SUNDAY = FUNDAY

Yesterday was the first day that "rain/thunderstorms/severe thunderstorms" were not in the weather forecast and looking ahead at the upcoming week (storms every day!), we knew that this was the day to head to Central Park and Times Square.  Here are some photo's from our big stroll (or Parkinson POWER WALK) around NYC:

TA-DA!!!!  A big chunk of green space in the middle of Manhattan.  When we first entered the park, we stood at the finish line of some running races that included adorable 5 and 6 year old's.  SO CUTE!!!!

Row-boating in Central Park seems romantic.  It even LOOKS romantic.  Unless you're from Canada.....and the whole thing seems plain old hokey!  The park was beautifully landscaped and there was so much going on that you could be kept occupied for HOURS!  Phil and I ended up "off roading" in some serious nature trails that we didn't anticipate!  It was VERY ADVENTUROUS in flats :)

SPOTTED:  HOTEL EMPIRE!  XOXO, GOSSIP GIRL!

Times Square.  Another location with SO MUCH to look at.  Another location to waste away hours.  After fighting through the crowds on this sunny afternoon, we cannot imagine what the pedestrian traffic is like on New Year's Eve!  CRAY, CRAY indeed! 

We did our best to secure tickets to "The Lion King", but unfortunately they are all sold out for the rest of our stay!  As for the other shows, they start at 8 p.m......and we aren't wild enough to maintain consciousness during this time of day. 

The famous New Year's Eve ball - with the "2012" reminder :)  It really looks much bigger on tv....don't you think?  Perhaps all the glitz just creates an illusion.....

Following Times Square we went to 5th Avenue for some shopping.  We hit up the NHL store (not as awesome as we hoped for) and the NBA store (also not as awesome as we hoped for).  Although Phil found a really nice "LIN" t-shirt (short for LINDSAY), our disappointment with these stores and our overall tiredness from intense trekking left us ready for home!  

What else?  Hmmm.....

*  Trump dominates this city with hotels EVERYWHERE.  AWESOME.
*  Contrary to popular belief on the world wide web, there is NO such thing as an NFL store in NYC.
*  Who knew that public washrooms HERE could be worse than ones in EGYPT?!  AHHHhhhhh!!!!!
*  Sometimes all you need is a vanilla, soft serve ice cream to re-energize yourself :)