I think our outing to the Top of the Rock was my highlight of the trip. At the top of this building one has an incredible view of the city in all directions. We spent a couple of hours here as we perused through the displays on the building’s history and took in the breathtaking vistas of New York.
After spending a considerable amount of time at 30 Rock we moved northwest on Manhattan to Columbia University. Here we strolled around the campus, which has a lot of character. Whilst there, Jono decided he wanted a Dunkin Donuts cup of coffee. Since we were right by a university campus we figured this popular east coast chain of coffee shops would most definitely have a store just around the corner. Not So. Finally, after walking down Broadway for about 40 minutes we finally found one. Eureka! Exhausted after our hunt for Dunkin and the fact that we have been walking 8hrs of the day for 4 days straight, we decided to head to Riverside Park, located just a few blocks to the West on the Hudson. Once there we plonked down on a bench facing the river and read for a bit. This was nice.
Getting silly at Columbia University
Any Seinfeld fans out there?
Jono is so exhausted he can hardly celebrate!
After talking about it for a bit we decided to try and see a Broadway show that night, since it was our last night in New York and all. So, rejuvenated from our rest stop by the river, we set out yet again in the direction of Times Square to get tickets to a show. Our first choice was “Promises Promises” with Kristin Chenoworth and Sean Hayes, however the only two seats available weren’t together, so we decided to get tickets for “A Behanding in Spokane” instead: a play featuring Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell, both actors we absolutely adore. The time was now 5.45pm and the play didn’t start till 8pm, so we figured we had PLENTY of time to go back to our apartment, change and make it back to the theatre in time. And we would have: if a train hadn’t stalled on the subway track we were on. Oh my goodness, it was so close! By the time we got to our apartment it was 7.05pm: the play starts in 55min and is 61 blocks downtown. Realizing we wouldn’t have enough time to walk from the apartment to the subway station we decided to hail a cab: this was fun. In the end we made it to the theatre with 5 minutes to spare. But we were sweating! The play was a dark comedy and had a great plotline. The theatre was quite small and so it was really cool to see Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell up close in that kind of a setting. They did really well. I think Rockwell carried the show. After the show we decided to end our evening at the Beekman Tower Hotel with drinks. Friday was a lovely day in New York.
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4 comments:
Walken!!?? I am so envious right now! What a great day!!
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How was it that you were so close to Christopher Walken, but did not get a photo with the man!? EPIC FAIL!!!! I expect more from the luckiest couple in the universe! I would have imagined that I could have gotten this picture. But you, you Kneppers, I would have imagined that Walken would have invited you over for dinner and a few pre-screenings of his latest work...oh and since you are there, why not film a little indie flick that "C-DUB" (the nickname that he has told you alone to call him) has been keeping in his safe..."Yeah, Simone that combo again is right 4..." for some time, just waiting for a WORTHY set of individuals, endowed with vision, who could film it! OF COURSE, THAT little indie film becomes the critically acclaimed...NOW THAT is a Knepper story!
Dumb line I would have used at this moment and embarrassed everyone around me: Hey, Mr. Walken, are you feeling alright? It looks like you have a "FEVAH..."
i LOVE all of these pictures. theyre so great!
and yes, seinfeld! thats so awesome.
you two are cute, i miss you guys! glad youre gaving a great time!!
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