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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in NYC.
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Barack and Michelle Obama enjoyed their first trip to the big apple since taking office early this year. The first couple relaxed in New York City over dinner and took in a Broadway play over the weekend. After both parents attended daughter Malia's soccer match, in which her team won, they boarded a C-20 plane and arrived Saturday afternoon. A White House press spokesperson said that the President had "promised" his wife that he would take her to a Broadway show after the election was all finished. The couple made their first stop at New York's West Village neighborhood, where they dined at Bluehill Restaurant. A fellow patron at the restaurant said she "had no idea" the Obamas would be there when she made her 5:30 p.m. reservations. "They had to pat us down," she told reporters outside the restaurant, which is known for its "locally grown fare."
As the Obamas left, the surprised diner recalled, the President said to her table, "'Hi, guys!' It was very exciting because we didn't expect to see him here. It was really neat." Another diner noted that Michelle "is very tall. She's just statuesque and gorgeous." Fans went wild as the two exited the restaurant. Blockades were set up to keep the crowds of people at bay on the streets. Several people weren't allowed to cross the street to get back to their apartment, but they were happy to wait it out. Dads had their kids up on their shoulders, others had their cameras out, hoping to catch a picture. There was even a helicopter flying in the sky. Some onlookers remarked that it was like the inauguration all over again. After dinner, the Obamas went to the Belasco Theater on West 44th Street and enjoyed a performance of Joe Turner's Come and Gone (a play about a group of African Americans coming to grips with the legacy of slavery) before returning to work at the White House.
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