{"id":58,"date":"2009-10-20T19:14:55","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T01:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/?p=58"},"modified":"2009-10-20T19:14:55","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T01:14:55","slug":"tourist-for-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/tourist-for-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist for a day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left\">Even though I\u00a0work in midtown,\u00a02 blocks from Times Square, and live less then 1 mile from the Lincoln Tunnel I have <em>always <\/em>wanted to do <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citysightsny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a>!\u00a0\u00a0 I even wore my &#8220;I heart NY&#8221; tee- which actually was annoying\u00a0because every tourist\u00a0event person tries to hand you fliers for every event know to man in the city.\u00a0 My sister and her boyfriend got my husband and myself tickets last Christmas.\u00a0 We finally cashed in and had amazing weather and a good time- at least I did:)\u00a0 I think my sisters boyfriend was a little embarrassed but lunch and a beer or 2 at Ulysses made up for it!\u00a0 The bus guide must have thought we were crazy when he asked us where we were from and we said, &#8220;Hoboken&#8221;\u00a0-most people said Texas, Detriot and other far away citys and states.\u00a0 I really reccommend this for people who live in the\u00a0city.\u00a0 This is a great perspective on the city\u00a0because\u00a0you are\u00a010-12 feet\u00a0above street level.\u00a0 It really was fun- thanks guys!\u00a0 Enjoy the photos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-60\" title=\"IMG_8432-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8432-w-logo-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8432-w-logo\" width=\"477\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8432-w-logo-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8432-w-logo-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8432-w-logo.jpg 1139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8440-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8440-w-logo-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8440-w-logo\" width=\"477\" height=\"717\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8473-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8473-w-logo-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8473-w-logo\" width=\"477\" height=\"717\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8482-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8482-w-logo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8482-w-logo\" width=\"630\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8492-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8492-w-logo-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8492-w-logo\" width=\"477\" height=\"717\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8514-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8514-w-logo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8514-w-logo\" width=\"630\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8541-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8541-w-logo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8541-w-logo\" width=\"630\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8556-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8556-w-logo-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8556-w-logo\" width=\"630\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8559-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8559-w-logo-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8559-w-logo\" width=\"477\" height=\"717\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8567-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8567-w-logo-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8567-w-logo\" width=\"477\" height=\"717\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My favorite park in NYC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_8588-w-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_8588-w-logo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8588-w-logo\" width=\"630\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though I\u00a0work in midtown,\u00a02 blocks from Times Square, and live less then 1 mile from the Lincoln Tunnel I have always wanted to do this!\u00a0\u00a0 I even wore my &#8220;I heart NY&#8221; tee- which actually was annoying\u00a0because every tourist\u00a0event person tries to hand you fliers for every event know to man in the city.\u00a0 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