Mom and I took a quick trip to New York City in April 2009. Here are some pictures and comments from the trip.
This was my fifth trip to NYC — it truly is my favorite city to visit. It is just such an exciting and dynamic place that there is always something new to discover. I know each time I can see something new, but of course you have to see all the classic sites too! This trip, everything was in bloom and it truly was beautiful!
We arrived late on a Friday night to LGA — not the nicest airport in the world, but we were able to take the M60 bus directly to Manhattan ($2). This is a great deal compared to taking a cab or shuttle into the city. Pretty easy too — just have exact change!!! (There are change machines near baggage claim, FYI).
We headed straight for our hotel — the Roger Williams, which is located on Madison Ave in the Midtown South area. This is a nice area of the city as it is walkable to Times Square but also in a relatively quiet area. We got a great deal as we had a nice room on the top floor with a terrace! This was the view out our window…
We proceeded to head up to Times Square for some dinner. We ate at John’s Pizzeria, which is on 46th Street. Really good pizza! For times square, it was reasonable as well. And afterwards we had the most AWESOME cupcakes at the Magnolia Bakery! We of course walked by Rockefeller Center, where the skating rink was still operational, and spent some time hanging out in Times Square. Weather was great!
On Saturday, we headed downtown to the South Street Seaport and for walking around in the area. Walked by the WTC site and popped into Trinity Church. We then headed over towards Greenwich Village. Mom wanted to do a bit of shopping and I just took some pictures! We got tickets for Altar Boyz at the TKTS booth.
We then took the subway up to Central Park. Wow — it was a beautiful day and it seemed EVERYONE was in the park!! But it was well worth it as seeing all the flowers was really cool.
I took this from our hotel — lots of cabs in the city!
After the theater, we headed for the Empire State Building! Indeed, it is the city that never sleeps. We showed up after 11pm and there was still quite a line! It is actually open until 2am. Great views, of course!! You could see the whole city from up there. You really can see what a huge city it really is!
The next day, I wanted to check out Brooklyn a bit, so we headed for the Brooklyn Museum. It is a rather large museum and well worth a look, especially if you’ve already been to the Met or MOMA. The flowers in front were really lovely as well!
Afterwards, we just did some browsing around the city. Stopped into Katz’s in the LES (where we were a bit too overwhelmed to actually eat). Then we walked through the East Village, where we had never been. Really interesting area if you ask me.
I love NY! Like I already said, it’s my favorite city and we are already thinking about what we will do next time we go. Although the flights were crowded, the fact that you can get there in less than 2 hours probably does make it worth the trip.
Album is located here: NYC April 2009
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Yay, a new blog! The pics are awesome and it looks like you had a great time!