New York Has My Heart

My very first time in New York City was an eye-opening experience - and I fell in love with the city. Hopefully one day i will be able to spend much more time there! The crazyness of NYC is intoxicating. Went by much too fast - 40 some college kids cramped on a bus for a 14 hour drive there and back - was definitely worth my while. Now - here are some - admittedly - touristy pictures of the trip!

1. Overwhelmed, the first place we went was the familiar - McDonalds - in Times Squares. Yet the coolest McD's I've ever been in.
2. Here's a really touristy one - wasn't going to BUY any I heart NY stuff, so had to take a picture with it :)
3. Since almost everyone at ABU cheers for the Boston Red Sox, Natalie and I had to buy Yankees hats. I don't even like baseball but HEY. it's the New York YANKEES.
4. Our favorite show - Gossip Girl. You can barely see the billboard. This was in Chinatown, the creepiest part of NYC that I was in.
5. CHRISTIE'S.
6. Of course. It is a marvelous and thrilling statue experience.
7. NBC Studio Store.8. The famous, famous outdoor skating rink. 9. To skate here has always been their dream - the two on the left are figure skaters. 10. In the Marriott - a gleaming and glittering rich hotel that I will stay at one day. When I'm famous, you know.
11. Virgin Records - fantastic store. I could have stayed there for hours. In front of it with my best friend Natalie. 12. The point of the trip was to see Relient K & Switchfoot in concert. Here we are, waiting in line for 2 hours!
13. Finally inside the Hammerstein Ballroom, some of us quickly put on our newly purchased band shirts and prepare for probably one of the better concerts you could ever see in a lifetime. RK and Switchfoot are two of the greatest bands in the history of Christian music. Both creative, original, energetic, dedicated, and talented. Next year, anyone?