I went to New York last week for work and since I had to fly in to JFK and then on to Rochester, I spent the weekend in New York City before taking the connecting flight. It was my first time to the city so it was a blast exploring all of the places I'd only heard about or seen in movies!

I arrived on Saturday afternoon and took a shuttle to my hotel, Park Central, which took longer than anticipated. I hadn't eaten anything all day but a buttermilk spice muffin for breakfast and a few cookies and blue chips on the flight, so I really wanted to eat when I got to the hotel. I also wanted to try and catch a Broadway show that first night and I had planned on hitting the TKTS booth just a few blocks away after my arrival, but it was so late that I decided to try and get a ticket at the door. I quickly walked the 13 blocks to the theater and waited for a cancellation. At the last minute, I got an orchestra seat and then grabbed the only food available, a box of chocolate covered cashews, to hold me until the end of the show. Michael Dameski did a wonderful job singing and dancing as Billy and Elton John's score is fantastic.

I ran down to the corner during intermission to grab a chicken skewer from a street vendor. Very tasty but didn't do much to fill me up. After the show I walked around Time Square a bit but my shoes were new and were really hurting my feet. I headed back to my hotel and veered left onto Broadway rather than right onto 7th without realizing it until I saw the Late Show sign. Cool! I knew I hadn't passed it on the way down the block. I headed over to 7th Ave. and found the Carnegie Deli right next to my hotel. I ordered my favorite corned beef sandwich with turkey, cole slaw and Russian dressing. It was enough to feed my entire family! I told Abe he should have come on the trip since his vacation was last week, but he didn't and consequently missed out on the big sandwich.