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Hi gang!
Sorry I didn't update my blog earlier, I've been sleeping late because we start late in the day because Candy sleeps in because she's still sick. Whew!
I'll try to think of everything I've done/been to so far and elaborate on them later - and on the bright side, I have New York photos because I transferred 800+ photos from our camera this morning =)
Here we go:
- 4th of July fireworks (I'm happy to report our Symphony of Fire is just as good)
- Shopping at the Woodbury factory outlets - they have designer stuff there!!! Gucci, Dior, Chanel, Saks 5th Avenue, Fendi, etc. at fantastic prices! The best deal I got there were two pairs of Gucci sunglasses for $69 each, retail is $300+ here in Vancouver! I also picked up a Lacoste shirt, two Kate Spade bags (buy one get one half price since it's 4th of July), a Coach leather wallet, and... I've lost track now :D And I did look at my credit card accounts... OUCH! >.<
- Gray Line double decker tourist bus YEAH! We did the downtown loop and the night bus which shows the
Times Square!
Need I say more?sights of Manhattan, and sat on the top deck for the most part. We decided to do this tour because we weren't familiar with the city and the tour guides were great because they recommended...
- Restaurant Row on 46th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, for pre and post theatre meals - we found this fantastic French restaurant with a late night set menu for $22 with huge portions and delicious food
- Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock observation deck, decided to take a pass on the Empire State Building since it's super-touristy. We went at sunset and saw the city during light and dark
- Greenwich Village, including the building where Friends used to be filmed, ate at a Belgian bistro, Magnolia Cafe with the infamous cupcakes - they bake as fast as they sell because they believe in absolute freshness, my cupcakes were still warm as I had them. They are without a doubt the best cupcakes I've ever had - sugary icing with slightly warm, soft, moist cake... OMG *swoons*
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - great displays that make you think, will elaborate later
- Macy's
Chicago!
The first Broadway musical we watched - swung by TKTS and got half price tickets! department store - no, I didn't buy anything there!!!
- World Trade Centre memorial - it impacted me much more than I expected to be, the enormity of the destruction hits you when you read the things family and friends write about the people who died that day, and the things sent for rescue workers, seeing the chapel where they rested and slept and ate toiling away at the debris left behind. They were smart enough to leave boxes of Kleenex around for people at least...
- And in something that amused and comforted me was Century 21 right across the street from WTC, a famous discount department store, and the people streaming in and out and scrabbling for items in the store. The hustle and bustle reminded me that life goes on even after devastation. (I did pick up a pair of Seven jeans there for $89...)
- Staten Island Ferry - free commuter ferry that goes by the Statue of Liberty, so we didn't have to pay to ferry out there!
I know we did more but I can't remember right now since it's 1 am... bedtime after I upload the photos!
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