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Next time! You could do a whole TR with partially eaten food, the backs of people, empty shots - explaining what had just moved out of camera view! I think I know some folks whose pictures look like that....thankfully no one who does TRs here!
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Next time! You could do a whole TR with partially eaten food, the backs of people, empty shots - explaining what had just moved out of camera view! I think I know some folks whose pictures look like that....thankfully no one who does TRs here!
Oh my goodness, how classic would that be? I just don't think I could ever bring myself to do it... too many bad photo ops in those suggestions.
You saw quite a bit at the 9/11 museum but too bad the lines were such a problem. Looks like they need to do something about it by perhaps limiting the number of people in here at any given time.
Glad you were able to meet up with Sharon and looks like you are having a good time with some sites and Panera Bread.
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If I ever make it to NYC, I would want to see the 9/11 museum but your TR solidified that.
Can't believe that those are the original Pooh & Friends. They definitely do not look like they were played with yet I know they were.
Panera is one of our favorite go to spots for me & my toddler. He eats so well there and I have options there despite my allergies and sensitivities due to their "clean food" standards. I also love their ginger peach tea. Definitely one of the best fast food options.
You saw quite a bit at the 9/11 museum but too bad the lines were such a problem. Looks like they need to do something about it by perhaps limiting the number of people in here at any given time.
Those were my thoughts, as then everyone could have a much more meaningful experience in there.
You saw quite a bit at the 9/11 museum but too bad the lines were such a problem. Looks like they need to do something about it by perhaps limiting the number of people in here at any given time.
Those were my thoughts, as then everyone could have a much more meaningful experience in there.
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Glad you were able to meet up with Sharon and looks like you are having a good time with some sites and Panera Bread.
If I ever make it to NYC, I would want to see the 9/11 museum but your TR solidified that.
It is beautifully done and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone. I'd just say to treat it like Disney and get there for opening.
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Can't believe that those are the original Pooh & Friends. They definitely do not look like they were played with yet I know they were.
I don't know whether they just do conservation on them or whether they've done repairs over the years, as I'm sure they were played with and I do vaguely remember them being much more used when I saw them as a child in 1987.
Saturday 1 October – part eight: “look it’s got Mickey ears”
Once we were done eating, we made our way back to a subway station…
… and made our way over to the Natural History Museum. We loved the theming at the subway station right by it:
We headed over to the museum…
As it was a Saturday afternoon, I was expecting the place to be absolutely rammed. In fairness, it was busy, but nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Sharon went to get the tickets, as she gets free admission through her company. again for this, as otherwise there is no way it would’ve worked out for us to do this, as by now we only had limited time for our visit.
I was blown away by what’s in the entrance hall, considering you can at least walk in here free of charge, without needing to purchase a ticket. I said to Sharon on the way here that it’s interesting how many of the natural history museums around the world are very similar in terms of architecture, because they were all established at around the same time. This place reminded me a lot of the Natural History Museum in London, and also of the Royal Ontario Museum that we’d visited earlier in the trip.
We made our way up to the fourth floor to see the dinosaur exhibition, but that wasn’t exactly simple, as there were only a couple of elevators serving the main entrance, and every time one opened up, it was also packed with people, as we were on the second floor by the entrance. We eventually decided to suck it up and head up the stairs, which was not fun, but we figured it was the only way to do it.
The exhibition was very good, and I liked the way they didn’t just display the skeletons, they also showed illustrations of what would have been happening when the dinosaur was in that pose. I think that was a nice touch. As you’ll see from the photos though, it was busy in here, and it was difficult to get shots without having other people in the way. I tried my best…
As we walked in here, I said to Sharon “look it’s got Mickey ears”, and then Mark who was a bit behind us, yelled “look it’s got Mickey ears!” I guess great minds do think alike!
Again, I thought this was a really interesting exhibition about the evolution of the horse. They don’t usually tend to link dinosaurs to modern day animals, and it’s something I’d like to see more of.
That Sharon, she's always so nice! I've yet to see this museum, and am liking it so far!
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I used to volunteer to be a class mother on my DD school trips to this museum because I loved it so much! Glad you got the chance to see it while in NYC!
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I just don't think I could ever bring myself to do it... too many bad photo ops in those suggestions. 
again for this, as otherwise there is no way it would’ve worked out for us to do this, as by now we only had limited time for our visit. 
I went on tons of class trips there in grade school and have taken my own kids there a few times!! Fun!!
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