The Big Apple (day five)

Well, it was finally the big day. Twas the day of our return to earth.

We woke up with a knowledge that anything else on our 'to do' list must be accomplished by noon, which was the time that our shuttle would arrive at the hotel to bring us to the airport.

Mom and I started out on a stroll around the park, just to get a last look at the place. We found this guy who gave tours of Central Park via a rickshaw ride. (For those who don't know, a rickshaw is a sort of bicycle attacked to a two-passenger cart...). So, we decided to take the tour.

For like fifty bucks, we got a ride across half of the park. We saw the Balto statue, several famous fountains (like the one the cast of Friends played in), a lot of famous status, Strawberry Fields (the John Lenin tribute), and several celebrity houses. Oh yeah...we saw the hotel from Home Alone 2 and the Ghostbusters tower...etc etc.

We walked to a mall, in which I bought and ate my first Godiva chocolate bar. Then we went to Central Park to buy a few hot dogs, in order to get the ENTIRE New York experience. Next, it was back to the hotel to finish packing and wait for the shuttle.

As we were sitting in the lobby, a lady came up to the doorman and said, "Hey, you're that guy from survivor, aren't ya?!"

He said yes, and then got his autograph and took several pictures of themselves with the celebrity.

It was really cool, because we had NO stinkin idea that the guy who had been opening the DOOR for us the ENTIRE trip was a big celebrity. As we were leaving, we took several snapshots of the front of the hotel, in order to get him in a photos to bring back home. It was funny.

Ummm...we get to the airport...our flight is cancelled...we spend an extra several hours in New York....waiting...and waiting...and waiting....

We end up on a flight to Atlanta that didn't even leave the Big Apple until like 5:3o. So, we get to Georgia, and then almost missed our flight, because we had 10 minutes to get all the way across the airport and board our next plane. Luckily, the crew for our second flight didn't show up on time, so we were able to catch the flight back to Springfield.

We get to Springfield at 11 pm and then embark on our adventure towards home...we get there...we go to bed...we sleep.

THE END....

woot.