TIMES SQUARE

Once we had been to the Rock we wandered off toward Times Square. We had been here earlier but it was during the day and we wanted to go back and see it at night.

You could tell where you were going without having to consult the map as there was a huge glow coming from that general direction.

We rounded the corner into 42nd st and there it was. The street were lined by literally thousands of people. I imagine that a huge percentage of them must have been tourists of some sort.

We wandered around with our eyes wide and our mouth wider. We came across one section where the road is blocked off to all traffic except foot traffic. In this area you can bring your deck chair and just sit and watch the world go by. There was stadium seating in one area where hundreds of people were sitting, eating drinking, taking photos, generally enjoying the scene. There are little tables and chairs everywhere for you to sit.

It is extremely hard to describe this place as it was really unlike anything I have seen before. You see it in the movies but its nothing like that in real life, its twice as big and twice as bright and in a strange way, twice as beautiful. There is music playing quietly in the background which you don’t really notice unless you stop and listen. So many places to eat and of course this is where the Broadway shows are.

Broadway runs right through this area. There is a board TKNS or something like that, where you go and see what shows are showing that day and if you get there at the right time, you can get tickets for up to 70% off! We really wanted to be able to see a show but as we had an extremely limited budget we opted to imagine one instead. I can only imagine it was as good as a real one, but maybe we will never know. Our funds will be better spent in Belize Im sure.
We bought some dinner here and sat among the throngs of people. Again we felt very safe and quite at home.

By this time it was nearly 12pm and we thought we had better head off home. As you may remember we had come in on the subway and that’s how we were getting home too. Don’t freak out though. Riding the subway at this time is really quite safe. There are still heaps of people awake and going about their business. Of course again, you have to be sensible and act like you live there. Of course it helps to have a 6 foot 2 husband that weighs a bit!

We got off at our stop and headed off home to Rudys. He was up and waiting for us. He wanted to hear all our stories, including of course our little trip to Harlem! I think he really wanted to make sure we still had all our limbs and that he didn’t need to send out a search party or anything. He is such a lovely man, gentle and very hospitable.

That ended our day in the big city and we decided we would go back again, this time to visit all the places we had seen at night, during the day. We love to do this as you get such a different perspective of the cities.

Our next installment will include our adventures by day. Stay posted and I will do the posting!