It is wonderful to start contributing to this blog again. We started our journey to Egypt with a weekend in New York. My travel companions are Dale, Jane Cavanagh, Jacquie Pei, and Brian Moody. We will join a tour group hosted by Road Scholar on Monday, but more of that later.

Our first outing in NYC was to explore Central Park. The weather was brisk (-3C) but warm for us considering the -27C we left behind in Edmonton. We were surprised to see daffodils budding in the park. We eventually needed to warm up and had a great stop at the Tavern on the Green. Refreshed we headed toward Broadway.

We went to see The Book of Mormon at the Eugene O’Neal Theatre. The theatre was built in 1925 and was beautifully decorated over two floors. We were in the first row of the 2nd balcony and had a great view of the stage

The performance was delightful and we laughed ourselves silly. The play was an astute social comedy with lots of irreverence thrown in. After the play, we headed to Time Square. It was chaotic and brightly lit with advertising of all sorts. We made our way through the crowds and found our way past Radio City Music Hall and the Rockefeller Centre. We eventually found a nice Irish Pub for a beverage then found our way to a cozy Italian restaurant near our hotel for supper. Now for a good night’s sleep before more exploring tomorrow.