Packers v. Giants NYC

Well, last weekend was the weekend.

Saturday PM
Paul, Lance and I took off from snowy Minnesota and landed in warm New England.  We were delayed a little bit getting out of Minnesota due to de-icing but soon enough we were in tree-branch fallen Connecticut.

We got to bed and took a four hour nap, 1am to 5am.  We hit the NYC bound train from Union Station to Grand Central Station.  By about 8:30 am we were in NYC ready to tackle the pavement until 3pm or so before the Packers-Giants game.

We jumped off the southbound train from New Haven and Dad got us on a tour bus and started our trek south.

We rode down to Battery Park and  took a view from afar of the Statue of Liberty before walking back up to the World Trade Center and taking a look at the progress of Freedom Tower.  We also walked by the fire station just next door to the World Trade Center.

We saw where the Occupy Wall Streeters were...

We did miss out on seeing the new 9/11 Memorial however.  We could have but you had to be early or get tickets online.

After this we did alot of walking.  Paul, Lance and Dad let me see the J.Crew Liquor Store.

After this we walked up towards the Pop Up Flea, walking by all kinds of shopping though SoHo and NoHo!

So we hit the Pop Up Flea and I was able to say hello to Kat McMillian, of Pierrepont Hicks.  It was fun to say hi and see her because she and a number of other local businesses had a pop up shop before Christmas where I said I was going to try and come to the Pop Up Flea and see her.  It was fun to hear her encourage me to stop by and say hi to her in NYC.  I appreciated that.  So, I said hello and Dad talked to her for a bit before my time was up, we had to keep moving.

Also, while at the Pop Up Flea, I saw Ty Pennington dart in and make his way to Dehen 1920 https://www.dehen1920.com/collection.  Crazy nice vintage wool sweaters and outerwear.

Sometime after that we kind of got side tracked and delayed waiting for our bus in Chinatown or there abouts.  But we made it back to Rockefeller Center before heading on the train to the Meadowlands.

And it was gametime!  It was great weather-high 40's to low 50's and blue sky.  For the first weekend of December we couldn't have asked for much better weather.

It was a great game.  The Packers didn't play really well but well enough to win and have control late in the game.  However, the Packers D let the Giants tie the game up at 35 with :58 left.  However, Aaron Rodgers shredded the Giants D in the final minute and Mason Crosby hit the game winning field goal, seen above.

After jumping back on the train to NYC we walked through Rockefeller Center and Times Square.

So, we were in NYC from early morning to late evening.  There's so much to see and do that you can't possibly get it all done, you can only hope to get back before you forget what you have to do.

The rest of the trip in CT on Monday was nice too.  We hung out at home, went to Yale in New Haven and saw Meg, Mattingly and Myla.