Mission: Family Reunion, pt.IV

New York, New York.  Another super hot day.  We made it just in time for lunch and we trekked all the way down to Chinatown for some Joe's Shanghai soup dumplings.  It was delicious and worth the scorching heat.

Sad they couldn't indulge in the soup dumplings

We made our way further downtown to the World Trade Center, then took a break from the 100+ degree weather by walking inside the World Financial Centers.

One of my fave spots in the city

Gorgeous

The brother resting up

Afterwards, my mom, my uncle and I split from the rest of the group to hide away at Rockefeller Center Plaza while they went shopping in the village then toured the Empire State Building.

The Village and Empire State Building 

The three of us had a nice relaxing time which was made even more precious when we met back up with the bigger group; they were incredibly cranky! Hot, tired, sweaty and hungry, they didn't want to stay in NYC much longer so I drove my group back ahead of the rest, who did a quick drive by St. Patrick's Cathedral.  The older ones were in the car with me so we stopped by the liquor store to pick up some goodies for the next night.

Majestic St. Patrick's

last trip next.

(p.s: I know my recaps are getting shorter and shorter, I'm just anxious to finally be finished with these blogs)