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We got up late and decided to go to Manhattan.
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We do a lot of walking around
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Dan is practicing for New Years.
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Dan took us out for lunch with his gift card for some Chicago style pizza. We ate like kings.
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We walked through Central Park.
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There were some great photo opps.
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I'm not sure what this place was for but it was pretty.
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There's an ice skating rink in the middle that we're going to check out before we leave.
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Some people here dress pretty crazy.
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We were going to go to the art museum but the line was a mile long so we walked around instead.
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Christmas time is pretty.
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Saks 5th Avenue is pretty outside
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and inside
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I got new shoes at a vintage store yesterday
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The biggest Catholic church in the US
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Grand Central Station had a light show while we were there
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We saw some interesting magazines at the news stand.
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Mmmm street vendor pretzels
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There was another ice skating rink in Bryant park
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We found Time square. It wasn't hard to miss.
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We stopped in the Marriot for a drink.
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I had to get a cosmo of course. I find that I don't get carded here often. Nice.
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The view was great.
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