Blogs from New York, United States, North America - page 455

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

Well, I suppose its time that I write a blog about my school, since that’s why we’re here. I’ve been in school for two weeks now, and I would have written about it earlier, but in all honesty we are only getting into the more interesting parts of it now. The first week was spent primarily with paperwork and requirements, and we talked about the layout of the school and got a tour, etc. I have taken a few pics, but they don’t really do the place justice. (the camera, however, isn’t working, so you don’t get to see them). The Natural Gourmet takes up the entire second floor of a 10 story building on the border of Chelsea and the outskirts of Midtown. It really isn’t that big of a place, but has a number ... read more

Well, we did a three day trip to the mountains, to take advantage of 'all that snow'. Day one: went to Iceface, err.. I mean Whiteface, the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, and theoretically, some of the best skiing this side of the Mississippi. We managed to get to the top of the gondola, where it was blizzard winds, and honestly, I could have spread my arms at the top of the steepest slope there and never have started a descent on my snowboard, due to the windsheer. Insanely windy. If I held my snowboard over my head at the right angle I might have actually been able to fly...looking back, I should have tried this. So, finally started my decent with a little creative hopping/voodoo dancing my way toward something really steep ... 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