Day 25

This morning was our pre-booked visit to the 9/11 memorial. It was only a short walk from our apartment and we left early beacsue I was worried about how long the security would take us. The security here is very much like an airport but the line moved quickly and the staff were all very pleasant. On our tickets they ticked off each member of our party - at one stop one of the staff drew smiley faces next to the girl's names:)

The memorial is breathtaking. Imagining the huge skyscrapers that once stood as a symbol of NYC (and that I was fortunate enough to go to the observation deck of when I was Olivia's age) and the footage from that day is almost too much.

We didn't stay long because I was very conscious of the girls (we told them it was a war memorial, I did not want to tell them about the planes when we still had 2 to catch) and I didn;t want them to disturb any of the other visitors.

On the way home we stopped to pick up lunch at The Soup Man. Any Seinfeld fan would know this shop as the Soup Nazi (it is a big chain now thanks to the publicity from the show). We ordered a chili jambalya, a chicken and noodle and a mushroom and barley. It was the best soup I have ever eaten! Wow!

amazing soup

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The lovely ladies lounge at Radio City

Alexis before the show

at the Rockefeller

An enthusiastic Salvo man dancing to "All I want for Christmas is you" The crowd loved him!

stopping for a juice

In the afternoon we went to Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. And spectacular it was! We had great seats in the middle about 20 rows back from the stage - but about 6 rows in front of us were empty! Who knows why but it worked well for us:) Even Daniel who was skeptical adored the show. The 3D effects were very cool and the synchronisation was amazing.

My waffles at the front, Lexie's burger and fries at the back

Brooklyn diner - Daniel has the spaghetti and meatballs on the left

This evening we met up with some of Grandma's family who live in NY. They took us to The Brooklyn Diner for dinner which was one of my favourite restaurants for the whole stay. I had Brooklyn fried chicken on red velvet waffles. It was like breakfast and dinner combined on one plate served with maple syrup. It was heavenly! The restaurant had all the characteristics of a diner but with white linen and polished wood. I would recommend this place to anyone.

Brooklyn Diner Christmas decoration