7-12-07
We started the day by taking in one of the more sobering sites of New York City. Ground Zero or the former site of the World Trade Center is currently a large hole in the ground with a lot of construction work being done. It was a tough site to visit but very moving also. I think even Alex grasped a little of the meaning as she has a vague recollection of the 9/11 attacks.
After that we shifted gears and strolled through Time Square. We spent the majority of our time there in the biggest Toys R Us in the world. The kids (yes, Katie and me too) rode on the Ferris wheel inside of the store and the kids (no, not me this time) were a little leery of the full-sized animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was a pretty amazing store.
We again had to fight the battle of the regional train ordeal with wheelchair, stroller, luggage and now a bag from Toys R Us, but we survived. And amazingly the trusty RV was right where we left it at the train station.
The final piece of our exceptional day came unexpectedly. When we were in Time Square, we noticed that the new Harry Potter movie had been released a few days early in NYC, but the lines were crazy there. However, when we got to our little town of Chester, 35 miles outside of New York, we found the movie playing without the lines. Becky decided to wait to see it until she could go without Katie, but Alex, Zac and I got to see it a day before it opened in most of the country. So in your face. all you muggles.
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