doctor who in nyc

Time for a little catching up from the past few months.

At the end of August, my inner geek came out again only this time in NYC. We scored tickets in late August to a sneak preview of the Doctor Who Season 7 premier and spent the weekend playing in NYC. It was brilliant.

First there was waiting... lots of waiting.

Then there was the Doctor...

...in real life with Amy Pond. 

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan were so much fun.

They really enjoyed talking with us and answering questions. 

They even arrived at the premier in a DeLorean, which is almost as good as a TARDIS.

It was so much fun to watch the season premier with so many fans, and it was so good. 

I've never seen so many sonic screw drivers in one room. 

If you're a true Whovian, you'll totally get why we were a little distressed to find this picture in our hotel room. Whovians don't do stone angels of any sort. Somehow we managed to survive the night.

I wish that we had managed to snap a photo of the empty pedestal labelled "Angel" at The Frick Collection. We were very concerned about an angel on the loose, and rightfully so given the last episode of Doctor Who, Season 7. Truly frightening.

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And then we explored NYC... It's such a beautiful, gritty city.

Yup, that's the moon up there.

I love how New York makes me look up at every turn.

Classic.

"I was looking up... It was the nearest thing to heaven. You were there."

name that movie...

I really enjoy the details of art deco architecture.

We also visited Ground Zero. The Frick Collection.

And oh the food at Via Quadronno... 

It was the perfect meal to end our NYC adventure.

I cannot wait to go back.

All photos were taken using my Droid Incredible 2 phone and edited using Picasa.

9-11 memorial

WTC skyline sculpture made of metal from the wreckage

fireman's coat at St. Paul's Chapel

memorial at St. Paul's chapel

9-11 Memorial fountain

panorama from WTC plaza overlooking one of the fountains

9-11 Memorial fountain at the foot of Freedom Tower 1(?)

a vertical panorama of Freedom Tower down to the memorial fountain

the Survivor Tree

photos taken on 26 August 2012.
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NYC

crazy.  chaotic.  totally.  fabulous.  free.  crush.  smelly.  inspiring.  surprising.  fun.

freedom tower at ground zero

ground zero

before the actor's workshop

during the actor's workshop

walking to times square

everywhere you look there are...

architectural surprises 

madison square gardens

more suprises

a venetian inspired surprise

we watched this musical - pretty awesome.

name that movie:
"life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."
lunch at bubba gump's

real life and model. which is which?
this guy's hair is fabulous.

rockefeller plaza with my charges for the day.

rockefeller tower

the lego store had lots of fun things to look at.

so many legos to choose in every color, shape and type

the lego dragon. and check out the lego lights.

the iconic entrance to radio city music hall

the carpet at rcmh

artwork in the grand entrance

the men's washroom at rmch

a corner of the guest book in the private rmch apartment

the rmch grand foyer and members of cirque du soleil  rehearsing

an entrance to the rockefeller tower

panorama from the top of the rockefeller tower

another panorama from the top of the rock

yes, that's the empire state building in the background

the hershey's store at times square.
this is for you tara!

it was fleet week in nyc - so lots of sailors.

times square at night

awesome neon

i'm hooked and i can't wait to go back.