For my birthday this year, I asked to go on a trip to NYC. I wanted to take the train to Grand Central, eat lunch in Bryant Park, go to the "Top of the Rock", then shopping and dinner at American Girl Place. My dear DH and dear father were so kind as to oblige my whim (DD also, but it's not like she had a choice). We were blessed with a beautiful warm, sunny day yesterday for our trip. Lunch in Bryant Park was beautiful. Then we walked up to Rockefeller Plaza. Now, I've been to Manhattan countless times in my life, and seen many of the attractions NYC has to offer, but I have to say, "Top of the Rock" blew me away. "Top of the Rock" is the observation decks on top of the GE building in Rockefeller Plaza. It's kind of expensive - $20 per person (and thanks again Dad for treating us to this) but I think it's definitely worth it. They have a few different levels at the top so there's plenty of room (although it was surprisingly quite busy for a Thursday in April - it must be crazy crowded in the summertime), and the best part is that it's enclosed at the top by large square glass partitions (rather than fencing), so you basically get an unobstructed, 360 degree view of NYC. The partitions seem to be good wind breaks too, it wasn't overly windy at the top which was a surprise to me (so anotherwords, no need to use a half a bottle of hairspray before you go like I did). It was just STUNNING. I'd been to the top of the Empire State building and the Twin Towers before, but this view is 100 times better. It was so amazing to see the city laid out in each direction. In particular I thought it was really cool to see all of Central Park from up there. Awesome view of the Empire State building and how it towers over the rest of the city too. Another cool thing of note is that if you've ever watched the weather on WNBC, you may be familiar with their "Doppler 4000 radar" - well THE actual Doppler 4000 radar is on top of the GE building, and it's big! Very cool! If you go to NYC on a nice day, I highly recommend this as a must-do!
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