"I want to be a part of it.. NY, NY!"

Here I am in New York City. Footloose and child-free! Mark has conferences all day long so I am all by my lonesome...oh, what shall I do? Ha!

Yesterday we arrived in the early afternoon. I nearly got killed before I even left the airport. Crosswalk at airport. Pedestrians have the right of way, right? Apparently not. The bus never even slowed down. Fortunately Mark yelled out a warning (he was already across the street, but I was lagging behind) and saved me.

The relationship between traffic and pedestrians is very strange here. The pedestrians ignore the traffic signals, stepping out into intersections with cars baralling at them. The cars, in turn, ignore the pedestrians, barralling through intersections even when the pedestrians have the right of way.

But we had a great day. We walked around Times Square and down Broadway, all the way to Central Park and took the obligitory carriage ride. It was fun seeing the Plaza Hotel where Eloise "lives." In one of the kid's videos, Eloise runs out of the hotel and gets a horse-drawn carriage to take her where she needs to go. I thought that was a little far-fetched, but they are literally right there on the corner. She could easily have gotten there before anyone could even catch her. Cool.

And of course the highlight of the evening was Wicked. An incredible production. Phenomenal sets. Great songs. Great acting. The book, of course, has so much more detail and is well worth reading, but there is something appealing about it being less deep and more fun. Glinda was so funny, it just made the whole thing work.

That's Wednesday. New post for Thurday.