The NBC Studio Tour New York City

Nachdem die Wettervorhersage für heute Hitze und später auch Regen angekündigt hatte, entschieden wir uns für einige Touren um unseren New York Pass zu nutzen.
Los ging es mit dem gigantischen Rockefeller Center/Komplex und Top Of The Rock, dem dortigen Observation Deck. Für eine fantastische Sicht über New York empfiehlt sich diese …

We traveled to NYC by Amtrak. Our first day in NYC and we have tours planned for Rockefeller Center, NBC Studios and the Top of the Rock. How awesome to be able to go to the studios of shows we've been watching for years! We're hoping for clear skies, no rain, mild temps and FUN!

We arrived at the Amtrak Station by cab. While awaiting our …

Vandaag de eerste van de 3 dagen met de New York Pass, we starten na een goed ontbijt in het hotel bij het Rockefeller Center. Daar halen we kaartjes voor de tour door de NBC studios, we kunnen om 1200 uur terecht. Tot die tijd gaan we naar het uitzichtspunt, Top of the Rock, van het Rockefeller Center. Het uitzicht is mooi, hoewel het niet extreem …

Gisteren was bijna de gehele dag bewolkt met een hoge vochtigheidsgraad, Koen had nergens last van dus ik was wel blij toen we op een roltrap door twee Nederlanders aangesproken werden en zij als echte Nederlanders klaagden over het benauwde weer. Vandaag is het weer beter. We gaan op tijd weg en kopen om 0900 uur al onze tickets voor de Empire …

Our third day in NYC started with some debate and planning where work was concerned. We ultimately decided to see if we could get tickets to the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular for one of their morning shows.

We walked to Times Square where we were lucky enough to get awesome 12th row floor tickets for a great price from the TKTS booth! …

So...we did it. And I don't think my poor feet will ever recover. We're exhausted, sleep deprived but have seen some incredible sights.

Day One - Friday

The alarm went off bright and early at 7am... which was most definitely a shock to the system! We were lucky that it was a beautiful day and set off downtown to Battery Park where …

... ; I ended up going back, on another day, to the Rockefeller Center to do a tour of the complex & the NBC studio tour...NBC studio tour was a rip...not worth the money.   The Rockefeller Center tour was very good though...I did not realize ...

... feet. I knew it was the closest we'd get to the glitz and glamour of the red carpet! In the same area you'll find the NBC Studio Tour. Here you'll be able to see some of the most famous studios in the world of television. The most memorable being the set ...

We walked the streets and then went to the NBC studio tour at 30 Rockellfeller Plaza. I was really exiting to see Studio 8H - the sound stage for Saturday Night Live. I got goosebumps knowing my idols worked right where I was standing. I grew up watching ...

... some tickets for Sunday nights Rangers/Lightning tilt. After a hearty meal with Ronnie McD, it was back to Rockefeller Centre for the NBC studio tour. "Im sorry, the tour is sold out for today. But I have some standby SNL tickets you can have, but ...

... out the festive mood. There's a Salvation Army volunteer with a bell on every corner, just like in the movies! We then took the NBC studio tour, just made me want to work in the States even more, walking into those studios and seeing how it all works. ...

... and now ours only has 3 so give the 4th one back. We got the chair back without me mentioning the war! Upstairs to the NBC studio tour which was ok but it did occur to me that I have tour fatigue and declared that tomorrow's Soprano's tour would be the ...

... experience was magical! After descending from Cloud 9, we walked across the street to Rockefeller Plaza where we waited for the NBC Studio Tour to begin. We were given special passes to wear around our necks, and we took pictures with NBC paraphernalia ...

We took the subway to Rockefellar Center and had a cup of coffee before going on the NBC Studio Tour followed by the Rockefellar Center Tour. The NBC Tour was interesting and we saw the sets of Saturday Night Live and Conan O'Brien. We walked to the ...

... of indoor things we could do with the day seeing as it was too cold to be on the street. We came up with going on the NBC Studio Tour - again, I had already done it last time - and then going to a real New York Pizza joint for lunch. We ended up doing ...

... a store called Century 21 where lots of great deals can be found on designer merchandise.  Wasn't in a shopping mood so onward to the NBC studio tour where we saw the set of SNL etc. On our way out we headed to some of the best stores EVER including ...