"Let's go somewhere" he said. He had a place in mind. He didn't mention it until later, of course. So we walked around, looking for a library or Barnes & Noble, with me hoping to browse that month's edition of Time Out NY Kids. I told Alex what I was doing.
"No library!" he announced, "Let's go somewhere...like the Seaport!"
Oh, so that was the plan all along. I get it. Oh heck. Why not? I steered us back towards 14th Street to get on the IRT lines going south. "We have to ride to Fulton Street", Alex informed me. Why, yes. Yes, we do.
In short order, we were at the Seaport, but we would learn that it was closed for the season. (To reopen for Christmas). The historic ships were closed too. I was disappointed. For Alex, this meant an excuse to go to the mall, which meant a toy car for him - or so he thought. Tried as he may, I would not be moved. No new toy car. He got a new toy space shuttle instead. So there.
We stopped at the dining area where there were some coin operated rides. He wasn't interested in riding any of them, just playing on them. I thought that, perhaps, he'd rather play in a real playground. I suggested the Imagination Playground on Burling Slip. Boy! Was he glad to get there!
Even then, Alex still wasn't done with the day. Neither was I. It was too late to visit the Police Museum, so I suggested that we take a boat ride. The East River Ferry was running. We walked to Pier 11 where I purchased a one way ticket for $4.00. We waited a while for the ferry to dock and then we boarded. Shortly after we found seats on the outside, the ferry was off. It makes several stops in Brooklyn, including one at Fulton Ferry Landing, near which I spotted a new indoor carousel. I made a mental note of the special trip we'll have to take in the future. For the time being, we enjoyed the boat ride while Alex asked me tons of questions about the bridges and about Brooklyn.
The ferry docked at 34th Street. We had to walk from the river to Lexington Avenue in order to eventually get to Grand Central. When we arrived at 42nd and Lexington, we saw that a street fair was going on. We decided to stop for dinner at one of the many food booths. Alex decided that crepes with Nutella and fruit were a good dinner. I couldn't fully disagree. The area behind 425 Lexington is now gated, so we sat on a mission stoop to eat.
Not surprisingly, he was all ready for bedtime by the time we got home.
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