitious Odometer

Thursday, March 23, 2023

{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...

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

{TEEN Trip} New York City - Day 3

We kicked off today really dark and really early with a trip up to the Today Show Plaza...

This is always so much fun...

Today, we got to do a "shout out"...

before the anchors came out!

Today, we saw Al, who is always so kind to make the rounds and speak to every single person...

Sheinelle...

and Savannah!

M wanted a picture with Producer Kevin, too!

He's been there the last few times I've gone and is so fun and good at what he does!

From there, we headed back to the hotel (and couldn't resist a couple of coordinated photos with signage for the newest Andrew Lloyd Webber show that opens TOMORROW)...

{Foreshadowing, maybe???}

to freshen up, before hitting the streets again and making our way down to Magnolia Bakery for a cupcake breakfast...

because, why not?!?!?

We walked off our cupcakes, literally, heading from the West Village down to SoHo...

for a visit to the Museum of Ice Cream...

where "Cherry Pop", M's ice cream name (everyone gets one when you start), and I had fun exploring all there was to offer...

including a mirrored room...

a pink subway...

an area with sprinkled walls...

and a room with hanging bananas...

I am so very grateful for this one-on-one time celebrating M...

By the end of the tour, we'd eaten about 3 scoops of ice cream and a popsicle...

Our favorite spaces were the newer (meaning it was something different when L and I visited this time last year) fair-themed game room with a cotton candy treat...

and the "sprinkle pool"...

From there, we walked up Broadway...

to lunch at The Smith in the East Village...

From there, we booked it straight to the afternoon performance of Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre!

Once we arrived, we learned that Lea Michele would be out for both performances today, and that they were offering refunds if desired. While I was super disappointed, M said that she didn't know who she was anyway, so we decided to go ahead and see the show, and I'm so glad that we did.

It was a great one!