5 days in New York, New York 🚕
I'm still recovering from the most amazing trip to this concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♫
It's been a bucket list wish to spend NYE in NYC, and I'm so glad we got to celebrate an amazing 2018 and see in 2019 here.
Without meaning to or realising it we walked an insane amount exploring the streets (although I wish I had done that 86k in steps wearing proper walking shoes now because I've strained muscles in my legs!). The crisp fresh air + blue skies + sun on face feeling made for an adventurous holiday. The geography is genius and blew my mind. I loved watching the bright lights come alive in the evenings, fun festive decor and joy, happy tourists crowding the streets, competitive architecture and perfect fluffy pancakes. The art collections at MoMA and The Met brought back my favourite childhood memories, and getting lost for hours in Central Park and being schooled in Chess by Eric while listening to Colin play the piano in Washington Sq Park are incomparable.
Pits:
£££: Menu prices don't include taxes and ~20% tips are practically mandatory (even in convenience stores where we are doing everything ourselves!); when these are added on, you can find yourself paying close to USD 7 for a small coffee. High-street coffee isn't great, and there is a real fast-food culture in the US that means a lot of the accessible / affordable food tastes processed even if it's advertised as fresh/healthy. Of course, the 'pre-book-award-winning-uptown' eateries are great, but it'll be hard to maintain that lifestyle if you're on a budget. Ps. The city is lit up at night, but the streets are much more matte (with scaffolding) in daylight.
NY in 5 days (south to north):
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| Obviously this is not to scale and incomplete, but a visual to start with... |
1. Eat Nutella and Berry pancakes with maple syrup and butter for breakfast at Bubby's
2. Walk Brooklyn Bridge
3. Explore DUMBO
4. Eat Juliana's fresh pizza (Grimaldi family) in DUMBO
5. Enjoy NY Skyline from DUMBO
6. Eat at byChloe (esp veggies!)
7. Explore Financial District / Wall Street
8. Explore Ground Zero / 9/11 Memorial
9. See NY Stock Exchange
10. See NY City Hall
11. Eat anywhere in Little Italy
12. Walk Broadway
13. Explore markets around Union Square
14. Explore the Strand Bookstore
15. Eat a milkshake or truffles from Milk Bar Bakery
16. See the Friends Apartment building
17. Visit Washington Square Park, play chess, enjoy the music and amazing dogs
18. Visit Madison Sq Park
19. See the Flat Iron Building
20. Eat at TAO
21. Visit Chelsea Market
22. Walk the Highline
23. Chill at any Speakeasy / around the Meatpacking District
24. See the Chrysler Building
25. Explore Macy's Fifth Ave
26. See the Empire State Building
27. Enjoy the views over a drink at any high rise restaurant e.g. 230 or Marriot
28. Watch the crowds in lights in Times Square
29. Watch a show in Times Square / Broadway (we watched a v. bad comedy / magic show..)
30. Travel on the Metro, it's so handy
31. Visit Grand Central Station
32. Eat in the downstairs food hall of Grand Central Station, or have a treat from Magnolia Bakery
33. Explore Soho
34. Visit Bryant Park
35. Eat at Roberta's Pizza
36. Visit Saks Fifth Avenue
37. Visit MoMA Museum
38. Visit Rockefeller Building / Top of the Rock / Ice-skating / famous Christmas tree
39. Visit Bloomingdales
40. See Trump Towers
41. See the Plaza Hotel where Home Alone was filmed
42. Walk Central Park, see everything it has to offer <3
43. Visit The Met Museum
If I could go again I would also:
1. Go see a game!
2. Take the Night Bus city tour
3. Watch a Broadway Show
4. Visit the Whitney Museum
5. Explore the upper-east side xoxo
6. See more movie / sitcom sets
7. Eat at ABC Kitchen and/or Buddakan NYC
8. Maybe take the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty (I doubt this though, I think we might the right choice not to do this the first time around; you can see it from Brooklyn Bridge and did you know it's a little smaller than Big Ben?)
If I've missed any other recommendations please let me know,
Have fun in NY!
Priya
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