Day 2 - Evening

This evening, we decided to eat at one of the ultra-theme restaurants around Times Square. Mars 2112 simulates a spaceship ride to Mars (complete with a motion simulator of a flying saucer), then a dining experience on the red planet.

Martians walk around allowing patrons to have their pictures taken with them.

Some students just "chilled" with the alien . . .

. . . while one student started falling for the strange creature.

The students enjoyed this meal, but were shocked when the bill came. This is certainly not a restaurant for the weak of wallet! The kids thought the place was entertaining, but were not sure that it was worth the price.

After dinner, we headed a few blocks down Broadway to view some of the lights in Times Square. The sight of Times Square at night is one thing that every visitor must do! Along the way, some students had their pictures taken with Spiderman, while others were overjoyed to find the M&Ms store. Several souvenir shops line Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and some students looked through some of the items there, including tee-shirts, snowglobes, magnets, key rings, and so on.

Tomorrow, we spend most of our day rehearsing. We have a rehearsal from 9am until noon, then we have a dress rehearsal in Carnegie Hall at 2pm. After that, we will come back to the hotel to get ready for the evening's activities.