Making some last minute plans, I finally made my way to New York City for the long holiday weekend. It turned out to be a great vacation. Following a somewhat late night of theater in DC at the Folger Shakespeare Library, I took the Amtrak train up to Penn Station in midtown Manhattan. In doing so, I passed through Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and finally to New York, a number of which were states I’d never been in before. It was an enjoyable way to travel. Reaching my destination I made my way on foot to my hotel, which was about 2 1/2 blocks from Times Square, and a similar distance from Rockefeller Center. Even though it was a Friday afternoon the sidewalks were teeming with people. New York pedestrians seem hell bent on jaywalking, and New York drivers love their horns. 
The hotel was interesting, 45 stories tall, with only about 8 rooms on each floor. The room was fairly tiny, but nice; and best of all it was centrally located for my interests.
Before leaving DC I had purchased a ticket to a Broadway play for my first night, so after getting settled in and catching my breath I identified a nearby restaurant for dinner. Following a nice Italian dinner, I headed across Times Square to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to see How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Around Times square, the sidewalks were teeming with people … so many you could hardly cross the streets because there was nowhere to get to when you got to the other side. It’s hard to imagine so many people always around this area. I eventually made it to the crowds to the theatre. It was my first Broadway musical, and I saw in on Broadway … and it was wonderful. I got out of the play around 11:00, and Times Square was even more crowded than before … absolutely packed. I went back to my hotel for some rest after a long, but very enjoyable day.