P-Day fun at Christmas Time

Sat. the 2nd we drove to Scarsdale to mission office for some assigned business, then drove back to the Bronx for a baptism at our building. Then drove around for an hour trying to find a post office that was open, found one but the line was out the door. We'll stand in line another day. After that we had the day to our selves.

We took the Subway "downtown" to 42nd street. We walked back up to Rockafeller Center which is on 49th street. The walk itself was entertaining. The throng of people on all sides of the street. The Christmas decor in the shop windows, Police on every corner trying to direct traffic for the cars because of the amount of people walking. Some cops were on horses. The rode was blocked off where the line to skate was. I can't imagine waiting in line out side for an hour so that you could skate. But I need to remember, this is Rockafeller Center. We then bought tickets to ride to the "Top of the Rock" to the observation deck, 68 floors up. The ride in the elevator was awesome. The ceiling to the elevator is glass so you can watch you speed up to the top floor. You go so fast your ears and head feel the pressure, and you need to pop your ears. The view is spectacular. We were there at dusk. Too bad the sky was foggy, couldn't see the sun set. We stayed up there long enough to watch all the lights come one at dark. This is a must when visiting the City.

Down on the main floor is shopping, It is amazing. We stopped and got hot chocolate to sip on as we watched the skaters. Thousands of people with the same idea. We had a great time. Wishing you all could have shared this with us. What an exciting Christmas experience.