Day 4 NYC - The Shops

After the Empire State Building, the boys felt their hard-earned chore money burning a hole in their pockets, so we started making our way to the LEGO Store, unsurprisingly we got sidetracked along the way.

We came around a corner and E's eyes nearly bugged out of his head and he made a beeline when he saw the Manchester City Football Club store. This summer has been full of soccer - the Euros, Copa - so he was stoked to find this shop.

I was delighted that he made us go in because that store had the most amazing air conditioning in the entire city. We managed to schedule this trip during a NYC heatwave. It was definitely hot, not quite as oppressive as we are used to, but still steamy & sweaty. Walking into that ice box of a store was absolutely divine. I joked with the doorman that having the best AC in the city must be part of the club's marketing to get Americans into futból.

We meandered a bit more, stumbling onto Rockefeller Plaza & Radio City Music Hall. Eventually we found the LEGO Store. I didn't really see the allure of the store but was fine to go there for the boys. But walking in was like walking into a fantasy land, it was such fun. I'm very happy to report that their prices were reasonable so the boys dropped more of their chore money there.

We finished up the morning by meeting Heather for lunch - the best slice in NYC, as multiple people told us.Read more