Brooklyn Bridge

in Tarrytown while Jason was at his class during the day I just hung out in the hotel room. I had thought that I would go out exploring but we weren't really close enough to walk to anything. I didn't mind the couple days of relaxing in a nice room though. when Jason got out of his class we went to the cute little downtown area and ate and then walked through neighborhoods looking at the cool old houses. we took the train back to the city Thursday night and Jason's coworker came with us. she had never been to NY before and only had a few hours to see it so we showed her around a bit. we went to the Rockefeller tree again and then she wanted to go up the Empire State building.

 we went into St. Patrick's cathedral and saw the nativity.

 saw some Christmas window displays again.

 the Empire State Building was so pretty with its Christmas decor. it was so cold and windy at the top we didn't stay up there very long.

 we got a hotel in Brooklyn that night that was basically big enough for a bed, a little walking space, and a small bathroom. it was really cozy though and I liked the view. honestly I feel like that is all the space you need in a hotel room and the price was just what we wanted to pay. 

 we walked around Brooklyn all morning.

I love looking at all the Brownstone houses in Brooklyn. we walked to the Doughnut Plant and got a few doughnuts.. the Creme Brulee donut was my favorite. 

we then walked to Brooklyn Bridge park. we went to this spot first where you can see the Manhattan bridge between the buildings. 

Jason photographing a proposal! it's funny this is actually the second time Jason's been asked to take pictures for a man proposing. the first was on at the top of a mountain in Sedona during sunset.

 there were these old bricks all along the rocks in the water. I thought they were really cool and would make a great souvenir so I may have filled up Jason's backpack with a couple of them- ha! we looked them up and from the markings we found out they're from the late 1800's. I'm hoping its not illegal to take them..

 we were hungry so we ate lunch at Shake Shack under the Brooklyn bridge. we try to avoid chain restaurants on vacation- especially ones we have at home- but the location was great with an amazing view of the bridge outside the window.

after we ate we walked across the Brooklyn bridge! it was something at the top of my list to do and it didn't disappoint. we went around sundown when the colors in the sky were so beautiful and it felt so magical. 

it was really cold and windy on the bridge so we got some hot chocolate once we made it to the other side. we ate dinner then went to see Matilda on Broadway. it was really cute and fun. I wish they had included more of the magic from the movie though.. but I still enjoyed it.