New York City: Day 2 (09-12-09)

This morning we woke up and went downstairs for the breakfast buffet. It was wonderful. We then headed to the Subway station to go downtown. It was Cyndi’s first time on the NY Subway and she was quite nervous. Her face in the below picture says it all.

We got off the subway in China Town and walked the streets around Little Italy and SoHo. We spent most of the time walking through the streets surrounding Little Italy as they were hosting a festival called The Feast of San Gennaro. The Feast of San Gennaro is one of New York’s most famous and well-loved street festivals. Held every September in Little Italy, it offers great food, entertainment, and plenty of prime people-watching. It features four parades, more than 300 food and souvenir vendors, plenty of live musical entertainment, and even a cannoli-eating contest.

There was a lot going on in NYC this weekend (as I suppose there always is). They were hosting an event called ‘Broadway on Broadway’ in Times Square which highlights the upcoming season as well as some of Broadway’s most beloved shows. We did not stay to watch their performances and only glanced at the screen we walked from our hotel. It would be a fun thing to do sometime as you would be able to see such a variety of Broadway numbers.

Following our outing, we headed home, got ready, and walked over to Ruby Foo's for dinner. It is a pan-asian restaurant that was delicious. Afterwards we walked to the Hershey store to get some goodies to take into the play.

We walked over to the Gershwin Theatre to see Wicked. I read the book a few years ago and my sister took me to the play when it came to Atlanta awhile back. I feel in love with the story and, of course, the soundtrack! I was so excited to share the experience with everyone when I found out that we were going. I would recommend this play to anyone. Below is a picture of the stage before the opening number.

We were all very excited.

We walked back through Times Square after the play. Luckily, it had stopped raining.