Broadway & Upper West Side Manhattan

Sunday afternoon, we took the subway from lower east Manhattan up to Central Park. From there, we stopped in a little cafe for coffee and bagels before arriving at the Gershwin Theater to see the 3:00 matinee of the musical "Wicked," a charming prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz,' as told by the Wicked Witch of the West.

Here we are, waiting for "Wicked" to begin.

We walked by the Ed Sullivan Theater on our way to and from the show.

After the show, we enjoyed a beautiful walk through the southwest side of Central Park.

This is the Dakota building, where John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived. Right in front of this gate is where John Lennon was shot and killed in 1980.

Across the street in Central Park, we heard a street band play and lead a small crowd in singing, "All You Need is Love." We walked a bit further to see this mosaic tribute to John Lennon.

To wrap up our day before catching the subway to our hotel, we enjoyed a nice dinner just a block west of the Dakota, and treated ourselves to these frosty drinks -- a berry marguerita for me and a Hennessy pina colada for Gary. Yum!

This trip was so relaxing in that we didn't have to worry a bit about Gordon and Grayson (they were having a ball with Grammy & Papa in MN), but that's not to say that we didn't miss them. It was nice to dine out and not have to worry about the diaper bag and temper tantrums or spilled drinks.... But the boys were never far from our thoughts.