nyc, day 4, oct 6th

i had bought us tickets to intrepid over internet to avoid the lines. all well, except we were there bright and early so the line wasn't that bad to begin with






the ship's bell







can you believe they landed in this from the first moon mission??? looks like a tin can...







the amount of food served daily on the ship... i forgot, but it was tons for the 3000 member crew. no wonder they needed industrial size "kitchen aid"







flight deck







bridge




























certain someone and lockheed A-12 blackbird







wing tip of the above mentioned blackbird







tail view of the same







grumman F-14 tomcat







bell AH-1 cobra







by the time we were done with intrepid it was way past lunch time and we were very hungry. times square and red lobster weren't that far, so there we went







appetizers, i guess they must have a name, i didn't ask, probably crabcake of sort, definitely not diet food!







wood-grilled lobster, shrimp and scallops







lobster tail, shimps in 2 ways







had to take certain someone back to the hotel for a nap after this... went shopping around herald sq, took this on the way back to the hotel right after i met mr & mrs R (from work!) on 6th avenue, i had no idea they were in the city. it really is a small world





























went for an evening stroll together later in the evening, and for a "light" snack. the beer might have been enough, the lunch was quite heavy







late night traffic on w 23rd