Lights, Camera, NEW YORK!

So, for the ever-lovely Taylor's birthday, we took a trip to....... NEW YORK CITY! *both bloggers jump up and down and squeal in undignified manners* So here we are, in the city of lights, music, culture and life! Our first night here and we have already jumped right in to the pulsing stream of action. We checked out The Shops at Columbus Circle, a magnificent mall, if you can really call it a mall (They had a SALVADOR DALI EXHIBIT and a WHOLE FOODS "food court"). The Salvador Dali exhibit consisted of original statues placed throughout the mall. On the second floor they also had a small gallery set up with small sculptures, sketches and multimedia pieces. We had two definite favorite sculptures. The first was "Adam and Eve". We loved his depiction of the human body and the way the snake turned into the heart. The second one we loved was called "Homage to Fashion", fashion being personified by the powerful, curly-haired woman (to whom Taylor compared Tamar).

"Adam and Eve"

"Homage to Fashion"

After having our fill of great art and scrumptious food, we went out to see what excitement we could find on the streets of New York. It was cold out, there were people walking and laughing, and the trees were filled with twinkle-lights. In other words, it was perfect. As we strolled along, Taylor spotted the Holiday Fair in Columbus circle, causing her to wildly jump up and down yelling "Oh my god! Oh my god! The holiday fair!". After getting some curious looks from passers-by, we proceeded to the wonderful smelling, richly lit fair. There was everything there, vendors selling everything from quirky tee-shirts to melt-in-your-mouth french chocolates to original photographs of the City. We walked through with our hot apple cider. Suddenly we came upon what might be the best thing ever: A deluxe Peanut-butter and Jelly sandwich vendor called PBJNYC! It was amazing for several reasons:

1) The owner's name is Salvatore (immediate cool points)

2) He was really, really, really awesome. He only did this as a part-time detour from his photography career. He also had a great sense of humor and provided great service to his customers.

3) The sandwiches ranged from interesting (Peanut butter, blueberry jelly, and graham cracker crumbs) to adventurous (Peanut butter, sliced pears, and blue cheese).

4) He had the most amazing chocolate chip cookies with PB and a walnut! Yum!

Twinkle-lights!

Mmmmmm...spices

Tamar eating her delicious cookie