New York City - Day 2

My first full day in New York on this trip was mostly spent walking around. In fact, I ended up walking about 22 km in total!

Manhattan is very walkable and there are so many cool neighborhoods to explore, and walking around in Central Park is always enjoyable when the weather is nice.

I started my walk in Downtown, right where the new World Trade Center is located, and where there is a 9/11 memorial. After walking around that area for a while, I had an amazing lunch at an Italian restaurant that is rated as one of the best in NYC.

I then walked all the way Uptown, passing many cool places along the way, such as Washington Square Park, Times Square, and the Empire State Building..

I then made my way to Carnegie Hall for a tour. I have never seen a show at this legendary venue, but I was always curious to see the hall itself, so this was a good way to do it, and also learn about its history. The tour guide was really good, and it was interesting to hear more about how it all started, and about some of the many legends who have performed there.

I then went for a walk in Central Park, passing some filming locations from Ghostbusters, which has always been one of my favorite movies. I also passed by the Dakota building where John Lennon was killed 45 years ago, and where his wife still lives to this day.

After dinner, I went to see the play "Waiting for Godot " on Broadway with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. Honestly, it was a very weird play and the plot was hard to follow. But it was great to see Keanu in person, and act on stage, reunited with Alex Winter some 36 years after they did a classic 80s comedy together (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure). There was a fun reference to the movie during the play, which was cool. I also saw Keanu signing autographs after the show.

He is such a great actor and he's done so many amazing movies, so it was really cool to see him on Broadway.

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