Blogs from Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, North America - page 3

Aujourd'hui je suis allée à 2 shows. Très différents l'un de l'autre. Pour le premier, j'ai fait la file 45min vers midi pour avoir un billet pour la présentation de 15h. Mais ça valait la peine. Le show est une pièce de théâtre de suspense et d'horreur. Les acteurs étaient principalement des ados et Laurie Metcalf. C'est pour elle que je voulais le voir. La dernière présentation est le 30 juillet, donc les billets se font rares. C'est vraiment très différent comme expérience, surtout si on compare avec des shows comme Moulin Rouge. Ensuite, j'avais le spectacle Here Lies Love, qui a un décors disco. L'histoire est celle d'AImelda Marco. L'an dernier, j'avais été impressionnée par la foule au spectacle sur la vie de Tina Turner. C'était très électrisant d'être dans une foule de femmes noires ... read more

Our last full day in New York and we head into Manhattan to soak up the NYC vibe one last time. No real plans but just want to see the city again. Dave and Alex's house is our home away from home and we take a while to get moving. The overland train to Grand Central takes about 45 minutes and the Sunday off-peak timetable sees the morning trains going hourly. We leave the house with 15 minutes til the 10.35 train. Google maps says it takes 18 minutes but Niamh assures us we'll make it in 10 minutes. She wasn't allowing for me taking an early left hand turn and sending us in exactly the wrong direction. We get over the blame game for missing the 10.35 and take the opportunity to check out Mamaroneck ... read more

Today was the best day so far! A "real" New York day. It starts with a bagel, of course. Bagel Express is a couple of streets up from 37th and is a local bagel shop / deli. There's a uniformed NYPD officer waiting for his bagel and his coffee. A 60-something lady enters with her dog on a lead and orders her regular. There's maybe 10 cream cheese flavours to choose from and as many bagel options. Milla has sesame with plain, Deaks and I order everything bagels with plain and Jules has cinnamon with blueberry cream cheese. They list the toppings as Spreads/Schmears and the inch of cream cheese between the doughy circles suggests the default CC is a spread not a schmear. Toasted perfectly and wrapped in foil my first NYC bagel is everything ... read more

Spring is in the air and there's a spring in our step. How good is sleep? Heads is clear and ready to tackle these mean streets. The kids down a bowl (coffee mug - our kitchenette has no bowls) of regret - Lucky Charms - and we hit the pavement. It's cold out and the Pret a Manger croissants and hot beverages hit the spot. We can't avoid this any longer - time to hit the subway! Travelcards purchased and we're in the flow. Catching the 6 from 33rd St to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall is a breeze and we emerge to see the iconic Brooklyn Bridge. We're at the tip of Manhattan and the Ave/Street grid of Midtown is gone. The streets down this end of the Island are less structured and we meander towards One ... read more

Frank Sinatra's famous lyrics "if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere!" takes on a different meaning to travelers from down under. I have no idea how many hours we were in transit, but I'm going to estimate 30. It's all a bit foggy. I know we left Brisbane on the 1st of April around10pm and we in Newark at around 8 am on the 2nd of April. The longest 12 hours ever! It's been a long haul between long hauls and we were nervously excited all day. Saturday already felt long while we waited for our late night flight time, but it had only just begun. Apart from the additional post pandemic administration requirements at check-in, the airport wait was the best wait ever! Jules (the points whisperer) had weaved her Qantas ... read more