Tim had visited Macy's on his last visit, so he took a stroll to an electrical store a couple of blocks away from Macy's called B&H. We agreed that we would meet on the chairs out of the front of Macy's.
Macy's was fab! There was so much under one roof. I spent a while gawping at the designer handbags before strolling off to the souvenir area where I bought some gifts to take back for friends and family. When I had visited all I wanted to see in Macy's, I left by the grand entrance at the front and took up residence in a comfy chair to watch the world go by. It was noisy and busy and the 'NYPD' were staking out the street, controlling the traffic and I have to say that I felt very safe.
Tim arrived back with a present for me - a lovely Nikon Camera in Red. He began to tell me about B&H and I decided that I had to see this for myself! Tim was knackered and his knee/ankle was beginning to hurt again so we hailed a NYC yellow cab and headed back to B&H.
Well, for anybody who likes electronics or gadgets it was paradise! A store that sold most things at very reasonable prices. I bought a media card and a case for my camera and watched as the conveyor belt system above my head ensured that your purchases arrived at the checkout as you had settled up with the cashier. You then left the store and moved in to an area where you could sit down and check/admire your purchases. Many bins full of packaging as people took their purchases off. Well worth a visit if you go to NYC - or visit their website at www.bhphotovideo.com
After this we decided to stroll up towards the Empire State building. I was pretty sure that I wasn't feeling brave enough to climb up it and Tim had been before. I stood at its base and you couldn't see the top. The inside was beautiful, all marbled and intricately engraved.
We decided that it was time for some lunch and we visited the Europa Cafe inside the Empire State Building for a huge salad. You purchased your bowl of green salad from spinach to green leaves etc. You then could choose from a huge list what you would like adding to your green salad. Each addition was individually priced. I had mushrooms, raisins, turkey and cucumber. This was then inserted into a chopping machine that cut it all into cubes. It then came out of a shoot into an aluminium bowl. The dressing of your choice was added, mixed up by a very jolly fellow and then put back into your salad bowl. The additions were priced and then written on the lid of the salad bowl and you paid at the checkout. The shop was obviously popular with Americans working nearby but despite the fact it was busy, the queue moved quickly. The salad was made in a very artistic way with lots of smiles and polite service. I am sure that even if you didn't like salad, you would have enjoyed this. It was easy to eat and easy to get your five per day and disguise the things you don't like. I told Tim that I would love 'a chopping machine'. If I had one, then I could eat salad every day.
After lunch we decide to pay a visit to Central Park and the Zoo. It was a delightful Zoo and I really enjoyed my visit there. The animals were very active and all looked healthy. The Polar bears, the snow leopards, the red panda's and the penguins were my favourite and the tropical house was interesting also. We finished our visit just as the Zoo was closing and were able to just fit in a drink at the cafe before it closed.
We had a walk around part of the park before heading off to 5th Avenue and the Apple Shop. This was our third visit to the shop in the time we had been in New York. James had booked Tim into an 'Aperture three' workshop which he attended whilst I spent and 1hr on SKYPE chatting to the kids.
This was an end of a long day and the chance to taste a real American Beef burger before strolling back to Times Square. We visited the Hershey’s shop for some more gifts, collected "Buzz Lightyear" from the 'Toys R Us' shop and back to our hotel for a rest!
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