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I may have been born in MO, but I am a true New Yorker at heart.  Last year, I got to attend my first Broadway Show and it was inspiring.  I went online and found several Broadway Ticket Brokers that were selling tickets to High School Musical on Broadway.  I had wanted to see several different Broadway Shows, however, this was the show that was available on the weekend I could be in New York for.  Well, I was mesmerized by the show.  All the music and dancing, live and we got the most Wicked Tickets.  It cost us a bit of money, but being front row to all that action was truly amazing.

Actually, everything about my first New York City experience was amazing.  The show of course was incredible and then we did all the touristy things that NYC has to offer.  We went to Penn Station and the Imax theater.  We went up to the top of the Empire State Building.  That was the highest I had ever been in my whole life.  We of course went to ground zero.  Although, I really wished I had gotten to see the actual World Trade Center, prior to the attack.  They say it was 2 buildings bigger than the Empire State Building, but it is really hard to imagine standing next to buildings that were that tall.  It was a very sobering experience. 

We walked the streets, and found that New Yorker’s are really more friendly than people give them credit for, however, at night, some of the people were seedy and a little scary looking.  I tried not to act like a tourist, but I am sure that the amazement had to show on my face.  I was careful not to wear a lot of jewelry or carry a lot of cash.

We went shopping on at Sax Fifth Avenue and at Bloomingdales and Macy’s.  I had always seen these stores on TV during the Thanksgiving parade, but everything was much bigger and more life like in person.  I was shocked at the prices, so then we went to a few of the little knock off shops and picked up a few goodies.

We went to Rockefeller Center, obviously, there was no tree. (I would have like to have seen it, but it wasn’t there in September.)  Lastly, we visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral.  What an incredible piece of work! It was almost as if you could feel God in that place.  I lit a candle for my grandma, and then it was back to MO. 

We flew out at night, and could see all the lights of New York City, it was so beautiful! If you have never flown into or out of New York at night, you should definitely do it.  It is really one of the great experiences in life.