Sad Panda

We spent Easter weekend in New York and had a great time. Like every trip, some ideas are more successful than others. This is the second time one of our less successful outings included a ferry...this time it was to Ellis Island. It was interesting, but not so much to a couple of kids. We ended up rushing through it and headed back for Manhattan.

Once docked and walking to lunch, we passed the financial district and spotted what we termed the "Waving Panda." He was across the street and we were in a hurry, so we did not cross the road to have our picture taken with him.

Later, my sister-in-law sent me this video link "Wall Street's Sad Panda Revealed." It tells the story of the man inside the panda costume. A man New Yorker's refer to as "Sad Panda."

While we were relieved he was not some crazy deranged man, we felt bad that we didn't take a minute to cross the street, have our picture taken, and put some money in his bucket.