We stopped to eat in a fabulous Italian marketplace that also houses eight restaurants called Eataly. We chose the Pizza/Pasta Restaurant and had an incredible fresh, tasty dish accompanied by a local brew. We ate mid-market surrounded by shelves of freshly made pasta, vinegars, and pesto's and other assorted delicacies. This one is highly recommended.
Spiderman was next and our reviews are mixed (we are a tough crowd!) The technical aspect of the play is outstanding - Spiderman (actually eight acrobats/gymnasts) really does fly through the theatre and up the side of wonderfully imaginative scenery. The play itself is the traditional story told simply BUT the music and sound effects are amplified until the sound shatters both itself and any innocent eardrums nearby. Too bad. It made it hard to enjoy when you were not only cringing but the sound itself was not clear or effective.
So far, two thumbs down!
We left the theater in a rush, elbowing our way out and down the street to catch the subway that would allow us to catch the 10:30 train. This meant a 11:30 pickup in New Jersey - already late enough. We had a fight with the ticket machine at the train station and boarded with seconds to spare only to find once we collapsed in our seats that a power failure had slowed everything down and some trains were delayed. Fortunately we only waited an extra five minutes before leaving. By the end of our days we are so tired we don't think straight - walked down the wrong stairs at our destination and ended up on the wrong side of the tracks. That climb back up two flights nearly killed me...... In bed around 1:00 with plans to leave at 8:30 the next morning ready to go again!
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