This was Elizabeth's first time visiting NYC. And it was David's fourth time! It was a drastic change from our simple, slow paced life in Syracuse but the kids loved the hustle bustle of the big city. They were so distracted by the constant passing of the emergency vehicles, buses, trains, dogs and people. It was very tiring but a lot of fun. We were glad that the weather was nice and that it was not too crowded during the holiday weekend.
NYC is about 4.5 hours from where we live. We left the house on Friday morning, aiming to get to the city by lunch time. 15 minutes into the drive, David threw up! Eww... it stank up the car. Poor thing was uncomfortable and had some motion sickness. He was all smiles after the vomit. We took an early break, got out at a nearby Burger King parking lot and cleaned him up. He was fine for the rest of the trip.
We were staying at Flushing, Queens. They have a small China town there. I had a great time exploring the area. I was so happy to find a Ten Ren tea store there. I missed having Boba tea badly. The next day, we went into the city, had lunch at our favorite Korean restaurant. Then, we went to Time Square. We took some pictures, showed the kids the huge Toys R Us. They loved it there. So many attractions, so many toys. Our next stop was IKEA. We bought so much stuff there this time. It was crazy. After that, we were just too tired to do anything else. We almost missed the fireworks on TV. We slept early and were ready to leave the next day.
That sums up our short trip to NYC. Hopefully when we go again next time, it'll be much easier without Liz running off on her own! :)
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