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The Trip of a Lifetime in New York City!: Day 3: Rockefeller Center!

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Hey!! So time for Day 3 of my New York City Dream Trip!  It was time to continue the bucket list!  So of to Rockefeller Center we went! Day 3: Friday March 29th, 2019: We woke up that morning, found a little french bakery near our hotel, ate a Pain Au Chocolat croissant; and then made our way to Rockefeller Center! On our way I totally fan grilled, because guess what I saw??... The Simon and Schuster offices A day later Deb Caletti was there!  I saw it on her Instagram page!  I just can't imagine how many of favorite authors have walked through those doors! I seriously enjoyed walking the city, and getting around, because there was so much to see!  My fingers were constantly pointing out locations in awe.  My husband, not really caring about celebrities and movies set, etc.  wasn't really the person to get excited about this, but he really tried!  He loved seeing me this excited and happy!  Something he probably hasn't bee...

The Trip of a Lifetime to New York City!: Day 1 & 2: Arrival, Liberty and Ellis Island

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Hello! Even though it isn't necessarily (but partially!) book related, I wanted to share my trip to New York City over Spring Break with you. So anyone who really knows me, knows that New York City has always been my dream trip.  I haven't wanted to go before I even knew what California was. No joke! Being born in Germany, and living there for the first seven years of my life, I was exposed to a lot of movies made in the USA.  While I know now that a lot of them were made in Hollywood, I didn't know that at the time. One place in these movies stuck out to me particularly. New York City. Thinking back, my memories have me watching the movie We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story . Image from IMDB I don't think many people actually know about this movie, but for some reason this movie started my love for New York City. It's funny, because I watched it recently to show my husband (to get ready for our trip!), and not all that much of the city was...