First Day Out.

What a beautiful day in the city!  Sunny and 70 with low humidity.  

We started off with egg on a roll at the Downtown Bakery. 

Next task, getting a Metro Card. 

Our first destination was the Eldridge Street Temple Museum in Chinatown.  It was a beautifully restored gem. 

It was the first temple in America built by Eastern European Jews. 

On the way back to meet Charlie for lunch we stopped in at Old St. Patrick's Cathedral.  

Plain on the outside lovely on the inside 

We then has lunch at Prune. Prune has a national reputation, but I was underwhelmed. Food was just fine, but bland. Not worth the price. 

We then walked up to the Strand bookstore at Union Station Park. This is a stop we make every trip. After some failed show shopping, we headed back for a quick rest 

After a short break, we were off to get dinner. We again headed to Diwntown Bakery. I had the ever awesome Jucy Lucy, yes that is how they spell it.   It is basically a carnita quesadilla with spicy guacamole and sour cream.  

Next stop was Washington square park for some people watching. 

 We walked back to the East Village to end the day with a Starbucks run.