NY : Jalan-jalan handicapped style...

We were very tired due to the full day travelling semlm and plus dgn wifey yg sakit, agak slow pergerakan first day kitaorg kat NY. As said in previous entry, our pre-ordered wheel chair tak sampai ke hotel semlm, tp pg tu kitaorg dpt the wheel chair. cost us $110 for 3 days. mmg harga dia utk 3 hari even kalau kita pakai sehari je. aku ambik wheelchair yg mcm scooter, senang nak jalan instead of tolak tu, cepat penat. even dpt scooter ni, kita org keluar bilik pun dah tgh hari, siap brunch kat bilik, balance makanan kedai india semlm (aku beli byk giler makanan sbb sgt lapar n halal food hehehe).

due to kecederaan n ketidakselesaan jalan pakai scooter ni, we have to scrapped our earlier plan utk travel extensively so our target for that day pergi ke times square and naik atas rockefeller center. Dah 2 kali aku naik rockefeller center, although empire state building probably lagi famous, and lagi glamer utk naik and our hotel mmg dkt dgn empire state building. aku stick jugak dgn idea yg kalau kat atas tu, better ambik gambar empire state building yg cantik. jalan2 dgn handicapped ada byk advantage gak e.g. nak naik rockeffeller center tu kena queue panjang, tp sbb ada org berwheelchair, kitaorg potong line dpt terus ke concierge :-)....

oh... sebelum sampai ke rockerfeller center, kitaorg lalu across the times square... as expected mmg ramai org bersesak.. and as per my previous experience mmg terasa mcm kat dlm movie. tp sian wifey, dia pakai wheelchair, she didn't enjoy the view especially masa jalan2 kat tepi tu, dia kena berhati2 takut terlanggar kaki org, therefore, her view was bontot2 org yg kat depan je, sebab semua org yg kat situ sibuk pandang2 view atas, ramai yg terlanggar dia. sian... but we've decided to go the center area tempat panas yg tak ramai org, br lah sempat tgk view bangunan2 kat times square tu... :-) and sessi bergambar bermula...

on the way dr times square ke rockerfeller center, kitaorg pass by the radio city hall and saw promo Circue du soleil show br and pg tu dpt promo beli 2 tiket for $99. due to susah nak jalan sgt, we opt utk beli tiket tu. show for sure best... so we bought 2 tickets for the show at 2pm i.e. timing baik je lepas turun rockefeller center. and as expected mmg best.. one of the best experience we had while kat NY ni... tak rugi masuk... ni gambar2 nya... sebenarnya sarkis show je, cuma music best, equipment best, ada nyanyi, stunt best... cuma takde binatang je...

as walking around wasn't enjoyable sgt bila berwheel chair ni, so after the show we decided to queue for tickets for broadway. mmg antara plan asal aku utk tgk broadway kat NY. i remember my first experience dulu mmg best... and since jalan pun tak leh, broadway show waktu mlm mmg best lah. tp bila beratur kat tkts (tmpt jual tiket broadway yg murah skit) - ni pun beratur potong barisan sbb pakai wheel chair. kitaorg dpt tahu takde broadway show yg murah n available with good seats for handicapped. mostly semua broadway are not handicapped friendly :-( too bad... and at that time pun dah pkl 5-6pm mcm tu and show pkl 7pm takut tak sempat nak solat and we were too tired therefore we decided utk balik hotel, refresh solat n mlm br keluar.

mlm tu kitaorg keluar utk g times square, ingat nak cari makan n jln2 waktu malam... tetiba wheelchair mcm tak jalan... rupanya bateri habis n terlupa nak recharge masa rehat kat hotel. tried to recharge kat satu kedai ni, tp dia tak fully loaded and wifey mcm takde mood dah (konon kesian sbb aku kena tolak dia). so we ended the day early, and try nak tahan teksi. agak susah nak dptkan teksi yg wheelchair friendly, 20 minit jugak lah.. walau beribu teksi susah dpt yg blh bawak wheel chair. once dpt, we went back to hotel (2 block je dr tempat tu), then aku g cari dinner... a bit frustrated, tp apa nak buat... but still we had spent the night sembang2 and count our blessing... walaupun kecewa tak dpt jalan n explore NY ni, mcm tak sangka semua experience ni... and nasib baik dapat jugak merasa jalan :-)