This past week, I was fortunate enough to journey to the big city for a SQL Server 2008 lab, and ended up flying Ami out for the weekend.

People keep asking us what we did, and I really don't have much of an answer other than eating a lot of great food and staying out of Times-Square.  Oh, and we took a ton of pictures.

Here is my photo journal of our weekend in New York City.

We stayed at the Hilton Times Square, which aside from being in Times Square (yuk), it was a really nice hotel.  We had a corner room on the 41st floor.  It was super quiet and the views were amazing.

We ate at Grimaldi's Pizzeria, directly under the Brooklyn Bridge.  Wicked good pizza.  Similar to Lombardi's, with the Naples fresh-mozzarella style.  I won't say that it was better than Lombardi's, but it was definitely as good.

We got some great pictures of the skyline, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Grand Central Station, Chrysler Tower, and a handful of other places.

Before Ami arrived, I went to Peanut Butter & Company and got "The Elvis". 

"The Elvis" is a grilled peanut Butter sandwich, stuffed with bananas and honey - topped with bacon slices.  It sounds nasty, but it was absolutely delicious.

Oh, also, I went to Hello Deli one day and was served by Rupert.  Rupert is always on the David Letterman show.

On Mother's Day, we went into Madison Square Park to try the Shake Shack.  Seriously, this place's burgers were better than In 'N Out Burger.  (which, if you know me, you know is my favorite)

I went by the Today Show taping, one morning and saw Al Roker and the rest of the gang, out in the courtyard area.

Then, Ami and I went to the Chelsea Market and saw the Food Network studios as well as a ton of great stores and bakeries.  Amazing building full of tons of hidden treasures.

All in all, it was a great trip.  The weather was terrible, but we were so happy to be in New York that we made the best of it.  We ate like little piggies and had a blast!