Early this morning Matthias and I headed to the metro down to Union Station and then took an early morning brisk walk to the bus station to catch the bus to New York City. The trip seemed short since we slept part of the way. We arrived at the bus terminal and quickly realized we were hungry so we headed towards Times Square and grabbed a quick bite to eat at Applebees. Then we were off to the subway and the hostel to drop off our luggage before the explorations began!
After a locking up our gear at the hostel we headed to the Central Park Zoo. We enjoyed the sea lion demonstration and then watched the keepers feed the penguins. We saw polar bears rolling around in the mud and checked out some birds (indoors). We then headed back to the hostel to official check in. We were assigned a co-ed room that actually had 12 beds in it and appeared to be full. The hostel was big and pretty nice. There were several common rooms with tv's and places to just hang out, a small deli and store, an internet area, and a newly remodeled kitchen.
Around 4 we went to Rockefeller Center to see the tree and head to "The Top of the Rock." When we got up there it started to snow. So while the view was limited, it was also very pretty. After that we headed back to the hostel to change for the Lion King. We grabbed dinner in Times Square at O'Charlie's which ended up not having a line and being fairly quick. We sat in the balcony for Lion King but had a great view. Several of the cast members came into the balcony for part of the show and we enjoyed it.
After a full day we were off to the hostel for a good night's sleep!
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