Times Square - New York City

When we got to our hotel, The Carter, we were impressed how close it was to Times Square. Only 2 blocks away. Though our hotel wasn't anywhere near 5-Star, we didn't care, because all we were going to do there was sleep. We were ready to answer Times Square's call to us!


Times Sqaure was huge! I was on sensory-overload within minutes, but I was loving it. Times Square is where they tape segments of The Today Show, it's where they drop the ball on New Years Eve, and it has some of the biggest and brightest ads in the world! It used to be that traffic went right down the center of Times Square, but traffic was rerouted around Times Square to make it more tourist-friendly!

The week we went to New York City happened to be Fleet Week. Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corp and United States Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships dock, the crews can enter the city and visit its tourist attractions. A few of the Navy Boys were talking to some media outlets, so we checked out what was up, and while we were standing there, we ended up on NBC's Panasonic JUMBOTRON in the middle of Times Square!! How cool is that?! 

Other cool things to note on Times Square: I was interviewed by some Japanese college students who were doing a project on demin jeans, and we saw the Naked Cowboy!  There is never a shortage of things to see and do in Times Square, and I wouldn't want you to miss any of it!!!