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The first time I went to New York City was back in May, when I went to see “How to Succeed…” with my mom. As soon as I stepped into Times Square, I was in love with it. There’s just something about all the tall buildings, crowds of people and the rush of traffic that I love. I live in a sort-of small town in New Jersey, so I guess that’s why I love the city so much. There’s a lot of farmland and deserted roadways around here. A few weeks ago, in early November, I went to New York City for the second time for my best friend’s birthday. We just walked around and shopped, just took in the city and its surroundings. It was so much fun.
I went to NYC again on Saturday with my family. We went to the Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes Christmas show. The Radio City Music Hall itself was beautiful; it was a lot bigger than I expected it to be. I thought the show itself was cute, and it kind of got everyone in that holiday mood. I have taken dance classes for about twelve years of my life, so I really liked the Rockettes. I like any theater performance, really. After we went out to lunch, my family and I got in a taxi and went to the 9/11 memorial. The memorial was nothing like I had expected it to be. There were two reflection pools/waterfalls, which took place in and represented where the two Twin Towers used to be. Seeing all of the names listed around the edges of the memorials was extremely emotional. I saw some people crying and there were roses placed by some names. It was just terribly heartbreaking.
On a lighter note, after we left the memorial we went to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. There were at least five floors filled with different wax models of famous celebrities. At first, it was quiet eerie, actually. The wax models looked so real, I thought they were actual people! I think there were a few times where I bumped into one of them and said “sorry” or “excuse me”. There were hundreds of different celebrities, ranging from Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, President Obama and Ernest Hemingway, and so much more.
My trip to New York City was so much fun and I had a great day with my family.