so we arrived at la guardia domestic airport, got ourselves on a bus to the nearest metro station, heaved our heavy bags up 2 flights of stairs to the subway platform. traveled through queens to get to mid-town manhattan. our hostel was on west 33rd st. prime location. mid-town, garment/fashion district. walking distance to major tourist attractions, times square, empire state building and ALL the major shops you can think of.
after checking in, which took ages, we ventured out to the streets of new york, and i can not be happier to be back.
despite it being my 2nd time in nyc, i realized i was right. i haven't seen new york at all. i walk around and i barely recognize anything. then i realized i've never been to mid-town manhattan. so this is madison square garden, near our lunch place.
back at times square. i can never get bored of this place.
indulgence. reese's peanut butter cups. is. so. good.
more ads.then we got very brave and bought $60 tickets to les miserables. it was SO good. as i said in my recap, it's better than phantom of the opera. that concludes day 1.
day 2 was a miserable rainy day. and rainy days in new york city is a nightmare. we had breakfast at this place where many working new yorkers rush in, grab breakfast, and rush out. we sat by the window and it was fun people-watching. seeing how they dress for wet weather and how they walk so tremendously fast. and despite the rain, we still headed out for a walk down 5th avenue. visited many shops and got reminded of sex and the city locations.
"don't even THINK about parking here". you gotta love their sense of humor. and cynicism.
the beautiful apple store along 5th ave. free internet access on 50 macbooks and macbook pros.
next door is FAO schwartz, upscale toys "r" us. very cute toys. =)
southeast corner of central park overlooks 5th ave.
central park by a gloomy day. not very nice, but we make do.
the ballpark. i can just imagine a lazy sunday morning, tiffany-blue skies, white fluffy clouds, couples walking their dogs and looking at their children playing, a bunch of kids playing baseball, their parents watching and bitching about work, all shielded from the noise and bustle of manhattan by the trees around central park.
or just quiet reading on a cool summer monday.
the strawberry fields, in honor of john lennon, for world peace.
the big fluffy (yes really) sausage dog.
big majestic fountain. its name slipped my mind.
wow, so dark. this is 5th ave. along upper east side.
after visiting hunter college (which is on upp east side where we were) and wondering if we could sell our textbooks at their bookstore, we subway-ed to soho for some shopping and to revisit my favorite shops.
and the sun is out! then we met up with zhihui, edlyn, glenda and glenda's brown university friend sharon for some italian dinner at little italy. very charming town. nice dinner albeit over budget.and that's all for day 2. and that's a full lid everyone. (first sign that i'm watching too much west wing)
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