New York City 2009

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Tuesday

• Mike drove us to the airport in the morning
• Flew to La Guardia via Minneapolis on Northwest
• Redeemed 60,000 miles to upgrade to first class
• Taxi to the Wellington Hotel
• Beer in the hotel bar

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Wednesday

• Walk by the theatres for our matinée and evening performances
• Lunch at the Grand Central Oyster Bar - Jim the sand dabs, Vickie the soft-shell crabs
• Walk by Rockefeller Center
• Performance of Mary Stuart at the Broadhurst Theatre
• Return to the hotel in a chilly shower
• Dinner at Brasserie Cognac
• Performance of The Norman Conquests, Living Together at the Circle in the Square

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Thursday

• Walk down Broadway to 18th St, turn west.
• Lunch at The Viceroy, a café
• Walk through the historic, enormous Chelsea Market, now shops, etc
• Continue down 9th Ave, then Greenwich St and Hudson St to Duane Park, the first public park in the city (1797)
• Follow Greenwich to the World Trade Center site and view from the walkway to the World Financial Center and North Cove
• Walk back to West Broadway and ride the subway to 42nd St, then walk back to the hotel
• After a short break, walk to Ciro Trattoria for pre-theatre dinner
• Attend The Norman Conquests, Round and Round the Garden

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Friday

• Rain all day
• Breakfast in the hotel coffee shop
• Vickie to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Dinner at Caffe Cielo
• Attend The Norman Conquests, Table Manners

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Saturday

• From the Wellington, walked east along 56th St by the Trump Tower and Sony Bldg to Park Ave
• Down Park Ave by the Lever House and Seagram Bldg then east on 53rd by the Citigroup Center to the Lipstick Bldg
• Lunch at Dos Caminos
• Down 3rd Ave with views of the Chrysler Bldg and the New York Life Bldg
• After a rest, dinner at La Rivista where we sat outdoors down a few steps
• I failed to grasp Exit the King, a play by Ionesco at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre

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Sunday

• Return home