Morning snow showers gave way to a rainy day! We purchased some umbrellas and off we went! Our first stop was China Town. We travelled there by subway ~ the best way to get around NYC. As soon as we got onto Canal Street, we were hounded by people wanting to sell us Rolex watches and Coach purses. So, yes, we took part in the NYC experience and found some watches, purses, and perfumes! It was fun! Who knows how long the watches will work (it took us forever to even get them to work); but it was an experience! It was some operation, they took us into a side door that locked behind you. It was a little awkward. We walked from there to Ground Zero. Along the way, saw the Brooklyn Bridge and St. Peter's Cathedral. It was unbelievable to see the footprint of where the buildings used to be . . . 16 acres . . . gone . . . still not much there. Just walking around the streets brought to mind the visions from that day. We toured the memorial; again, too sad for words. God bless the little family who brought their 4 & 5 yr old family to see the memorial. The little boy was sitting there, asking his daddy why someone would do something like that. The dad stroked his face, telling him that there are people out there who really don't like us . . . He did his best trying to explain . . . so many innocent questions from his boy . . . We all need to remember that day, the evil that is out there. Thank God we have been spared more attacks . . . The plans for the new tower and memorial look wonderful; just wonder why it is taking so long.

We ate at a great mexican place called Chancey's. From there, we bolted for the 3pm showing of Wicked. What a great musical! The story fills in much of the story of the Wizard of Oz. It was very entertaining - incredible singing, great humor, colorful costumes. I highly recommend it. We wandered the streets afterward (again the streets are soooo much more crowded at night). The sad part was when we heard a man reporting to a police officer that he lost his son. Understandably, he was getting more and more distraught by the minute. Keith went over to get a description of the boy; we thought maybe we could keep a watchful eye for him. Thankfully, in the next ten minutes, they found him. We had dinner at Applebee's. The temperature is dropping and the wind is picking up . . . I think tomorrow will be our coldest day yet.