Good Morning:<br />Another rainy day here, but at least it is not snowing. <br />MaryLou, great doctor’s report, but sorry to hear about your sleeping problems, wishing you a good night’s rest tonight.<br />Maria, welcome back and glad to hear that you enjoyed your cruise.<br />Steve  I hope that your back feels better soon.<br />Sue, hope that cold is almost gone by now.<br />MaryLou and Steve, we had a great time in NY, our first time there. We went to Central Park and I loved it, there was some much to see, we spent several hours there.  My favorite spot was the Bethesda Fountain.  Times Square was very busy, so many people, but lots of shopping and restaurants. We also visited Chinatown,   the sights and smells were very different to anything I have seen before, lots of color and people, but we had a great time and had a delicious dinner at the Peking Duck restaurant.  We visited Ellis Island, the observation deck of the Rockefeller Center, oh my what a view, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  There were so many restaurants to choose from, but we had lunch /dinner at Dévi , a wonderful Indian restaurant, Babbo, an Italian restaurant, Blue Smoke - barbeque, and Jean-Georges specializing in French cuisine.  The hotel was just fabulous and we had breakfast there every morning.  We had a hectic 2 ½ days, but thoroughly enjoyed it.  We definitely have to return for a longer visit.<br />Take care everyone <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":smile:" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> .<br />  <br />