New York City has energy.  Lights are flashing; people are walking fast. Taxis, buses, cars, and bikes are moving along; everybody is going somewhere.  They're even doing it underground on the subway.   I understand what they mean when they say there is a New York City pace.  A person can't visit the city without feeling this rhythmical pulse beating underneath it all. 

Broadway is amazing to see and experience.  The tall buildings with their brightly lit moving ads announce that exciting things are happening there.  And, of course, there is plenty going on. We stayed close enough to NBC so Bruce could get up in the morning, walk a short distance and be in the crowd outside the Today Show.  

We saw two musicals: "The Jersey Boys" and "Godspell."  I enjoyed them both, but especially "The Jersey Boys."   "Godspell" was about the life of Christ;  the songs "Day By Day" and "Prepare Ye The Way" were familiar to us.   "Jersey Boys", on the other hand, was a mystery. We'd heard that the musical was good, but other than that we didn't know anything about it. As it turned out, it was about the life and times of "The Four Seasons." Their voices were close to the original group and the scenes were changed smoothly. It was excellent! I lost myself in the story.

Skating at the Rockefeller Center, walking through Central Park, and visiting the 911 Memorials were some of the other activities we chose to participate in.