So finally, the end of our NYC trip. On our last day we got up early, picked up coffee, and walked to battery park at the end of Manhattan Island. Here instead of taking the many-tourist boats to Ellis Island, we caught the FREE commuter ferry to Staten Island. This provided us with a up-close…
Day 3: Dinner and a Show round 2
After our semi-down town tour we decided to go back to chelsea market for dinner. We had a few bites of lobster roll and shared some clam chowder but found both not to be enough food for actual dinner. So L walked over to a traditional Italian deli for a sandwich and I got a lamb pie.…
Day 3: Downtown Tour and a Surprise
On day three of our NYC trip, we started off by walking down to south street seaport. Here there are restaurants and tourist spots along the water. But we went to check out the discounted ticket spot. A small store front TKTS shows you what broadway shows have discounts for same day tickets. Several of…
Day 2: Dinner and a Show
On our trip to NYC:.After our afternoon outing we returned to the hotel to re-group before our evening plans. We change our clothes and left again for uptown. We had made reservations at a restaurant uptown close to the theater. K Rico is a upscale Latin fusion steakhouse. We were surprised to find the place…
Day 2: Greenwich Village and more
The next day of our NYC trip, we decided on a later start and took the subway over to Greenwich Village. It was a sunny cool spring day with a little wind, unlike the rainy day before. We walked over to Washington Square Park to see the Washington Arch the park view was amazing. We sat there…
Day 1: NYU, LES, and Blue Man Group
On our NYC trip, After Little Italy we traveled to the LES, or Lower East Side. This is an area that everyone says is "up and coming". When we got there we realized it was a little more "coming" than "up". It reminded me of neighborhoods around the garment district in L.A. One street has…
NYC Day 1: Chinatown and Little Italy
On our NYC trip, after our re-group at the hotel we hit the subway and went to Chinatown. I've been to several large Chinatowns in including LA, Seattle, and Vancouver and some have been more touristy than others. And yes, some streets and shops here in NYC were geared to the tourist with jade trinkets…
NYC here we come!
Saturday before our NYC trip we packed, printed tickets, looked at our driving route, and any last minute planning. That night we took K to a local kennel. Once she got settled in we went out to eat and got rest for our long day of travel ahead. On Easter we got up early, packed…
Happy Easter 2016!
Happy Easter everyone! Today L and I will be celebrating in an untraditional way. We are traveling to New York City where we will be spending the next few days for Spring Break. This has been a trip on our bucket list for a while living on the East Coast and it's taken us almost…
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