Obama Condoms - Day Two

Today was our day for exploration and adventure. Lucky for us the torrential downpour, gale-force winds, and raging (street) rivers died down enough for us to venture out into NYC and explore the world around us. A group of us decided to walk to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As we walked down Amsterdam Ave, we saw the effects of yesterday's monsoon--the umbrella graveyard. We decided to take a stroll through Central Park and watch all the runners (and rollerblade skiers) before we went to the museum.

At the museum we befriended the statues, defriended the security guards (because Brie on a statue), and took pictures of artwork from around the world. The museum was kind of large, so we only had the chance to look at some history, statues, and artwork from Egypt, Rome, Greece, Oceania, Europe, and maybe a splash of Japan. After a few hours of a successful museum visit, our stomachs decided it was time for lunch! Some of us decided to head back to the hostel for lunch, while others decided to trek into midtown and see Times Square.

The Times Square folks found a yummy little pizza place on 77th and Lexington, then they took the 6 (downtown) to Grand Central, and then walked to Times Square--I'm only sharing this with you because you should be impressed they didn't get lost on the subway/in the city. In Times Square the adventurers discovered the Toys-R-Us with the cartoon ferris wheel, leggo village, and life-size Barbie house. After Toys-R-Us, they found M&M World, and the Hershey Store. Rachita spent $15 on M&M's at $12.95/pound, and then proceeded to buy an epic, framed photo of NYC for $12.50--I think the M&M's were a little overpriced. Upon leaving the Hershey Store, the group stumbled upon a woman selling Obama (and McCain) condoms--what a wonderful way to advertise safe sex! After all their adventures, the group decided to head back to the hostel so they walked to the 42nd and Broadway subway station, and took the 1 (uptown) back to the hostel.

The whole group was then reunited to make TACOS!! They were probably the best tacos ever made in this HI Youth Hostel. After dinner, a few crazy kids decided to do some homework and hang out in the World Room. And now our day comes to a close with a healthy combination of blogging and playing Clue with the gang.


Random Quote:
Brie:"I wonder what Obama Condoms look like..."
Mary: "They're probably just huge."