Time doesn't seem to be on my side.
It's almost Easter and I may or not be finished with our Christmas adventures in New York.
To be perfectly honest I can't get a grip on time.
I'm not sure which excuse to use.
So I won't bother using any excuse.
I will just say that adjusting to a bicoastal relationship and
adjusting to life in California after last summer hasn't been easy on me.
So, to get on with the reason for this post...
On rare occasion Scott and I actually have a date night. And this year we have seen more movies in the theater than we did collectively last year. That's really sad.
Sometimes it has been money well spent and other times, well, I'll just say, "buyers remorse."
We recently had the opportunity to see "The Adjustment Bureau."
We really enjoyed the premise of the movie and we were very entertained by the idea that the New York Public Library was the edifice that housed the bureau.
As I watched the movie unfold I wanted to know if they really did shoot there or if it was a set.
I wanted to know what they did with all those books.
All the books in the movie are bound in white.
What time of the day did they shut down the library?
I may need to see the movie again so I can just focus on the movie instead of the library.
Clearly they weren't filming a movie on the day we visited the library.
The library was on our list for this visit but it was after ice skating.
Our second attempt at ice skating was at Bryant Park.
This time, instead of 400 people waiting line, there were only about 200 hundred people in line.
Much to Alec and Jenna's disappoint we had to pass on line sitting.
So we headed over to the NYPL.
Alec and Jenna doing a puzzle in the map room.
Empire State Building
The library has over 75 miles of book shelves.
I know that visiting a library might not seem like the most glamorous or adventurous thing to do on your visit to New York. However, if you find yourself in Bryant Park walk over to the library.
You won't be disappointed.
And if nothing else, you can say you've been to the Adjustment Bureau.
I will say that I find Russell Brand quite humorous.
I don't know if it's his crazy hair, his large mouth, or just the overall quirky-ness that he's got going on.
Whatever it is, he makes me laugh.
Although "Arthur" is an irreverent movie, there were other moments in the movie that I really enjoyed.
The movie mentions the Whisper Wall in Grand Central Station.
This wall does exist and it's really quite fascinating.
The kids really enjoyed trying out the whisperings of the whole thing.
Very cool.
If you find yourself walking by the Oyster Bar
or going towards Lexington and 42nd Street you are in the right spot.
Don't be shy about talking into the wall.
People will stare at you.
They will stare, not because you have your face in the wall, but because they know you're a tourist.
It's more laughing at you than it is staring at you.
I may have one more Christmas post in me.
I apologize that it's Spring and there are piles of snow in all of these pictures!
