Blogs from Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, North America - page 203

We slept in a little bit longer than we planned, but we obviously needed it. Today we are going to walk as much of Manhattan as we can. Out in the street it was cold, but had nothing on yesterday. We grabbed a healthy breakfast, and then headed down Broadway towards downtown New York. The walk took a while, and it was cold enough to make our noses run, but the buildings weren't as high in places, so we got bursts of sunshine which helped. Our goal was Wall Street and the Twin Towers/Ground Zero, and after nearly an hour we had made it to Wall Street. We didn't find the front of the Stock Exchange straight away, but we realised this when we saw the giant American flag above the main entrance accompanied by security ... read more

Saludos a todos los que lean este blog. Como muchos sabrán estaré viviendo 6 semanas en la ciudad que nunca duerme, la capital del mundo (y del marketing como he descubierto). Que les cuento sobre NYC, aqui les paso mis primeras impresiones resumidas: - Para personas que vivimos en ciudades enormes (como México D.F.) la ciudad resulta increiblemente bien organizada, adémas de pequeña y accesible (al menos el área de Manhattan). - Aqui se puede encontrar toda las nacionalidades del mundo, idiomas y (mi parte favorita) toda la comida de mundo, (y además es muy buena!!). - Los neoyorkinos son bastante amables, a pesar de tener una cubierta muy fria se comportan perfectamente bien. - Existe un tráfico increiblemente familiar en algunas partes de la ciudad (de hecho cuando venia del aeropuerto J.F.K. hacia la ciudad ... read more

For those of you who don't know me, I am an avid 'Southerner/American girl' traveller, wishing, hoping, for a RTW trip, but in the meantime I'm doing what I can, when I can. Here are my stories: Ever wonder what its like in a New York City snow storm? This moment, the snow is stinging me in the face, and sticking to my overcoat as I walk down the deserted 19th Street at 12:45am. In New York, the wind tunnel effect is in full force, down the avenue and east to west, though it really must be only around freezing, not much below, because it really isn’t but so cold. The street ahead is coated in white, the air is full of snowy fog, falling in whirls around the street lights. The building windows go dark-dark-light, ... read more

New York City Hotels - Conan O’Brien Back in 2003 we were up late watching some Conan O’Brien and saw the ad for ordering tickets to the show. I went to the Web site and ordered the tickets. This was in the spring of 2003 and the closest date we could get was December of 2003. We were excited about going to the show and booked a stay at a budget New York hotel called Riverside Tower Hotel. The price was cheap and the hotel was not loaded with amenities or luxury accommodations, but it was clean and safe. The day of the show we headed down to Rockefeller Center to get to the NBC Studios. We heard from someone that you should get there at 2 even... read more

Last weekend Kory and I went to Yale (in Connecticut) by train to visit our friend Jen and check out the campus. Jen was visiting some friends of hers from school and invited us up for the night. We went to a Yale basketball game and went out to a few local bars. The town actually had a lot going on - just like any college town. The next day we toured the campus a bit and checked out some of the major buildings. The architecture and history of the campus is really interesting. It looked just like it does in the movies - the way you imagine college to be when you are a kid. We only stayed for a day but it was a nice break from the city. Earlier this week we walked ... read more