Monday, November 2 - Hunger Games Exhibition & Top of the Rock

First a big shout out to my sister on her birthday today!
Here in NYC Sharon and I had a pretty busy day. We were up early to go to the Hunger Games Exhibition only to learn that instead of 9 it opened at 10 so we explored a few more streets and gift shops until it opened. I really enjoyed seeing many of the costumes and props from the movie. The exhibit was very interactive and included headphones to give additional information about behind the scenes information and story line for those that might not be as familiar with the movies. I thoroughly enjoyed our time there.

The Hob

Gale and Katniss in their hunting jackets

Effie and the reaping bowls

Sitting in the back of the Tribute Train, from Catching Fire

Catching Fire chariot

Cinna's sketches

Hunger Games weapons

Hunting above ground in District 13, Mockingjay part 1

Wedding dress Katniss wore in Catching Fire

For lunch we walked to 51st and Broadway to eat at Ellen's Stardust Diner where you can eat and at the same time be musically entertained by the wait staff.

 The view from the top of the Rockefeller Center, The Rock.

When we came down from the Rock, we used our bus pass and rode through upper Manhattan and Harlem. We had pretty much run out of time so we didn't get off at any of the stops for fear of not being able to catch a later bus. We just enjoyed the ride and listened to the narrative provided by our guide. We got back in time to secure tickets to an Off Broadway show called Newsical which was very much like watching Saturday Night Live but with more music. The theater was really small and probably didn't even seat 100 people and we had seats in the front row, almost too close! It was super funny and we really enjoyed the performance. An added bonus was getting to see President Obama's motorcade as we were walking to our theater. Obama was in the city to see the play Hamilton.