New York New York

We had a great time in New York.  We saw all the things on our list and then some :)  Here's a recap of our trip.

We flew out of Atlanta and when we landed in New York we had a white limo waiting on us.  The limo was a nice break from the stuffy plane ride.  We arrived at our hotel The Belveder Hotel.  You'd think that on our first night there after a day of traveling that we might take it easy - heck no!  We hit the pavement and didn't stop till midnight!  We saw the M&M Store - 3 stories of all things M&M.  Then we made our way to the Hersey store (same concept as the M&M store).  I can't really remember which day we did what but here's all the things we did see....

M&M Store
Hersey Store
Toys R Us
Fao Schwarz
Lego Store
Statue of Liberty - we actually didn't go to Staten Island due to the hurricane damage
One World Financial Center
911 memorial
Diamond District
Central Park - we did a pedicab tour
Times Square - we stayed really close and were there every night
STOMP
Soho
Greenwich Village
Washington Park
Little Italy
Chinatown
Hoboken, NJ
Carlos Bakery aka Cake Boss
Empire State Building
Trump Tower
Freedom Tower
Today Show where we met Sarah Haines
Macy's
Google
Brooklyn Bridge
Coney Island where I rode the Ferris Wheel that scared me to death
High Line
NY Ink
NBC Studio Tour
attempted to see Jimmy Fallon

We also rode our share of subways and cabs. We also saw plenty of street performers and characters. We had a great time.  Everyone was polite and helpful.  It seemed a lot different than when I went back in 1997.