Friday, August 19, 2011

New York: Toys, Toys, Toys!

We visited two enormous toy stores in New York City - FAO Schwarz and the Toys R Us in Times Square.  FAO Schwarz is an old favorite - Elizabeth and I have visited it three times now - and it never disappoints.  The Toys R Us in Times Square was insane - first of all, the first thing you see when you walk in the door is a two-story ferris wheel inside of the building!  There are also characters wandering the store, a life size Barbie dream house, and a huge Jurassic Park dinosaur, roaring at shoppers as they walk by.  It was definitely an interesting place to visit, but I'm not sure how anyone gets any real shopping done in there!
I love FAO Schwarz!!
The Barbie fashion show still delights them.
Watching a magic show in the middle of the store.

Emily loves this piano - for the second year in a row, she was the only one of us to "play it."
We found Indiana Jones in the Lego department.
Barbies, Barbies, Barbies!!
Toys R Us - I simply could not fit the entire Ferris Wheel in the picture, but you get the idea (taken from the second floor of the store).

Standing in the upstairs window of the life size Barbie Dream House.

Superman hangs from the ceiling...
...as does Spiderman!

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