Once Upon A Dream

After spending a day at the beach in New Jersey, we took a trip into Manhattan and had a full days worth of walking, visiting some of our old favorites...and finding some new favorites. We went to the tkts booth early in the day and got tickets for the Gazillion Bubble Show. While we were doing that, the girls along with Grammy, Tony, and Dave enjoyed Times Square and the M&M store.

Warning the following bulk bags of M&M's had a very hefty price tag. Do you want to venture a guess at how much 2 bags cost?

Answer - $85 choke, spit, sigh

We had a short visit with Mary Poppins and rode the ferris wheel at Toys R Us.

We stopped to eat at Bubba Gump and paid a visit to the American Girl Store.

Next stop was Fan Yang's Gazillion Bubble Show. It was a great show for small kids and anyone who wants to see a ton of bubbles. There was audience participation for many kids at the show, and Gabby had her off Broadway debut. She was selected to play the part of Fan's niece in the show. There really were a Gazillion bubbles plus one very huge one with Grammy, Bella, Gilli, and Gabby inside.

After the show we went to the 21 club for Grammy's birthday dinner. The restaurant is on West 52nd Street, and it has tons of history. It was raided by police numerous times during Prohibition, the two owners were never caught. As soon as a raid began, a system of levers was used to tip the shelves of the bar, sweeping the liquor bottles through a chute and into the city's sewers. The bar also included a secret wine cellar, which was accessed through a hidden door in a brick wall which opened into the basement of the building next door. Though still used as a wine cellar today, part of the vault has been remodeled to allow a party of up to 20 guests to dine in private. 21 also stores the private wine collections of such celebrities as Presidents Gerald Ford, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Carey, Ernest Hemingway, Ivan Boesky, The Nordstrom Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Al Jolson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sophia Loren, Mae West, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Aristotle Onassis, Gene Kelly, Gloria Swanson, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Marilyn Monroe.

In other words....it was really cool. Good pick Aunt Lena! We showed up early for a tour of the hidden wine cellar.

Next stop....home to bed.