The Big Apple (day three)

Well, we got up in the morning with a simple mission. We had two hours to spare before Jason had to be back at the hotel for his shuttle to the airport. We had decided to take our very first subway ride. The destination? Chinatown.

After asking various people which train to get on, we swiped our tickets and hopped aboard. We rapidly discovered that we were traveling in the opposite direction of which we wanted to go. So, we tried a few more times...and a few more...and a few more. An hour had went by, so we spent a few more train rides trying to get back to the hotel. At last, we arrived there just in time for Jason to check out and get on the road.

Sooooo, Mom and I decided to try our venture back to Chinatown. We finally figured out how to use the all-important subway map, so we got to our destination within like 15 minutes. I will have to say that this road was not exactly what I had expected it to be. There were rows upon rows of stores, all of which had the same types of product [purses, watches, jewelry, perfume, porno [yes...I said it], and t-shirts). It was kind of funny, because the people would just come right up to face and say random brand names as fast as they possibly can, in order to spark your interest. If you pointed out an item that you were interested in, then the automatic response would be $10. If you should your head no, then the price would go down to like $5 or $8. It was hilarious.

I ended up buying a few shirts and some various gifts for Gary and his whole family. That's all I'll say on this subject, because their presents are surprises...hehe. Of course, I got an "I [heart] N Y" shirt, just because everybody needs one of those.

After our Chinatown escapade, we went to the aquarium. It was pretty cool, but the animals weren't as lively as they were at the Central Park Zoo. I fell in love with a sea lion, because it did not leave my side for like 5 minutes. I mean, it was staring RIGHT into my eyes, and it looked SOOOO CUTE!

They also had an entire building dedicated no nothing but stinging creatures of the sea. Mostly jellies, of course, but also eels and stuff. It was kinda cool, because they had backlights and scary music going on in there to help set the mood. Yeah...

We ate at McDonalds because we needed some cheap, familiar food. Big Mac combo meals were $5.99...I don't know what they cost in town, so I have no idea if that was more expensive than usual. OH YEAH...the golden arches in NYC serve soup! Sorry. That just kind of entered my mind...

Ummmm...yeah. And then it was too dark to do any more sight-seeing, so we returned to the hotel, which is of course where I am.

I hope Gary calls, or sends me a message, or something.

I am lonely.

:(