Day 4

We had to get up early today and get our bags down because we had a great day ahead of us; Even though everybody was tired, we were all excited because we were heading to New York City. Taking our bus allowed us to drive through Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and then we arrived to New York. We enjoyed shopping on Fifth Avenue for about an hour. Some of us walked through the Trump Towers where the show The Apprentice is filmed. Also, we bought pretzels and hotdogs from the famous New York street vendors. We then headed to the NBC studio for a tour. We started the tour with a 10 minute introduction about television. It brought back memories for most of the parents. Next, we went to the set of Nightly News, staring Brian Williams. It was in the middle of the floor, next to the MSN news room. The special effects that they use are amazing! Our next set was Jimmy Fallon’s set and we could not believe the size of it. It was super tiny! Next, we saw the Saturday Night Live set. The tour guides said that the sets are built in the Bronx and are brought over to the studios on Thursdays. We had the chance to see Tina Fay and Alec Baldwin from 30Rock. Top of the Rock was our next stop! You could see around the whole city of New York, but it was very chilly up there. It was a moment that I will never forget. We saw the Empire State Building from the distance and it felt like it was right next to us. The group then headed down to Broadway Street for Bubba Gumps for dinner and shopping. The kids had a great time walking into the stores searching for something that they had never seen before. They bought I <3 New York sweatshirts, shirts, coffee, make up, jewelry, sports gear, and picture frames. Our next appointment was The Broadway Musical, The Lion King. We sat in Row P, which was about 19 rows back. The whole production was wonderful! It was very lively. It was raining when we left Broadway and we ran to the bus. It was about 11:00 p.m. when we got to our next hotel, the Embassy Suites Meadowlands.