ITINERARY: DAY FIVE

It’s our final day in New York City!!! It’s heartbreaking to say goodbye, so we must do so in style! My Dad and I will wake up early and enjoy a fabulous breakfast served by the Plaza. We might ring in a little room service as well, just to pay homage to Morty and Helen’s stay there.

My Dad and I are both athletic and love working out – often together. We go on runs whenever the weather permits it. So today, we’ll go for a run through Central Park. It won’t be anything too serious, but the May weather is perfect and the scenery through the park cannot be beat. It will be like the time in Seinfeld when marathon runner Jean Paul runs the route through the park – we’ll just have to be mindful that Kramer isn’t nearby with scalding hot coffee for us.

George happy to be working for the Yankees

We’ll return to the hotel, shower and freshen up, and then head over to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Even though the Yankees moved stadiums in 2009, we will still feel the Seinfeld connection there; George worked for the team, not the building after all. We will go on the “Classic Tour” which lasts about an hour and will feature Monument Park, New York Yankees Museum, and the Clubhouse. We can then grab a bite to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe located inside.

After Yankee Stadium, Dad and I will return to our hotel, and change into our Leafs jerseys before we head down to Madison Square Garden to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs face off against the New York Rangers in a semi-final game, on the road to the Stanley Cup. (Hey, it’s a DREAM vacation right?) We’ll cab to its 8^th St. location, between 31^st St. and 33^rd St., and endure the heckles from the Rangers fans, as we take our seats, beer in hand. And obviously the Leafs will win. There are no promises, but I’ll try to be a little less hyper than David Puddy when his favourite team, the New Jersey Devils, won a game.

After the game, we’ll cab home to the Plaza, a little tired, but incredibly happy with our vacation. Before settling down, I’ll call the front desk asking for an early wake up call as we have a 6:30am flight back to Toronto.

Good night New York, I’m going to sleep, even though you never do.