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New York Day 4

We woke up and headed to Central Park to bike around. We rented our bikes at one of the entrances to the park and then had a leisurely bike ride through the park, stopping and frolicking through the Strawberry Fields. NOT. There were a million bikers and runners and I felt like I was on a freeway. There were only certain places you could bike and if you got out of place you were yelled at by various people. BUT in spite of that, it was still fun. It was just a little overwhelming. We stopped a couple of places and took some photos. Our bikes were not exactly top of the line, so I was pedaling like crazy and barely moving. He he.








After that we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I didn't have long to spend there because I wanted to go visit a friend who was living in New York, so I saw a photo exhibit and then kind of wandered through the sculpture garden.

My friend is living down off Wall Street and it was interesting to hear what it's like to live in Lower Manhattan with three kids in a two-bedroom apartment. She loves it. She lived in London before this and said London is like a country town compared to New York. I thought that was kind of funny.

Oh, I got mixed up. That was the night I saw Matilda. The night before we all went out to dinner at a Thai Place.

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