Our week started at battery park, the southern most tip of Manhattan. It get's its name from the days of the revolutionary war, when it withstood a battery of gun-fire and military attack as the colonies fought off the British. We had a beautiful view of the statue of liberty and Ellis Island.

Between Monday and Friday we had a busy week, Michelle navigating through another week of her internship and DJ working on the DUP site and his statistics class. Michelle's internship is going well. The pieces of my project are starting to come together and I am enjoying the relationships I am forming with the people in the company. DJ's DUP site launched Saturday and we're hoping that marks the end of that project. Stats is going well, but he's looking forward to finishing this class and moving on to sports psychology.

Friday night we went to Zarcana, the new Cirque Du Soleil show playing at Radio City Hall. The acrobatics were incredible and the talent displayed by the performers was breathtaking. Radio City Hall has a beautiful theater and a perfect venue for the event.

Saturday we finally made it to the Manhattan temple. It is a beautiful temple but very small. On the session Michelle was the only woman and DJ was one of five men. The peace in the temple is certainly a stark contrast to the noise and chaos in the city! After the session we had dinner at one of the best Mexican restaurants we have ever been to! It is called Rosa Mexicano and it was delicious! They start your meal with guacamole made fresh at your table. We had delicious entrees of enchiladas and tortilla pie, then finished the meal with blackberry tres leches cake. Wow, it was worth every single pound we gained!

Sunday we went for a walk along the river in the morning then went to church where we were called as substitute primary teachers for the summer. Aparantly in Manhattan they celebrate Father's Day with a 10 minute lesson in Elder's quorum followed by cookies, crackers and hummus, and chips and salsa. Definitely the Elder's quorum DJ has experienced in his life! Then home to our Sunday roast and our weekly blog. Happy Father's to Dave and Conroy. Maybe when we get home we can celebrate with you Manhattan style :)

Outside Radio City Hall

Before the show the performers come out and mingle with the guests.

We were literally in the last row of the theater, but still had a great view of the stunning performance. This was our view of the stage. Radio City has one of the best fly-systems in the world, and Zarcana was choreographed to take advantage of this unique feature. This tremendous fly system supported the great aerial performance we enjoyed by many of the artist. Check out their website for a cool video preview of the show:
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/zarkana/default.aspx

This smiling-pig bowl holds the incredible guacamole that started our dinner. They put in the whole avocado, diced onion, tomato, jalapeno, cilantro and salt and smash it all together like grain in a mortar and pestle.

After dinner we wandered through the Lincoln Center plaza where they had flea market with goods from local artists. Michelle is standing in front of the fountain located inside the plaza

View from Battery Park

In the neighborhood called Chelsea there is an old elevated Subway line they have since moved underground. What was the subway track has now been converted into a plaza extending from 34th street to 16th street. It is called the Skyline and affords a beautiful view of the Hudson River to the west and the city to the east. The performers above were dancing some kind of expressive dance. These moments are what make New York what it is, there is a place for everything and anyone in this city.