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Triple Treat Tour July 2016 Day 3 Part 2 Midtown Sights, Ellen's Stardust Diner & Times Square

Earlier today is just HERE

We set off at 1100 with the plan being to go up 5th Avenue and come back down Broadway , seeing what we could along the way

Andy was manfully coping with his hangover but distinctly not his usual chirpy self

5th Avenue – well it was busy and we were not overwhelmed with it

I did like it here though and we remembered it from The Day after Tomorrow ( even though the Reading Room from that film is closed)













I have such a fondness for libraries – this was such a grand one too.

But it was only a fleeting visit – one to return to another day for a longer visit

This photo has a backstory



I had asked the teens to take a pic of me – they spend their days, nay lives, attached to digital gadets and gizmos and yet it seemed utterly beyond their capabilities to push a button on a digital camera.

This must have been at least the dozenth shot – hence the grimace

It had become a photo of principle

Andy had gone for a wander and on returning was advised “ Mum’s not happy”

I only wanted a photo

Never mind

It is a stunning building





We saw the Chrysler building – the sky still looked a little overcast


We could just see Grand Central station in front but didn’t stop there today – that was on tomorrows list



Carrying on up 5th Avenue and the teens nipped into Best Buy – if only to make use of the free wifi…



Because Pokemon Go had been released and it was to be noses to screen from here on in

We dropped into the Christmas store
and bought an Xmas Tree dec



I cant rotate this at the moment, but will do at some point



Loved the Elf !



Yes its totally tacky – but I loved it



Saks looked splendid – despite the facelift


Past Van Gogh’s ear
– although I thought it was an empty bathtub till I read my city guide



These skyscrapers were just so breathtaking everywhere you looked



I know , it's not any old skyscraper, it's the Rockerfeller . We are back here tomorrow

And then the contrasting architecture





I just love the mix in this pic, old, new, upmarket store, yellow NY cabs – it really is a living movie set



There were definite niggles by now – with a view being expressed that we had been walking “forever” to get to our lunch destination

To be clear “forever” was 50 minutes

Hangry Man was definitely surfacing

So it was a relief to turn past here



As it meant we were not far away


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