Spotlight

In one of my previous posts I had talked about a restaurant that was one of my favorite places to eat at and it was called FRANK restaurant. There are so many different places to eat in the city and there is also so much entertainment. There is one place that beats all of the rest, in my opinion, that has food and entertainment. This place is in the heart of Times Square and it isn't just any old entertainment, it is live entertainment performed by people in the audience. There are also two floors to this restaurant where you can look from ground level or from up top and enjoy the singers. It is called the Spotlight!

spotlight, view from second platform

This is a place where you can sit down and eat but there is also live karaoke where you yourself can go up on stage and sing. There is a monitor screen at every table and a long list of songs and/or artists that you can search and choose a song to sing. You will have to enter in your name and some other information such as an email address of some sort and then the screen will notify you when you are about to go onstage. There are some regulars that go every weekend, but there are also some one timers that may be just visiting and go for kicks!

This is a fun place to go with anyone that you are close with. No matter if you can sing or not, karaoke is a really fun activity and it is at a place where you can sit, eat, and enjoy the performances that are going on. I have gone with my mom and some girls from my field hockey team and their parents and and the girls and I picked a song and went on and sang it. We first sang Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and we were so nervous to go up, but once we got there it was a blast.

front of Spotlight from outside

The only part that I wasn't a fan of was that they make everyone who isn't twenty-one leave at eleven o'clock because that is when it turns into more of a club scene. Since we were all having such a good time, that put a damper in the night, but since we were having so much fun, the four of us had to sing one more song before the night was over and so we chose to sing Lady Marmalade.

TOYS 'R' US

Hey again!! I hope everyone is enjoying my blog for whoever is reading it, but I don't know about anyone else who is reading this but everyone once in a while I like to bring out the kid in me! People like to have fun and joke around and there is nothing wrong with wanting a blast from the past and enjoy that kid experience again.

front of Toys 'R' Us in Times Square

In New York City, there is the biggest Toys 'R' Us around located there. It is right in the middle of Times Square where everyone will go and mingle and want to take pictures. It's a great place to have a great time with friends and family and whoever you choose to go with. It is a really memorable spot and one of my favorite places to go. Whenever I go to the city I know and will have to go there. It is also beautiful at night when all of the lights are going and all of the billboards are lite up!

The Toys 'R' Us is three stories and there is everything that you can think of in there! No matter what kind of toy you are looking at you will always find it. There is an endless amount a Lego's, a huge T-Rex figure that moves its head, and one giant Ferris wheel inside that you can ride in any character that you want. There is also a whole entire video games section that is most of the bottom floor and so much to choose from.

T-Rex at Toys 'R' Us

My favorite part of Toys 'R' Us is the Candy land part. I have such a sweet tooth so every time I go to Toys 'R' Us I have to stop there and get some kind of candy. My favorite is anything chocolate or anything covered in chocolate!

There is one famous part that no matter if you like it or not every girl must go and take a picture and that is...Barbie's House! There is a whole entire Barbie section and there is Barbi's house there you can go in and there are all different kinds of collectible Barbies and you can go up the stairs and in the window have someone take a picture from down below because underneath the window is a huge Barbie sign that will be in the picture.

My friends and I in the Barbie window