Emmanuel's Visit Day 6: Summer

Today we all woke up around nine New York time which was six California time.  We had cereal for breakfast then got dressed and took the subway to Central Park.  We walked around for a while then it started to get hot so we went to where the boat pond was and watched the RC boats for a while then we left and took a tour bus to the Empire State Building and took pictures of it, then we got back on the bus to a bike rental place and rented four bikes, rode them over to the Brooklyn Bridge and rode across and back. It was beautiful but not really my thing, I liked more green trees and nature.  We returned our bikes and walked over to the dock near Ellis Island and Liberty Island.  We bought tickets and got on the next ferry.  When we landed on the other dock we got off and went over to the statue. It was huge Emmanuel seemed fascinated, he reminded me of myself when I first saw it.  We went over to where you could find out if you could go up in the torch, normally it was closed, because the statue was getting old and they couldn't have thousands of people going in everyday.  BUT TODAY WE GOT LUCKY! It was open! We bought tickets right away and went up the stairs with a group of people and a guide.  We climbed up and up until finally we reached a big circular metal room with little windows in it.  We went over to the windows and look out. It was amazing! The view was incredible! I could see everything, I was so thankful that I got to have the experience.  We all stood by the windows and took pictures and took in the view.  After about 20 minutes it was time to leave so we descended down the staircase and came out into the bright light.  We got back on the ferry and headed back to Manhattan.  When we got there we went and had a late lunch/early dinner, we had pizza at this place near our apartment.  It was the best pizza I had ever had, my dad and I had had it last time we were in NY.  We went back to our place to get the tickets for "Wicked" because we were seeing it tonight.  Then we went to this bakery that my dad and I had also visited last time we were there.  It was amazing they had key lime pie, eclairs, cookies, and many other delicious deserts.  I got key lime pie and so did Emmanuel.  We couldn't finish it so we took it back to our apartment and put it in the refrigerator, so we could have it for breakfast the next day.  After that it was time to go to the Gershwin Theatre which is where we would be seeing "Wicked".  We got on the subway and rode it for about 15  minutes until we got to 51st street.  We got off and walked about a block to the theatre.  I had seen "Wicked" once before last time I was in New York and I loved it.  All of the actors and actresses were so talented, but I was sad that I didn't get to see it with the original cast.  It was super crowded at the theatre, but we decided to go to the bathroom anyway so that we wouldn't have to go during the show.  After waiting in line forever we finally got our turn and then went to find our seats.  We were seats D 109-114.  They were amazing seats right in the front, but not too close.  We sat down and watched the show at intermission I asked Emmanuel what he thought of it.  He said, "They are all so talented, I have never heard anything like it before."  His reaction was almost exactly the same as mine the first time I had seen it.  We watched the second half then we went home and went to bed.