Hi everyone, if you have read some of my other posts you may have seen that i was lucky enough this summer to visit New York for a few days after my trip to Orlando.New York is somewhere i have always wanted to go, and being in love with dance and after seeing the city in so many amazing film it was defiantly at the top of my bucket list of places to visit.
So we arrived in New York on a sunday, and to be honest as first impressions go we didn't really get the best experience on our 1st day. We got a taxi from the airport and we didn't know if we would make it to the hotel as we had a taxi driver who didn't really like to follow basic driving rules (like actually driving on the road), but we did arrive at our hotel in one piece and another story to tell when we got home.We weren't really impressed by our hotel rooms as they were very small but in the end it wasn't a big deal as we were hardly in them and the hotel was right next to time square so we couldn't have asked for a better location. As we were all starving we jut went to one of the first little pubs that we found and lets just say i was still hungry after as i didn't really touch mine, but after a quick look around Times Square we decided to have a early night so we could be up fresh and early in the morning.
Whilst in New York we had a list of things that we wanted to do and we tried to fit as much as we could in the few days we had there. One of my favorite parts of the trip was walking round Central Park, it was just so relaxing and the sun was beaming, we even came across a couple getting wedding pictures taken, we were not too sure if this was a genuine couple or models for a magazine but the bride looked stunning and they made a cute couple!We also had a lovely lunch in a restaurant which i believed was called the Boat House, we did want to go to Shake Shack but did not come across it. We also payed a visit to the Central Park Zoo which was nice to look around but personally didn't think it was too interesting.
Other attractions that we visited included The Rockafella Centre and went up to the top, the view was unbelievable and i think was defiantly worth the money. We also went on the Free Ferry to Staten Island to see the Statue Of Liberty, which again was lovely to see. We also paid a visit to the Natural History Museum and to be honest it wasn't my cup of tea but i did like the big Dinosaur as it reminded me of Night Of The Museum. And of course this City is well know for SHOPPING!which of course i took advantage of! but i was still able to find some great bargains!
New York is also know for their amazing food, i believe i had pancakes every day for breakfast, my favorite breakfast was at a little restaurant Brasserie Athenee, i mean who could resist pancakes with fruit and Nutella!. As recommend we also check out the StarDust Diner which is were out of work singers and dancers who want to be on Broadway work, the diner has a create atmosphere as almost all of the waiters are singers and sing live in front of you, i was very happy to hear them sing 'Love Is An Open Door' from Frozen!. And of course a trip to New York would not have been complete without a trip to Serendipity!who needs dinner when you can have dessert! as recommend i had the Frozen Hot Chocolate which was amazing but so big! I don't think any of us were able to defeat any of the humongous desserts! If you are thinking of going there i would defiantly recommend booking in advance as we had just over an hour wait but wasn't too bad with Bloomingdale's just round the corner!
And of course top of our list of places to visit was the World Trade Centre memorial site and garden, whilst the entire area was very emotional it was also a very peaceful area as people could come here and just forget about the busy city and remember those who wear lost in the 911 disaster in 2001. It is beautiful what has been created and i think it is a lovely way to remember those who were lost and really makes you appreciate what you have because you see documentaries about 911 but until you are standing were it happens you cant start to understand what the people of New York went though that day.
So i hope you enjoyed hearing some of what i got up to whilst in New York, i would love to go back again some day and if you have any questions or your own New York experience please do leave a comment down below!
Thanks For Reading!
'Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love,
the things you are, the things that you never want to lose.
-The Wonder Years
