Day 6: Sunday

Day 6: Sunday

We overslept this morning having been exhausted from yesterday. We made our way to a very small oasis, called Greenacre Park, really close to where Caroline Waters lives. It’s about the size of an average house’s floor plan or about the size of all of the ECS commons area. There we visited with Caroline, went to Ess-a-bagel where we bought bagel sandwiches for lunch; possibly the best meal of all in NYC. There was a line out of the door, but surprisingly, it moved quickly. We returned to the park, ate our meals, and visited for a while. Caroline not only was happy to see us, but she said her highlight of the work week was that she received her very first paycheck! Suddenly we realized that we were running late for our Broadway show at the Ambassador theater, so off we flew with no time for pictures with Caroline. We made it to the theater with minutes to spare. We saw Chicago; the singing was great. There really was no set, as the band took up most of the stage on risers. I was shocked at how small the theater was. The Rep is considerably bigger! We also found that we could have just walked up and got the same tickets for $100 LESS EACH! This pretty much is true of all shows except the newest and most popular. We did have great seats, about eight rows from the stage.

Afterwards we walked to Central Park to catch the end of a SummerStage Concert. An up-&-coming band, called Alabama Shakes, was the third act and we got there just before they started to play. It was in a blocked-off area but we could hear just fine sitting on the park benches. It was kind of crazy, because at the same time nearby was a drumming circle using djembe drums. Mr. Saoud would have been at home there! We later walked to Rockefeller Center and bought NYC Passes containing discounted tickets. The Rockefeller Center is nice; it has an underground shopping center! Outside we found a Halal Truck vendor that sold gyro meat and rice. There was a long line, so we thought it must be good food! It was, and we took half back to the hotel.