New York Blog- Day 3

Saturday, our 3rd day in New York, dawned rainy and muggy.  It was the one day we got all dressed up in skirts, and then it rained the whole morning.  Let me just say that the humidity of New York is NOT kind to two girls with curly hair….it’s also not good for a girl’s complexion.  Anyway, we started out the day at what turned out to be our favorite restaurant, and it was just around the corner of our hotel!

 

 

 

After breakfast, I saw this sign on the subway….Asa is my son’s name, so I had to make sure and grab a shot of it to send to him.

 

 

 

I have to say, Jesse and I were both really proud of how well we did on the subway system…both of us are a little…directionally challenged, so the fact that we managed to find our way around the big city and not get lost was no small accomplishment.  By the beginning of day 3, we had people asking US for directions!!!!

 

 

By mid-morning we made it to our destination- HARLEM!  Yes, I know you might think we are crazy for going to a notoriously bad part of town, but I gotta say, from what we saw, it wasn’t as bad as it’s made out to be.  Of course, we didn’t stay very long, or after dark…

Anyway, our reason for going there was to see the Savoy Ballroom. Jesse is a swing dancer, and the Savoy is basically where Lindy Hop started.  It’s also one of the first places that allowed blacks and whites to dance together.  They have since torn down the ballroom, but have left a small park and a plaque in it’s honor.

Jesse was thrilled to get a chance to dance in the same spot where one of the greatest ballrooms was built.  Of course, we had to do a photoshoot, and she got to dance a little tribute dance..

 

  

 

 

As we were getting ready to catch the subway back, I looked up, and there, looming in the distance was THE Yankee Stadium.  One thing you need to know about me is that I LOVE baseball.  I love the game, I love the players and I LOVE the history of it. My favorite team of all time is the Yankees.  This is where THE baseball legends were created- Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Roger Maris….the list goes on and on.  To be standing on the same ground that my favorite player, Lou Gehrig once walked…well, let’s just say I was in tears pretty much the whole time.

 

 

   

 

They are tearing down the old stadium because they built a new Yankee Stadium.  While the new one is really impressive, don’t EVEN GET ME STARTED on how ticked I am that they are tearing down the old one.  I mean, c’mon, people, it’s THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT!!!!!!!!  Still, we did enjoy walking around the new one as well.

 

   

 

We ran across some NYPD and of course had to have our pics taken with them:

 

 

After a tearful few hours at the stadiums, we hopped back on the subway and headed to the Staten Island Ferry.  Not before I got this ROCKIN shot of Jesse in the subway terminal, though:

 

 

After exiting the subway terminal, we ran right smack dab into the middle of a movie set! We asked a nice man what movie was being filmed and he informed us that it’s the new Nicholas Cage movie The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  Then this nice gentleman informed us that he was Nick Cage’s stunt double!  We stood and talked to him for a good half hour before getting booted off the set so they could start filming.  We found out that he’s doubled for Nicholas Cage, as well as Clive Owen…he looks like a great combination of both!  What a nice guy!!!!  Of course, we got a few shots before we took off:

 

 

 

A car crash scene from the movie:

 

 

There’s Nick getting his makeup put on.

 

 

 

And the pretty car that they were rigging to blow up later…sad face!

 

 

 

After the movie set, we headed over to the Staten Island Ferry to see the statue of Liberty.

 

 

While waiting in the terminal, we ran across this group of ADORABLE boys who were just hanging out and performing.  They perform all over the city to help raise money for them to go to school- they ultimately want to end up on Broadway.  They were INCREDIBLE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turns out that they were performing later that night at Times Square.  Jesse and I told them that we’d go see the Statue of Liberty, then meet them at Times Square to photograph them.  You should have seen how happy they were to have their very own paparazzi!  SO cute!

 

As our ferry was leaving the station, fireworks were going off over the city.  We never figured out what the occasion was, but they sure were pretty!!!!

 

 

 

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And there is Lady Liberty herself!  She is MAGNIFICANT!!!!! I didn’t really get any great shots of her because I left the lens I needed at the hotel.  Whoops!

 

   

 

We ended our night back at the 42nd Street Subway Terminal near Times Square to see our boys back in action.  They are awesome!!!!  I really hope they can go somewhere with their performances!

 

 

   

 

Finally, we headed back to our hotel for some sleep before my big day on Sunday…shooting a wedding with Ryan Brenizer!!!  Next blog will be the wedding blog!