Day 5
Our only scheduled stop of the week: the Heliport. Checked out some street dancing just before-hand, turned up over an hour early but no problems, they just shuffled us onto the next available flight. Fifteen minutes of awesome and just a few seconds of abject terror. Bargain. The rest of the day we indulged ourselves in a bit of shopping on 5th, and chilled out completely in the evening to give our feet the rest they so desperately craved.
Day 6
Central Park again (it never gets old), then a hike through the Natural History Museum. The place is bloody huge! Pretty much the entire day gone before we knew it. A couple of hours to chillax then a late dinner at Ellen's Stardust Diner. Ever had your food served by singing waiters? Keeps things interesting!
Day 7
Our first and likely only slightly frustrating day. Trekked up to the Upper East Side for the Witney Museum of American Art so that Jo could enjoy one of her inspirations Georgia O'Keefe, only to find that the display was "closed for renovation". Nothing else of interest so we ditched the Witney and brought the Gugenheim forward a day. Second disappointment: the spiral rotunda was "closed in preparation for the Picasso display". Still, plenty of awesome to see on floor 1 including some truly magnificent Van Gogh, Picasso, Pizzarro, and Cezanne. Amazing. Then a hike south through the Park only to find the Tavern on the Green was, you guessed it, "closed for renovation". Not to worry, we ended up at the Brooklyn Diner off Broadway where Jo consumed what looked like an entire Maine lobster in a bun. Multiple yummy noises and the suggestion of being stuffed to the face signalled approval.
