Day 3 began with a walk to see another morning show!!! Brenda got tickets to the Live with Kelly Show! Free again! I'm soooo thankful my friends knew to plan ahead for these once in a lifetime type of opportunities!! On our walk there we happened upon an outdoor segment of the Good Morning America show next to the studios. Chels noticed an area with some papparazzi and a crowd gathered. We went near them, and we saw actor Taylor Kitsch exiting the studio and Grant Hill walking into the studio...we added them to the list of our celeb encounters!!
After the stop outside GMA we headed to see Live with Kelly!! Her co-host was Michael Strayhan! After a little mishap with seating arrangements at the show we ended up with amazing seats on the side part of the studio!! We were right next to the hosts and guests!
Michael Strayhan...he was sooo good!
Gillman
Kelly was amazing!! The main guest was Matthew McConaughey who was promoting his movie "Magic Mike". He gave us a glance and a "hook em horns" when we were screaming as he entered!! Can you tell I am a little star struck?!
Another guest was a pet psychic! Kind of strange, but we got to see Kelly's dog Chewy!
Chewy...Kelly Rippa's dog!!
After we filmed the show Kelly did a segment for a show she will be doing in August. The co-host for that show was the GMA weather guy...can't remember his name!!
And the guest was none other than BRADLEY COOPER!!! He gave Chels a handshake and me a wave!! :) He was a very nice guy, and he brought his very well behaved dog with him! I feel like an experience like this should've cost LOTS of $$$, but nope...all free!! We love free!
After Live with Kelly we headed to see The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island! Everything about this was perfect!
She was amazing in person! We walked around Liberty Island, but we weren't able to go up because she is under construction until October of this year.
Chels took some pics of me on Liberty Island with the NYC skyline!! After Liberty Island the ferry took us to Ellis Island and we toured the museum! It was neat!!
After we got off the ferry we walked towards where they are rebuliding the World Trade Center. This structure used to be in front of the former WTC and was damaged on 9-11-01.
This was the Stock Exchange building, and the statue below used to sit in an area right next to the WTC, it sustained no damage, and everything else around it was destroyed. I forgot what it's called, but it was so neat to discover!
rebuilding of the WTC
We toured St. Paul's Chapel which sits right next to the grounds of the WTC. This served as a gathering place for rescuers after the disaster.
A very moving exhibit
St. Pauls
After leaving St. Pauls we took a long walk to Little Italy! All the while taking in the sights of the city. We walked through China Town and arrived in Little Italy. We met Chelsi's friend Heather who lives in New Jersey. It was fun to talk to her and meet her sweet boys. We had delicious Italian food!
We then took a taxi back to Times Square where we met them at the colossal flag ship Toys R Us. We shopped there for a little while.
Empire State Building in Legos
Hulk in Legos
Toys R Us
We got cupcakes at Crumbs, and I got some of my last glimpses of Times Square. The next morning our trip was over, and we were headed back to TX!
I had such an amazing time in NYC with my friends!! I have so many memories that I will always be grateful for!! Without their planning and knowledge of the city I wouldn't have seen half of what we saw! I'm hopeful the three of us can make this journey again very soon!!
