Warwick Hotel on 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in Midtown, our home for the first 4 days!

Fresh off the plane, asking Koen if he wants chicken or lamb at the 29th Annual Brazilian Day Festival

We went with chicken – yum!

Koen and my mom with Italian sausage dogs

Yum!

Koen and my parents enjoying our first food in NYC

Next round: smoothies and crepes

My next round: 1$ Thai food!

Walking to Rockefeller Plaza with Christina, so many tall buildings! – my parents were at the US Open for the evening

Rockefeller Plaza! It’s like watching the 30 Rock intro in real life.

Rockefeller Plaza

Rockefeller Plaza

Nintendo World at Rockefeller Plaza!

Inside Nintendo World, Luigi just turned 30

History of Nintendo

Lego Store at Rockefeller Plaza!

Lego verslons of Rockefeller Plaza

Lego verslons of Rockefeller Plaza

Lego verslons of Rockefeller Plaza

Lego Lord of the Rings and Star Wars!

Lego R2-D2

Dinner at Burger Joint – Hidden inside a building behind curtains, with only this lit up burger to signify the restaurant

Inside Burger Joint

With Christina!

Dinner! Yummmm! We really wanted typical American food – burger, fries, and a pitcher of beer

The line was out the door the whole time we were there

Catching up

Leaving our mark

On our way to Times Square

Almost there

M&M Store at Times Square

Times Square – so many people!

So many lights!

Times Square

Exhausted, but we made it to Times Square our first evening!

Passed Radio City Music Hall on our way back to the hotel

One quick stop at Magnolia Bakery for cupcakes

Inside Magnolia Bakery

Inside Magnolia Bakery

Cupcakes to-go, to eat back at the hotel

Red Velvet and Chocolate!

While we were out exploring, my parents were at the US Open!