Day 12 - Wednesday

Today was the last full day in New York for this holiday. The weather forecast was certainly right, the sun was shiny, it was quite breezy and the temperature in the wind was very cold.

View of Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan Bridge

Pedestrian part of Manhattan Bridge

I went out for a run first thing. I brought with me some winter running gear so I had the necessary stuff to go out. The doorman said I was "stupid"  as I left. I did a little bit more than last time. Being on Strava, on the last run over the bridge I could view similar runs on that day and saw you could loop over the two bridges. Although it was about 8am this time, there was still virtually no-one about. I managed to get a few photos before my phone got so cold that it turned off!




I stopped by to grab some coffees on the way back. We didn't do much with the rest of the morning. We started to pack and tidy a little bit. We then had a couple things planned for our last day, to go to The Plaza Hotel for afternoon tea and also see a Broadway show.

Our reservation for afternoon tea was at 3:30pm, this would double as our dinner. It didn't take long to get to The Plaza. The afternoon tea was in a restaurant in the middle of the hotel. The room was called the The Palm Court, you can see why! The food was great, we had to move tables at the beginning but other than that it was a really good experience. The tea was very nice, and the cakes too!

The Palm Court at The Plaza hotel

Afternoon tea

Ceiling of The Palm Court

We finished about 5pm, so had an hour to spare before the broadway show. We walked back down 5th Avenue again, popping in and out of a couple of shops along the way. This included the Rockafella Center again. Before making the final walk across a few avenues to get to the Theatre District and Broadway.

We got to the theatre at 6:15pm, doors were 6:30pm, and we did have to wait for a while before we were let in. I could see why, as the theatre was tiny, and not really much space to wonder about before the show. We were seeing The Book of Mormon. Me and Kathryn are big South Park fans, and it just so happens that the musical, written by the creators of South Park, is also best show this century (apparently).

Waiting outside the theatre

We were really tightly packed in the small theatre, and once the show started it did get quite hot. However, the show was amazing and we really enjoyed it. Very funny. Afterwards, we just had a short walk back through Times Square to the subway.

View of the stage

Walking back through Times Square