Chapter 6: New York At Last
(New York City)
The trio finally arrived in New York City. It was late at night, so they checked into a hotel room. They slept well into the next day, Lizzie finally waking up at noon.
"Oh, my goodness, guys it's noon!" she said, noticing the clock on the wall.
"What?" Miranda asked groggily.
"It's noon!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"Wow," Gordo yawned," I don't think I've ever slept that late before. Let's have lunch and then hit the town!"
The three friends took turns showering and getting dressed. Gordo called room service while the girls put on their makeup and lunch delivered. They ate their lunch and then chatted about where to go.
"Where should we go first?" Lizzie asked through a mouthful of pizza.
"How about the Statue of Liberty?" Miranda suggested," that's a pretty traditional tourist destination."
"Oh yeah, that sounds good. We can decide where else to go from there. There's tons of stuff to do in New York," Gordo said.
"Like shopping!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"We have to shop," Miranda agreed.
"I knew you girls wouldn't let me leave New York without a comprehensive tour of the stores," Gordo rolled his eyes.
"Come on Gordo, you said you'd go with us, you better not have an attitude the whole time or we'll ditch you somewhere," Lizzie told him.
"Oh no. Don't ditch me while you guys shop," Gordo pretended to be worried.
"Oh give in Gordon, you know you can't win this argument, there's two of us and one of you," Miranda joined in.
"Fine, I'll be nice about it. Let's see about going to the Statue of Liberty now," Gordo finally caved in.
(Inside the Statue of Liberty)
The first sight they are greeted by is the statue's original torch inside the base of the statue. It is large and stands above the visitors milling around inside waiting to go up to the top of the statue. Then there is a huge line waiting to take the elevator up to the top or stairs for those who chose not to wait. The three friends opt for the stairs. After a long climb, they reach the top of the statue.
"Oh my goodness, we are up high," Lizzie breathed.
"Yes, well, you saw it outside, what did you expect?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah Lizzie, you knew this was tall," Miranda added.
"I know, I'm just saying that it seems a lot taller from in here than it does from way down there on the ground," Lizzie explained.
The three got their turn to look out the windows then they had to go back down because other people were waiting to get inside the statue's head. They made their way carefully down the winding staircase to the base and then out of the statue. There were places to stop inside, but there were too many people around, so they just went outside. Gordo got another tourist to take a picture of the three of them standing in front of the Statue. They were pretty far away, so you could see the whole thing behind them.
"When the ferry heads back, where shall we head shopping?" Gordo asked.
"Anywhere they sell clothes," Lizzie replied.
"Exactly," Miranda laughed, then said in a zombie-like voice," clothes make us happy."
Gordo gave her a strange look, then started laughing too. The ferry finally came to take them back to Manhattan. They spent the rest of the afternoon shopping, then called it a day and went back to the hotel to watch movies. They bought popcorn while they were out and the three of the lay across one bed and watched movies all night.
(Still NYC, one week later)
"Man, I can't believe it's already time to go back home," Gordo said," New York has been great fun."
"Yeah, wow, I can't believe it's already the end of June. It's probably gonna be the middle of July when we get back to California," Lizzie realized.
"We're gonna be on the road on the Fourth of July," Miranda suddenly said," we'll have to stop somewhere and watch the fireworks."
"Well, we COULD stay here and watch the ones in Manhattan, but I think we could go on the road and catch them somewhere. My parents sounded like they really missed me last time I called," Lizzie explained.
"Yeah, we better just go and catch them wherever we happen to be. We're still taking our time going home. We have enough money to spend several more nights in hotels," Gordo had been counting their money," that is unless we stay in a really expensive hotel."
Miranda sighed," New York was awesome, but I think it's time to head back home."
"Okay then," Lizzie said.
"Let's hit the road after lunch," Gordo decided.
"Yeah, we didn't entirely unpack, since it's only a hotel room. Did you get to see everything you wanted to Miranda?" Lizzie asked.
"Yep, I can go home satisfied that I have seen New York and loved it," she told her friends.
A/N: This chapter was a bit short. I think the next chapter, they will be back in Hillridge. I'm tired of writing their road trip and they need to get back home. I might have another chapter up tonight, but definitely expect one in the next day or two. As always, reviews are greatly appreciated.
Hockeylover- See, it wasn't another 7 months! Go Flyers! Go Flames! Too bad it's not the Avs. :(
(New York City)
The trio finally arrived in New York City. It was late at night, so they checked into a hotel room. They slept well into the next day, Lizzie finally waking up at noon.
"Oh, my goodness, guys it's noon!" she said, noticing the clock on the wall.
"What?" Miranda asked groggily.
"It's noon!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"Wow," Gordo yawned," I don't think I've ever slept that late before. Let's have lunch and then hit the town!"
The three friends took turns showering and getting dressed. Gordo called room service while the girls put on their makeup and lunch delivered. They ate their lunch and then chatted about where to go.
"Where should we go first?" Lizzie asked through a mouthful of pizza.
"How about the Statue of Liberty?" Miranda suggested," that's a pretty traditional tourist destination."
"Oh yeah, that sounds good. We can decide where else to go from there. There's tons of stuff to do in New York," Gordo said.
"Like shopping!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"We have to shop," Miranda agreed.
"I knew you girls wouldn't let me leave New York without a comprehensive tour of the stores," Gordo rolled his eyes.
"Come on Gordo, you said you'd go with us, you better not have an attitude the whole time or we'll ditch you somewhere," Lizzie told him.
"Oh no. Don't ditch me while you guys shop," Gordo pretended to be worried.
"Oh give in Gordon, you know you can't win this argument, there's two of us and one of you," Miranda joined in.
"Fine, I'll be nice about it. Let's see about going to the Statue of Liberty now," Gordo finally caved in.
(Inside the Statue of Liberty)
The first sight they are greeted by is the statue's original torch inside the base of the statue. It is large and stands above the visitors milling around inside waiting to go up to the top of the statue. Then there is a huge line waiting to take the elevator up to the top or stairs for those who chose not to wait. The three friends opt for the stairs. After a long climb, they reach the top of the statue.
"Oh my goodness, we are up high," Lizzie breathed.
"Yes, well, you saw it outside, what did you expect?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah Lizzie, you knew this was tall," Miranda added.
"I know, I'm just saying that it seems a lot taller from in here than it does from way down there on the ground," Lizzie explained.
The three got their turn to look out the windows then they had to go back down because other people were waiting to get inside the statue's head. They made their way carefully down the winding staircase to the base and then out of the statue. There were places to stop inside, but there were too many people around, so they just went outside. Gordo got another tourist to take a picture of the three of them standing in front of the Statue. They were pretty far away, so you could see the whole thing behind them.
"When the ferry heads back, where shall we head shopping?" Gordo asked.
"Anywhere they sell clothes," Lizzie replied.
"Exactly," Miranda laughed, then said in a zombie-like voice," clothes make us happy."
Gordo gave her a strange look, then started laughing too. The ferry finally came to take them back to Manhattan. They spent the rest of the afternoon shopping, then called it a day and went back to the hotel to watch movies. They bought popcorn while they were out and the three of the lay across one bed and watched movies all night.
(Still NYC, one week later)
"Man, I can't believe it's already time to go back home," Gordo said," New York has been great fun."
"Yeah, wow, I can't believe it's already the end of June. It's probably gonna be the middle of July when we get back to California," Lizzie realized.
"We're gonna be on the road on the Fourth of July," Miranda suddenly said," we'll have to stop somewhere and watch the fireworks."
"Well, we COULD stay here and watch the ones in Manhattan, but I think we could go on the road and catch them somewhere. My parents sounded like they really missed me last time I called," Lizzie explained.
"Yeah, we better just go and catch them wherever we happen to be. We're still taking our time going home. We have enough money to spend several more nights in hotels," Gordo had been counting their money," that is unless we stay in a really expensive hotel."
Miranda sighed," New York was awesome, but I think it's time to head back home."
"Okay then," Lizzie said.
"Let's hit the road after lunch," Gordo decided.
"Yeah, we didn't entirely unpack, since it's only a hotel room. Did you get to see everything you wanted to Miranda?" Lizzie asked.
"Yep, I can go home satisfied that I have seen New York and loved it," she told her friends.
A/N: This chapter was a bit short. I think the next chapter, they will be back in Hillridge. I'm tired of writing their road trip and they need to get back home. I might have another chapter up tonight, but definitely expect one in the next day or two. As always, reviews are greatly appreciated.
Hockeylover- See, it wasn't another 7 months! Go Flyers! Go Flames! Too bad it's not the Avs. :(