Last days in the Big Apple

My final 48 hours were filled to the brim with last looks and walks and a dream come true.  I went for a final wend through Central Park and mailed my excess clothes home so my suitcase would be more manageable in the airport.  I walked Jeffery to the subway, and visited a few shops, but finally, it was time to call it a Last Day in NYC.  Enjoy.

Despite all the choices, I've decided that the Mr. K building is the most beautiful of all.  It is red marble all the way.

I got on the wrong direction on the E train on Tuesday, the hottest day of the year, and it was so pleasantly cool, I almost decided to keep riding.  Instead, I got off, and caught the next train back.  I thought of Marshall and Barbara at this stop.

what merchants have to do to sell their wares.  

the castle atop the building looks like this from Central Park, peeking out from behind the Park Plaza

what Jeffery and I will look like in a few years.  Sweet, eh?

the cardinal held still!

bench marker; a point to ponder

I thought this fellow had set up a photo shoot, but he had discovered a plethora of tiny adventurers and was entranced.  Because of him, I and many others were treated to something we probably would have missed.

the rock outcropping was covered with these tiny figures made of pipe-cleaners, perhaps up to 50 of them, but you had to look.

FAO window.  A man cleaning the windows asked me if I wanted him to wash the window before I took photos.  They looked pretty darned clean to me already.

the inside of the Sweet Shop in FAO.

elegant ashtrays for sale

elegant glasses for sale.

the fifth and final elevator interior; my favorite, blue.

gate house that made me think of Dr. Who's Tardis

woo woo; another undiscovered subway tile art

Lottery Dude and Lottery Lady taking filled out cards for cheap tickets to Book of Mormon.  I tried on three different occasions, because it was so fun.  I'll never hear the phrase "I know" without thinking of Lottery Dude. (and Riley Fewell)

We didn't win the lottery, so we stood in the cancellation line, and got tickets to the Show! Check it off my bucket list!!!  I'd go again!  I took this before the play, and I'm glad I did.  Hello!

the stage in the Eugene O'Neill Theater

the crowd gathers for the show

detail of the beautiful ceiling

seeing Jeffery off to work on my last morning.  A fellow observed us kissing and parting, and said to me "that's  a good marriage when the wife takes the husband to the subway", then he bummed a cigarette off me.

last time with a cuppa and a donut in the Park

last glitzy window

last disturbing window

another undiscovered tiled hallway to the subway

had to stop and browse Midtown Comics!

A street view of the Hotel we stayed in.  Our room was 6 floors from the top of the building on the left, in the inner corner, looking down on this construction project.

this is what the building under construction will look like when it's done.  Guess that'll change the view from our window at the Lexington Hotel.

I packed up, headed to Queens, and met up with Jeffery for a final lunch at Chipotle (I was a Chipotle virgin, and wow; it's delicious)  Then, kisses, hugs, and farewell to Jeffery and New York.  Next stop; California!