This stuff is made in New York City!

Whenever I think of New York City - here is what I think of:

Pace Picante - "Pick up the original - pick up the Pace" (It's actually made in San Antonio TX)

Aside from the commercial advertising in my head, I still have always wanted to travel there but never have gotten the chance. Rob had a meeting at Brookhaven Nation Laboratory on Friday in Long Island so we extended our weekend and spent it in Manhattan. We found a fabulous deal on a 3.5 star hotel room right by Penn Station for only 100 a night. WooHoo for "name your own price" on Priceline.com. The room was just as large as our Geneva apartment and actually had a better kitchen. Sigh.  We hit up the major tourist spots - Rockefeller Plaza, Grand Central, Times Square, Central Park and we ate the famous foods. (Cheesecake, Bagels, and Pastrami) We spent Valentine's day dinner at a great sushi bar named Kanoyama which satisfied our longing for high quality sushi since we moved abroad. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Famous Katz's Delicatessen - Over 120 Years Old

World Famous Pastrami on Rye from Katz

Two Types of Pickles - Kosher vs Regular

Central Park

Central Park

Tea with Theresa at "Tea Spot" in Greenwich Village

We had to have cheesecake at Chelsea Market. (Home of the Food Network)

President Obama screening across the outside of the Today show. 

Obama "Stuff"

Grand Central Station

30 Rock!

This is where George Washington took the Oath of Office to be our first president.

NYSE on Wall Street

9/11 Memorial - Wall of pictures of the victims. It was really really sad.

Piece of twisted steel from WTC.

Times Square

Rob happy with the New York Bagels 

Yum - Cream Cheese, Lox, Capers, Tomato, and Onion on an Everything Bagel. 

It's a bird (inside the terminal of Newark), It's a Plane, It's Manhattan!