Again, we have no welcome state sign; this time there was a sign, but it was in the middle of a bridge, and we couldn’t pull over or stop without causing a major traffic situation.

Before we checked in to our first hotel in New York we went in search of Ebbets field where the Dodgers played when they were in Brooklyn. We knew it had been replaced with an apartment building so really we were looking for a plaque documenting where it had been.

After finding it we headed to the TWA hotel which is at JFK airport. When TWA was purchased by American Airlines in 2001, their terminal was set to be demolished. Instead, they brought it back to the glory days of TWA and turned it into a hotel. It was a very fun retro place to stay complete with fun 1960s music and groovy vibe. It was also very fun to watch the planes take off and land.

Next up was Manhattan and Times Square but first we went to Coney Island. We had never been before but of course had seen it in movies and Seinfeld! We also decided on a harbor cruise, thinking it would be a good way to see the skyline and the Statue of Liberty.

Times Square is always a great people watching place! But we also did a little shopping at a few stores, including the M&M’s store. A big highlight of the trip was we went to Hamilton on Broadway. So vibrant, energetic and fun!