We headed up around 5:30pm (it started at 3) and as we were exiting the subway station at 81st street, we could feel the excitement in the air! We walked over to Columbus Ave and were then directed via road blocks and the herds of people, towards the Museum of Natural History. It took us about 45minutes of walking with the herds to actually get towards the balloons, but the crowd was great. Almost everyone there had their children with them, so there wasn't any pushing or angry people. It seemed most people just accepted it was going to be crowded and we'd get up there eventually.
Once we reached the balloons, it was pretty cool. They were in the midst of blowing some up, and others were already blown up and being held down via netting. J was awesome and just really enjoyed watching the crowd and the other kids. She did want to get down and walk, but was easily distracted.
We enjoyed the experience, but decided we'd prob. wait until J was much older to do it again (maybe around 8 or so).
Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon Blow-up!
Hello Kitty Balloon under the netting after being blown up.
J had no problem finding things to interest her... the crowds, the kids, the balloons... it was all very fascinating!
The crowd as it wrapped around the museum and headed to the other side.
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