Friday, August 20, 2010

New York City: I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU!!!

It's been over a month since our trip, but I've been busy and haven't had time to post. So here it is, just a wee bit late.

After Boston we took a quick bus ride to NYC for four of the greatest days of my life. Now, my opinion may be biased because I was a tourist during the most wonderful part of the summer, but I do believe that NYC is the greatest city in the world. Taylor mocks me for saying this, but I stand my ground because that city is awesome and it has something to offer everyone! I loved that there were people everywhere, all the time; I loved that I felt extremely safe; I loved that the city was so light at night; I loved the pace, the culture, the architecture, the mood. Loved it all.

During our super short stay we ended up spending most of our time between Lower and Midtown Manhattan, and since we had City Passes we ended up doing A LOT of activities to get our money's worth. Our hotel was one block away from Central Park and about 10 blocks away from Times Square, so we walked EVERYWHERE! We spent time Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, and NBC studios (where we tried really hard for two days in a row to get standby tickets to Jimmy Fallon but sadly failed). We took a boat tour around Manhattan, went on a walking tour of the Financial District, and spent a moving morning at Ground Zero. We saw Phantom of the Opera, rode bikes around Central Park, toured the Brooklyn Bridge, and hit up some museums and 5th avenue. And we visited lots of other places along the way. We crammed it in- and were completely exhausted every night when we fell asleep and then again when we woke up in the morning, but it was worth it. New York is amazing, and we didn't waste a single second!

I will go back- that's a promise!



Central Park
From the top of the Empire State Building

Taylor was in heaven with all the photo opportunities.
Before Phantom. P.S. This was my favorite part of the trip!
Times Square at about 7:30 in the morning
Manhattan from the Brooklyn Promenade


Pardon the blurry photo- apparently I took it in night mode:) Taylor celebrated his 30th birthday in the city. We partied all day long!

1 comment:

  1. This makes me want to visit. Abby has always wanted to go... I've never really felt a strong desire. We just haven't been able to fit it in between all our Caribbean trips. : )

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