China town. Little Italy and Broadway ooooh and a nun

Today was a whirlwind literally! windy like crazy and 29 degrees towards the end :/ freezing!

I started my morning by going to China town and sort of embracing the culture and it was great! It made me much more excited about going to China. I got to bargain and have people harass me and it reminded me of India and made me miss it much more! here are some pictures from China town




after china town i headed over to little italy and st marks place where was a retro place. it was really cool to see all these places and see the people in their element it was very cool. i was sad that the day could not last longer.


after all that i went to Rockefeller center, grand central terminal, NBC head quarters. after all of that I went to St. Patricks and it was BEAUTIFUL the best looking church i have probably ever been too! it was great and i loved it. while i was walking away i ran into a nun (and if you know me i am fascinated by nuns and i get excited) but i controlled myself and did not talk to her. she talked to me. haha she went to hs at the school i coached swim at a couple years back and so we had a lot of things in common from back home it was really cool and random. God definitely knows how to show up randomly :) buttttt we walked like 6 blocks about mission work and her becoming a nun and she got to meet mother Teresa! and so we talked about her and all of the things that i find so amazing. she lives in a convent in NY and has been a nun for 18 years. she works specifically with single mothers with new borns and helps them out during those first few months. she was seriously amazing and then her and I got to pray together and she showed me around her chapel and the convent. it was really cool and such a random experience but i loved it!






at the end of the night I saw a show on Broadway. called Rain: a Tribute to the Beatles. excellent. I recommend it to everyone. it was a lot of fun and the closest I will ever be to a Beatles concert!



tomorrow is my last day in NYC. sad to leave but excited to be back home and plan the next adventure

with much love,
Ashley

Times Square. Lady Liberty. Twin Tower memorial.

Today I had a late start and overslept and just really wanted to lay in bed so I went and got Subway and then headed back to the apt when I then realized they were filming some kind of movie outside! stoked. found out all kinds of famous people are around me. I also ran into Leighton Meester literally. quite fun haha.

but once I was up and about I went back to St. Paul's and Trinity church and got to go inside and actually read the grave sights. So crazy to think that some of them are from the mid 1700's. I loved seeing all of this and really getting to read them and see what they had to say. it was Beautiful! and I saw Alexander Hamilton burial sight and where George Washington went to church! (history geek moment) :)
Trinity Church is exactly across from the Twin Towers memorial and it was moving to see how this church helped the firefighters and the people that day. That Church played such an important role in keeping people calm and in God's word and it was just super moving. I loved it.

I went on the Staten Island Ferry (the boats in Deja Vu, the movie) hehehe anywaysss I went on that because it is FREE and it takes you by Miss Liberty and it was nice to see it so much closer! beautiful (definitely another history geek moment)

I then had to go to the Apple store to get a new phone. but what is new 4th iPhone and its working so far! great news haha 3 story Apple store though! beautiful! and a live band playing on the first floor it was crazy!

tomorrow should be eventful. last full day in NY. China town, Little India, Little Italy and some vintage shopping as well. stoked! and then a Broadway show at night with the cousin and her friends from school.

here are some pictures from the day

Enjoy!!

much love,
Ashley