Today I started out at Rockefeller Plaza.  I didn't see Tina Fey, but I did find the Lego Store.  After that I went to FAO Swartz!

I was looking for Rockettes.

The observation deck cost $21 this tiger didn't have.

Oh man...

Looks familiar?

This guy is guarding...

Lego New York!

Look who I ran into!!

I could have stayed here forever.

One of these tigers is doing his own thing.  One of these tigers doesn't belong.

Build. Your. Own. Custom. Muppet.

They're like Santa's elves making your new Muppet friend.

Chopsticks!

It was a long hot day with lots and lots of walking.  I am tuckered out!  Nighty-night, friends.

Shake Your Money Maker

Today I went to Wall Street.  There were a couple of other stops along the way, including Trinity Church, Bowling Green, and Battery Park.

Trinity Church at the head of Wall Street.

I just missed the Queen.  By a few years.

I'm guessing you have to be important to be buried inside the church.

Here I am...

on this!  Another beautiful OLD graveyard at Trinity.

They'll exchange stocks if you've got 'em.

Good old Georgie W.

Money, money, money, money...

Breakfast time!

Snort! Stamp! Snort!

The fountain at Bowling Green.

Here's the former U.S. Customs House.  Now the Museum for the American Indian.

That's a saddle.  Yikes!

Tatonka!

That's all beaded with the tiniest seed beads!  Beautiful.

The great lady from Battery Park.

A memorial for immigrants coming to America through New York.

Of course...more adventures to come!

About Last Night...Again

Another six (seven) words about last night:

Merchant of Venice.  With AL PACINO.  Amazing.

It was celebrity city last night.  I saw Bette Midler, Josh Lucas, Murphy Brown (some people call her Candace Bergen...I don't), Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Lucy Lui, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Kate Walsh, Sam Waterston, Suzan-Lori Parks, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Duff, that guy from that show, what's-his-name, the brother who got dumped on Legends of the Fall (I think), Peter Dinklage, and...and...oh gosh there were so many people!  And that's not counting the celebrities I actually met and said hello to, including Jesse L. Martin, Lily Rabe, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Nyambi Nyambi.

Phew.  Overload.

Mermaids on Parade

On Saturday, I went to Coney Island for the mermaid parade.  It was like nothing I've ever seen!  There were mer-people and people-people everywhere.  I never made it over to the rides, but I made sure to get a Nathan's hotdog!

The CROWDED beach.

HOT DOGS!!!

Woo hoo!  Can't wait to ride it.

The Wonder Wheel.  It's a wheel of wonder.

That's a lot of people.  I almost got stepped on!

My new mer-friends.

I prefer a yellow submarine.

You had your average mermaids...

your baby mermaids...

some choreographed mermaids...

and chumdog millionare mermaids.

Hello Kitty mermaids...?

Mermaids with props...

 and fishies...

and jellyfishies, too.

I'm gonna go back to Coney Island on a quieter day so I can ride all of the rides and eat more hot dogs!

To Market, To Market

To buy a People's Pop!

Today was another one of those days, folks.  I went everywhere and then some until my little paws were tired and my tummy was happy.  First, I went to Union Square to browse the big open air market.  One half of the market was all artisan goods, like t-shirts and screen prints.  The other is all local, mostly organic, food stuffs.  I got a t-shirt, a little present for my mama, and a blueberry pie!

It was crowded!

I like the colorful umbrellas.

I bought a Life Note from this guy.  I'm not supposed to open it until I need a little inspiration.

After wandering around, I had a quick bite to eat at Republic on the square.  Yummy, yummy Thai (-ish) noodles.  I chomped down on them!  Then I felt like a cold sweet treat, so I set off for Chelsea Market to get a People's Pop.  People's Pops are made locally in Brooklyn from fresh local produce.  And they are delicious!  The Market was so cool!  It's full of bakeries, cheese shops, restaurants, produce...you name it.  I'll go back again and again.

Made it easy to find.

Look at that block of ice they shave by hand for their shaved ice.

Mmm...raspberry and basil pop.  Heaven.

Part of the Distinguished Mustache exhibit at the market.  Do you think I need one?

Hey, friends!

This fat tiger got some Fat Witch Brownies.

With my bag full of goodies, I headed up the street a few blocks to two art exhibits.  The first was a collection of Monet's late work.  The paintings were beautiful, but of course no cameras allowed.  The second was this neat interactive collection of social installation art.  I wrote some suggestions for what I would do to improve New York in 50 years.  Suggestion 1: slow the cabs down!  Suggestion 2: weekly neighborhood flash mobs.

That Monet sure can paint.

Some ideas other people have had.

I've got your freshness right here, baby!

Well.  Go on.  Make it happen already.

Here I am presenting my thoughts at the UN Climate Change Conference.

And then, yes and then, I climbed up the longest flight of stairs to walk on the High Line.  The High Line is an old elevated freight train line that has been turned into a wild flower garden and public park.  It is another refreshing green spot in this concrete jungle.

Here's the beginning.

What a view.

Needed a rest in the wilderness.

And that's it.  I went home.  Well.  Okay.  First, I went back to the Chelsea Market and got another People's Pop (pear and ginger).  But THEN I went home.