New York City Mice

The Tahoe country mice visit the Big Apple!

We arrived in NYC early in the morning and immediately hit the town!

After a short walk to Doughnut Planet - fresh, luscious, scratch-made doughnuts in heavenly flavors like lavender vanilla & hazelnut chocolate - we made a long walk to Battery Park to get on the boat.

 Someone suggested bringing a stroller - best piece of advice ever!!

Poor Kenzo was so exhausted and slept between seeing the sights.

It was a gorgeous day to be a tourist!

Wait a minute, is this the same kid that ate doughnuts for breakfast?

Okay. Just checking.

Cheesy souvenir. 

Check.

More walking to Little Italy to our favorite pizza place, Lombardi's. 

We easily devoured a large pizza.

NY pizza has ruined us for pizza anywhere else.

Icy cold beer to cool down on this warm day!

After checking into our hotel, taking a shower & cooling off with the AC blasting, we headed back out.

Of course, no vacation would be complete (for us) without a stop at a local fire station.

Engine 9, Ladder 6 - the Dragon Fighters crew in Chinatown!

Cruisin' the streets with a cranky kid.

Beautiful evening glow in Chinatown.

Our hotel was right at the base of the Manhattan Bridge - awesome location and a fun/funky neighborhood.

The next morning, we had a delicious breakfast at the cutest little cafe, just down the street from our hotel. 

Massive french toast for the kid.
 

Shashouka, pita bread & Israeli salad for me. I was, needless to say, on cloud nine.

Down to the subway...

Easy, quick & we even saw a rat - BONUS!

Kenzo's trademark "booty dance" while we wait for the train.

Yes, Soft Bear came with us everywhere. 

At Rockefeller Center.

FAO Schwartz!

Zoltar, as featured in "BIG." 

With Star Wars guys. He's never even watched anything about SW, but somehow it's in his blood.
 

The Lego department was a huge hit!

Hiiisssssssssssssss!

And, the piece de resistance....

Spider Man AND Iron Man!

These guys (and the rest of the store) made it very hard to leave the store and the city.

Trade Center One, gleaming in the afternoon clouds, waiting for the impending thunderstorm.

We were escorted with quick rain shower, as we drove our little rental car out of the city.