New York

We left home at 7:30 Thursday morning. We arrived at the hotel around 14:30. Overall the trip was very pleasant and seem to go by quickly. I summarize the trip this way: we walked like crazy. So much so that Marie-Josee is considering the weekend as cross-training for her running regime.
We saw what we had planned. Elodie was amazed by the American Girl Place store. M & M and TOYS'R'US struck the minds of our three children. As far as meals go, we made a discovery that we recommend to all. The restaurant Becco is fantastic. Excellent Italian food in a family atmosphere for a price acceptable to downtown New York.
Anecdote: the maitre D at Becco wore a badge saying "Cancer Sucks". I pointed it to MJ and the guy told us that two years ago at age 40 he was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer with liver metastasis. He has since undergone 9 operations and finished chemo. He could not say more but we connected when I told him that I had the same thing. MJ found the coincidence striking. This restaurant had been referred to us by the hotel concierge.
MJ has managed to find tickets for the show "Lion King", quite a phenomenal show in the management of scenery and animal characters . The giraffes and the hyenas impressed me the most.
For those who are not friends with MJ on Facebook, here are photos of our trip. Click on the image to view the album.

New York