Day Eight: Kinky Boots

Today was another day of ominous clouds on the horizon but that didn’t stop us from heading to Central Park. We had been sightseeing full on for days now so Laura was in need of a rest so Heng and I remained in Central Park while she headed back to the hotel. Central Park really is such a lush green landscape in the middle of a city. There are so many places that rent out bicycles for you to ride. It would be nice to ride around on a bicycle as the park is huge but we decided today to have a walk.

The trees and the city

OMG a squirrel!! Like seeing a rabbit in Australia right?

Once we had finished exploring we began our walk back into the city. On the way we stopped at some fun locations. Firstly FAO Schwarz the famous toy store. I always thought the building would be more impressive from the outside but they still had the doormen in soldier outfits. The inside was filled with ridiculously large stuffed animals and toys and sweets to tempt any child (possibly a few adults too). Of course there was also the Big Piano that you can walk on as well.

Biggest Minion Ever

I got me a Batman

Attack of the strawberry sauce

We went back to the Rockefeller Centre for a second time for me to rest my feet. The NBC store is there as well so we took this opportunity to browse. It then began to bucket down with rain. However we were determined to move on despite lacking an umbrella. We ducked into the Magnolia Bakery for a delicious cupcake and walked quickly and found refuge in the Nintendo store.

Mmmm Cupcake

I amused myself playing Mario on the DS while Heng browsed the store. The summer showers don’t last for long and finally we were on our way rain free heading to Times Square and the Hershey Store, which is of course a sugar overload!! Then we split up. Heng went to Toys R Us, which has a huge Ferris Wheel and I am sure lots of toys as well. I went to meet Laura at Macy’s the huge department store for some retail therapy.

Indoor Ferris Wheel

Laura shopping again

Now it was time for some Kinky Boots!! When planning this trip we knew we had to go and see a Broadway Show and Kinky Boots was the one we chose. It was great!! Some fun and sad moments as well as colourful costumes and excellent set design. We all came out saying it was worth seeing.

It was time for a late dinner at an Italian place near our hotel. The food was good and the evening ended well.