Twelve hours in the city is too much?

We got a late start today, leaving our hotel at 10am. We had another fun day and arrived back here at nearly 10pm. Needless to say, some breaking down was in order. It looked like we'd make it, but then there was a crisis, which I will omit for the sake of privacy.

Today we saw more sights, starting with the Union Square "green market" with many vegetables we'd never seen before, including many colors of carrots. We saw the Flatiron Building, NYC Public Library, and Grand Central Station. Then after lunch, we split up. Matt and Eleanor went to Central Park. Calvin and I went to a branch of the public library where he could browse the kids' books. (He loves libraries and book stores.) We then met up with Matt and Eleanor at the Central Park playground. We also met Marc there and all went down to ride the Staten Island Ferry and see the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn, and Manhattan skylines. THEN, we headed to Times Square. We had planned to do a few stores, but only went to the Hershey's Store. Calvin loved it; Eleanor couldn't take the noise. It was a long day with no dinner (though we weren't hungry).

Basic reactions to our time in NYC- The kids were thrilled to arrive here- Calvin almost cried when we saw the Manhattan skyline. The kids don't care about buildings too much, unless they were in a movie. They both loved seeing the Statue of Liberty in person. Calvin loves the Times Square vibe- the energy, the lights, and the stores. Eleanor enjoyed MOMA more than we expected, mainly because there was a lot of art there that she recognized and knew things about. They both have a lot of energy for the time here. While we're going, it usually feels like we could go and go. One of them is usually excited enough to give the group energy.