First day in NYC

On our first day we went to Lincoln Center. (Can you see me on the L?)


We went to Avery Fisher Hall. Apparently it's the home of the New York Philharmonic.


And here's Avery Fisher himself. Nice eyebrows.


THIS
IS THE
LEGOMAN.


It was raining a bit, but we got a picture by the Lincoln Center fountain.


There's an LDS temple right across the street from Lincoln Center.


This is Duane Reade. Apparently it's some sort of Mecca for New Yorkers.


Here I am outside Duane Reade with my lovely and talented hostess.


We went to a folklore museum. There were a lot of interesting things to see but I liked this unicorn the best.


Then we went to the Museum of Modern Art. This is a famous painting by Pablo Picasso.


It grows on you after a while.


Some time after that we went to a shop called Muji. Look, they have Lego stuff!


Also a very cool cardboard owl.

Then I went home and got some sleep. zzzzzz.

Off to New York

Where do you suppose I am in this picture?


On a plane, that's where! And it's bound for New York City.


This particular plane gives out fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. Not too shabby.


Slowly it grew dark, and still we were on the plane. Are we there yet?

Eventually we landed at LaGuardia Airport and took a taxi to the place where we were staying.


When I got to the apartment, I discovered we had some pretty cushy digs. A private bedroom...


...and a private bathroom as well.


That's one good-looking plastic fella.

I wonder where I'll go in the morning?

Wanderlust strikes again

Yes, the recent trip to Florida was fun. (Thanks, hosts!) I had a great time.

In fact, maybe too great a time.


Just think of all the many places in the world I haven't been yet! I want to see more.

Where should I travel next? I thought. I know! I'll ask a suave, sophisticated man of the world.


Lego Indy thought about it for a while. He made several suggestions -- Cairo, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, Buenos Aires -- but when I told him I was still waiting for my Lego passport to arrive in the mail, he had only one suggestion:


"New York," he said. "If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere."

It sounds intriguing to me. Now, who do I know that's going to New York?...

Day 5

Good day, and welcome to Day 5.

Where did we go on this day, you ask?


We went to Universal Studios. Which turned out to be pretty universal, or at least global.


Look, it's the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Here's the Hogwarts Express, right at the entrance to Hogsmeade.


We went into Ollivanders. Look at all those wands. I bet they'd have one in the right size for me. 25 millimeters, plastic, Lego core.


They had a rather large stack of Remembralls. I, uh, can't remember what they cost.


We also stopped by Hagrid's hut. Unfortunately, he wasn't home.


We did, however, take a ride on a hippogriff. You have to remember to bow to the hippogriff if you don't want trouble.


It was a rather alarming experience. Here, have some chocolate. I hear it helps you feel better.


We found another world in Universal Studios: the mystical lost city of Atlantis.


And we found Jurassic Park, complete with hungry dinosaurs. Must go faster.


The Incredible Hulk Ride was... uh... incredible. A little too scary for me, actually, but it was lots of fun to watch.

Day 4

Remember how I said I didn't have pictures for all our adventures? Not quite true. My hosts found some! Want to see?


We went to the Hollywood Studios theme park. Here's the car entrance.


Some kind of spell seems to have gone horribly wrong. That's the second-biggest hat I've ever seen.


We watched an Indiana Jones-themed stunt show. Hey, that guy is trying to steal a statue!


There was a reproduction of Grauman's Chinese Theater, and outside they had Kermit the Frog's signature and handprints... er... flipper-prints. Not half bad for an amphibian.


Here we wait (sort of) patiently in line to ride Midway Mania.


We got the 3D glasses for the ride. I think they make quite a fashion statement.


While in line for Midway Mania, we played around with the toys. It was more fun than a, um, well, you know.


These brooms aren't doing much of a job cleaning up. There are flowers everywhere.


We got to eat sitting in a car in a drive-in theater, watching clips from scary old monster movies. I'm glad nothing slithered off my plate.


Gun it! We've got to outrun those Stormtroopers!

Coming soon: Day 5 at Universal Studios.

Heading home

There were many other things we did in Florida, but I don't have pictures for all of them. It was fun and exciting and unusually warm for this time of year. Mmmmm warm.

I think it's about time I went home, though, don't you?

Day 3

More time at Disney World, where dreams come true.


Here is Spaceship Earth, the most well-known symbol of EPCOT Center.


It's also the location of a ride known as Spaceship Earth. (Makes sense, right?)


Spaceship Earth isn't the only "space" themed ride... this one is called Mission: Space.


On this ride you get launched from Earth, slingshot around the moon and land on Mars. Totally cool!


Here's Rapunzel's tower. We tried yelling up at her, but she wouldn't answer.


We also went to the Haunted Mansion, which is different from the one at Disneyland.


One thing is the same, though: BEWARE OF HITCHHIKING GHOSTS!