This morning we got up relatively early and headed down to the hotel restaurant for breakfast at 10 AM (7 AM our time). It was pretty good and not grossly overpriced. The restaurant staff members were excellent.
We then headed back to the room to shower and get ready for the day. We realized that we needed to print tickets for the show we planned to see. I asked Patrice to call downstairs to find out where we could print them but she said “The phone doesn’t work”. Ugh.
Downstairs the concierge was very nice and printed the tickets for us and we were on our way. The staff has been great here (except for a manager who was rather rude) but the hotel has been less than I would like. I don’t think we will return.
With tickets in hand we headed to the Golden Theater to see “Operation Mincemeat”. It’s a musical based on a true story of a British secret mission designed to confuse the Germans during World War II. The plan fooled the Nazis and prompted them to reduce their forces in Sicily allowing the allied troops to invade with a tremendous manpower advantage. The show was entertaining, funny, and touching (Patrice writing now, yes Robert cried)
When we returned to the hotel I got very excited because I thought I discovered a storage area I hadn’t seen on arrival.
I was thrilled when I saw this:
But my excitement soon waned when I opened it to see this.
After that disappointment we met up with our son. David’s wife and their son are visiting her mom, so we got to be with our son.
We went to dinner at Blue Willow [40 W. 56th Street (212) 213-2299]. It is a Chinese restaurant with very good Yelp reviews. The food was good but the main attraction was speading time with David. I am feeling a bit stuffed but wouldn’t want to leave you without a few more pictures of food.
We also had won ton soup, dim sum, and a pork entree. For some reason the pictures are too big to be uploaded and I am not smart enough to know how to compress them. Hey! Give me a break. This is a free blog (no ads) for friends and family.
The food was good but there were loads of offernings. We had trouble deciding what to eat. The ones we picked nosed out, Beef Aorta, Angry Frog, Spicy Sautéed Intestines, Numbing Beef Tendon, Wood Ear Salad, and my personal favorite: The Husband and Wife Special
That is enough food for one day. Tomorrow it is Carnegie Hall where we will see my favorite pianist.
Ciao
Robert Reiss Travel Blog and Other Ramblings 
Sounds like you had a good day overall ! Sorry the hotel sucks ! You will know next time not to stay there !! Glad “ Operation Mincemeat “ was good ! Nice that you got to meet up with David . You even had dinner with him !😊❤️. I have found Chinese can be hit or miss and I’m picky since I’m vegetarian. Look forward to hearing about the pianist at Carnegie Hall tomorrow ! I really need to go to New York one day ! Only went there for a day due to a plane issue and I went to Long Island when I was 13. I know there is a lot to see and do ! Sleep well ! I’m going to sleep !💤 XO Lisa
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Glad to hear that at least you had some good to great meals.. Too bad you had a rude manager. We saw the way it was done on the history channel, very interesting. Hope you have great seats for tomorrow.
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The hotel room is sad. The breakfast looks good though, so does the Chinese food. I’m excited to hear about the show today. Minceme
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What Hotel is it? Most hotels in NYC are old or superficially redone, so my expectations are always low. Family is always the important part.
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Looks yummy and sounds like a fun night out with David.
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