Seeing the Tree Lighting....or not

I'm a few days behind...so bear with me. I'll be posting the last few days activities as I have time.

Wednesday night was the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. My friend Marlene was in the area for work and we were planning to meet in the city. I was already tipped off first thing in the morning by the woman I've been staying with me. She mentioned that I would see the tree lighting better on tv than in person. I already thought this would be the case, but decided I had to at least try.
So after work I ventured on the subway to Rockefeller Center. The subway didn't seem too crowded. When I got off the subway at Rockefeller Center though, I realized that we were being herded like cattle. They had all the entrances and exits to the subway roped off so that there was only one way traffic. It was quite a maze to even get to street level. Once I got to street level, I was in a sea of people unlike anything I've seen. Everyone was moving very slowly en masse. I called Marlene to see where she was and they were coming from the other side of Rockefeller Center. So, we decided to head toward each other and then call again. It took me about 5-10 minutes to go one block at which point I called Marlene again. They had reached a point where the crowd was so think they couldn't really move and had decided to head back. I agreed that the way things were going where I was I don't think I'd get anywhere close to Rockefeller Center. So, we agreed to meet up at a restaurant near Times Square.
Before I headed back, I did snap a picture of Radio City Music Hall all lit up...

And, in this picture, you can see an entire block away is the video screen where people who are standing a block away can see the broadcast, as they won't actually be able to see the concert as the skating rink is below ground...
The night turned out to be great! We had some wonderful food at this great Italian restaurant Marlene's friend recommended. It was family style and the White Clam sauce was amazing! We only got a seat at the restaurant by pure luck, as the waiting list was full by the time we got there. And, wouldn't you know, right nixt to our seats was a flat screen tv on the wall, where we could see the tree lighting ceremony. A warm restaurant, great food, great friends and the tree lighting right there for us to see....what could be better?