Gracie's Sweet 16 NYC

Gracie's Dream Birthday Master Plan

Wednesday

1st "Golden Ticket" surprise! Grace finds out the BIG SECRET!!
Fly out at 6:30 AM, arrive NYC at 2:40pm
Take shuttle bus to hotel
Take subway to Grand Central Station, walk around and have dinner
Walk out and see the Chrysler Building
Walk or ride subway to Times Square
Visit Empire State Building @ sunset
Go over and “do” Macy’s
Have dessert at café @ Macy’s
Return to hotel and make a sign for tomorrow morning

Thursday – BIRTHDAY DAY!!!

Get up @ 5:00am (or earlier??) and head for TODAY show
Get ourselves on the TODAY show and then walk around Rockefeller Center
Take subway to 5^th Avenue & Central Park and do the 5^th Avenue shopping

Take pictures at The Plaza
Visit Tiffany’s, FAO Schwartz, Barney’s, & Bloomingdale’s

Second "Golden Ticket" surprise - check our blog to see what her special birthday treat holds in store!!

Friday – 4^th of July!

Sleep-in to 7:30 or 8:00
3rd "Golden Ticket" surprise - watch the blog to see what once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity awaits!
Return to hotel – change clothes, possibly pick-up food at Zabar’s for evening
Take subway or Tram to Roosevelt Island to sit in our reserved park seats and watch the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks – the largest fireworks display in America!

Saturday

Subway to Union Square Park’s Greenmarket for breakfast
Possible Big Apple Greeter tour of Greenwich Village

Sunday

Check-out of hotel
Church – 11:00am at Messiah's Reformed Fellowship – next to Ground Zero
Free Sightseeing

Walk around Ground Zero and financial district
Visit Trinity Church & grave of Alexander Hamilton
Do free Staten Island ferry – see Statue of Liberty
Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
Walk through Chinatown & Little Italy

Head back to hotel by 4:30pm to pick up luggage
Fly home - arrive PDX at 11:35 pm