Today we have a mission and get up earlier than yesterday. I can't remember how much earlier though.
My early morning walk has now been dubbed the coffee run, running the gamut of New York's finest baristas to get Rosemary what we call, in Australia, a double shot decaf skinny latte.
Ok, they get the double shot, they get the decaf, and they get the latte. Skinny milk, never heard of it. Here I think there is whole milk, 2%, and 1%, which I think refers to the amount of fat. I'm still not sure.
And when it comes to the size of the cup, small medium or large, not even pointing directly at it gets what I want. Day 1 was right, day 2 I got a small.
Then, just to totally take the 'barista' out of the comfort zone, I asked for a small Black.
What the?
You mean an expresso in a small cup. Is there such a thing? Fearing the worst I finally get what I asked for. I guess some things they can't get wrong.
Oh, and by the way, the art of the true barista has been lost because all they do is press a button. No wonder the coffee is sometimes terrible.
Our mission since we accepted it, is to find Toys R Us in Times Square. Years ago we went there with Catie our eldest granddaughter and she rode in a Barbie car on a huge Ferris wheel inside the shop.
If it's still there, we need to buy a pixmi unicorn, an expensively priced stuffed toy unique to North America.
We all get to walk down to Times Square via 7th Avenue, and when we get there it appears to have undergone major changes since our last visit, and where toys were, hoardings and a 'to rent' sign. We'd heard the company had failed and closed down but we expected some of the franchise stores would still be open.
Not so for the Times Square store.
What was an eye-opener was the number and size of the advertising signs most of which are almost television screens. Certainly, they advertise not only Broadway productions but also cable tv offerings, with the odd McDonalds and Hershey on the side.
And then there was the one advertising razors. It was borderline when it comes to being too risque. Still, it got the message across, even if it does offend some sensibilities.
Far from being exhausted from that quest, and seeing we haven't had breakfast, and, equally, it was about lunch time, we went to the Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Times Square. It was opposite a Red Lobster, but we didn't go there. Not today.
I started with a large Samuel Adam's lager, the first of many over the coming week. This was followed by their Classic American burger, medium rare, and it was simply meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato, and it was delicious, probably one of the best burgers I've ever had.
To burn off some calories after lunch we walked back to Central Park, and this time ventured as far as the Sheep Meadow before deciding that was enough exercise.
Heading back up 7th Avenue we stumbled upon Rockefeller center and a confectionary and toy store called FAO Schwartz. A lot of confectionary. It gives us ideas for the granddaughters when we return another day. The most interesting, a large slice of Pizza made up of confection.
It is near the skating rink at Rockefeller Center, so we watch the adventurous and not so skillful skaters for a few minutes before heading back to the hotel.
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