Even young people of today have heard that sexy young men are called “Valentino’s”.  Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Pierce Brosnan, a young Sean Connery (he just gets sexier with age), Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas and all the other mega stars of today can’t hold a candle to “The Sheik” – Rudolf Valentino.  Terms like “The Sheik” and “A Valentino” have become synonymous with the machismo men of the “big screen”.

So, what does this have to do with traveling around New York?  Well…everything!   It seems that Rodolpho Alfonzo Rafaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d’Antonguolla spent much of his life around New York City.  He even privileged New York that upon his death, from a burst appendix, by lying in state at St. Malachy’s church on 47th between Broadway and 8th Avenue.  Thousands of mourners lined up for blocks to pay tribute to the legend. St. Malachy’s is known as the Actor’s Chapel, which leads us to another adventure – that of exploring the often visited, but little known, area called Times Square and the Theater District.