Blogs from Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, North America - page 12

Connie and I have been friends for more than 35 years. We've raised five children between us, married husbands, divorced husbands, moved across the country, and become grandmothers. But the cement that has held us together since 1995 is TRAVEL. That was the year we took a UK/Paris trip together which commenced my wanderlust. We met in Springfield, MO, but twenty years ago Connie moved to Washington, D.C. and I moved to Florida; we visit each other’s home when possible, but when Connie suggested a trip to her birthplace, New York City, I was over the top with anticipation! I was way overdue to experience the Big Apple; it promised to be a quick but thorough trip with one of the best guides possible. When Connie e-mailed me my "Margaret in the City" itinerary, I knew ... read more

We all slept well again and we woke up with a little more pep in our step. We started the day off with a timed ticket to the Statue of Liberty so we had to hit the ground running. Step one was finding the right Subway to take to Battery Park. I have a Subway map that really helps out but in some cases it was hard to figure out exactly where you were on the map. The good news is that our apartment was right around a bunch of Subway stops so getting the right one was pretty convenient. Riding the subway is always fun for us. This one was packed so we had to stand most of the way. No big deal. I think it was about a 15 minute ride from Times Square ... read more

Welcome to New York City!! This is where theory meets reality. The theory of New York City I have been working on for six months on and off. So here's how the story of today goes...it's a long one but it's a funny one! Super Shuttle I looked around at other shuttle services but for some reason I kept coming back to the SuperShuttle. No real reason. All the services were basically the same rate and had the same type of car options. When our plane landed I received a text message from the SuperShuttle service with instructions on how to check in so after we got our baggage I went through the online check in process. It was real simple. I followed a link they texted me and then in received a confirmation text back. ... read more

Sadly this was our final day of what had been an absolutely amazing trip which I would never forget and I created a lot of great memories! It was amazing how quickly the 3 weeks had gone and that we all were heading back to work on Monday. We left our suitcases with the concierge and booked a taxi back to the airport at 4pm. After a customary trip to Starbucks, I think Grant managed to get about 7 different names in there (I am pretty sure by the end they were doing it deliberately) Grant went off to meet his uncle for lunch and the rest of us went to Five Guys where I spent the last $15 that I had left on me. I had just about managed to make it last right up ... read more

I wanted to get an early start on the day so that we could head down to Katz's deli which was something that I had seen on Man vs Food and the sandwiches in there looked amazing. It was located in the east village relatively close to the area we were drinking in on Halloween. No-one wanted to walk so we took the subway down to the closest station to the deli. On arrival you took a ticket and whatever you ordered was logged on that ticket and you then paid for your food when leaving which I though was quite a novel idea. Alex ordered the pastrami sandwich and after trying this I also ordered the same. Grant initially went to order a turkey sandwich but he was laughed at by the people behind the ... read more