July 25, 2008
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Part I of the New York, Pennsylvania, and Hotlanta Trip
Yes, I'm alive and well and back from New York! I had sooooooooooooooo much fun hanging out in New York. I am going to relive the trip in pictures for my story.
Friday, July 11: Finished teaching summer school and am off on my first big plane ride to New York with a lovely stop in Salt Lake Utah. What I discovered was that I cannot sit, sleep, move, or be comfortable on a plane. I tried really hard but my ass hurt the whole time there. Had the most horrible airport food in the world in Salt Lake. Even my airplane pillow Emily wouldn't let me rest.
Saturday, July 12: Landed in New York at 7am in the morning. We went to have dim sum and ice cream in China Town. Shopped through Little Italy. Went to Les Halles (Anthony Bourdain's restaurant) for dinner, a bar for drinks, and then a club to dance until 4am. Whew! That sounds like a lot to do on my first day and it was. But it was so much fun hanging out with the girls. We've been so busy leading our lives in different directions that is was nice to come together and spend time just hanging out.
Awesome dim sum at Joe's Dim Sum in China Town. Soooooooooooooooo gooooodddd!
Sunday, July 13: Woke up with bleary eyes and headed off to try one of the best pizzas in New York under the Brooklyn Bridge. There was a line before they even opened up! That's when the girls urged me to go take pictures near the bridge and try Brooklyn Bridge Ice Cream. Sooooooooooooo creamy and good. Yum! For those that are keeping track, that's ice cream #2. After some delicious pizza at Grimaldi's we went to Rockefeller Center to shop but mainly to visit the Nintendo World store. I am such a nerd but I grew up playing Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Gameboy, and currently DS. I actually have one of the first issues of Nintendo Power! Of course I have to visit Nintendo World. There, on 34th avenue was my Mecca, the Tiffany's flagship store. Trumpets blare in the background. Angels singing. I was a kid in a candy store and happily bought jewelery for my sister and myself. After shopping on 34th we went to the Empire State building at sunset which was beautiful. After that was Indian food at some random delicious place, fries at Pommes Frites where they give you a million dipping sauces and finally Club Havana for grilled corn smothered in parmasean, mayonnaise, paprika, and butter. DROOOOOOLLLLLLLLL. Sounds tiring? It was sooooooo tiring. I couldn't even tell you where most of these places were, just getting on the train after train and walking up and down the stairs and for blocks and blocks.
Picture from near the Brooklyn Bridge. It's soooooooo beautiful.
Pizza that was sooooooooooo good. I would fly back to NY just for the pizza.
Rocketfeller, just like on tv. I would love to go back in the winter and skate on the ice rink.
Pictures from the Nintendo World store. It's soooooo old school.
This post took forever, and I was on vacation for two weeks! Don't know how long it will take for me to finish the New York post. But if Reyrey can finish her NY scrapbook, I can finish this blog!
Comments (4)
mmmmmm... little juicy dumplings!!! =P
BTW, i think i still have that old school jap nintendo system!!!!
ryc: hehehe =P
oh wow, is that what rockafeller looks like in the summer? i never see it like that! it's so much smaller in real life--i always thought it was bigger.
isn't the pizza awesome?? in cali, everyone thinks just because they make pizza big, they can call it new york pizza, but tis's so much more different. the husband and i found a palce here in sd that is CLOSE to NY pizza. we totally want to go back
i didn't know about the nintendo world--i still have my old school nintendo and games.
yay! i got a shout out! i should post some nyc pics up, huh? i should also post some hawaii pics up too. i'm such a slacker. just don't sit on a tape dispenser while you photo blog!
ryc: neighbor is still upstaris....
so how's part 2 coming along?
maybe you need to bring a travel pillow to sit on for the next time you fly. or get one of those donuts to sit on.
ryc: i'm sure anyone could find you. your friends could be the ones giving out your information on accident thinking it'd be okay to give out your e-mail address or a link to your xanga. that's all it takes.
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