New York, NY
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| Times Square - Megan, Amy L and Nicola |
And what better place to start!
The Big Apple never ever fails to astound. I'd been a couple of years ago on a shopping and familly-seeing trip with my Mum, a proud NY native and geograpical expert of Manhattan, so wasn't overly excited to see the city again so soon. I realise now how stupid that sounds- this trip rekindled my love for New York bigtime.
Unfortunately I didn't have ages to spend in the city before heading off to Newark to meet Amy P and Emily, who had been chilling at a hotel all day to relax before our tour to Canada started. Still got some time to breathe in the city smog after a nightmareish 9-hour bus from Raleigh though. Which was made oh-so comfortable by the fact that we'd all had a pretty heavy previous night, celebrating, or rather drowning our sorrows for the end of the semester and our last night with everyone in Alexander Hall.
Headaches aside, we did manage to cover a fair bit of ground, getting from our bus stop in Chinatown to a hostel in Columbus Circle, to Times Square, to Fifth Ave, Central Park, all the way down to Wall Street and a few streets over to see my cousin's very own amazing coffee shop - Blue Spoon Coffee Co. - but as luck would have it, they were just closing up as we arrived.
I'm told by reliable sources, however, that it is without question the best coffee in the city.
Unfortunately I didn't have ages to spend in the city before heading off to Newark to meet Amy P and Emily, who had been chilling at a hotel all day to relax before our tour to Canada started. Still got some time to breathe in the city smog after a nightmareish 9-hour bus from Raleigh though. Which was made oh-so comfortable by the fact that we'd all had a pretty heavy previous night, celebrating, or rather drowning our sorrows for the end of the semester and our last night with everyone in Alexander Hall.
Headaches aside, we did manage to cover a fair bit of ground, getting from our bus stop in Chinatown to a hostel in Columbus Circle, to Times Square, to Fifth Ave, Central Park, all the way down to Wall Street and a few streets over to see my cousin's very own amazing coffee shop - Blue Spoon Coffee Co. - but as luck would have it, they were just closing up as we arrived.
I'm told by reliable sources, however, that it is without question the best coffee in the city.
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| http://www.bluespooncoffee.com/ |
- Needless to say, the "S" word is strictly banned in the homes of our extended family.
Another highlight of my day had to be Megan's and my little relaxation period in Central Park. We split off from the others after realising that neither our bodies nor our bank accounts could cope with shopping all day. It's such a cliche, but the feeling of tranquility in Central Park when you've been trudging through the city all day is just incomparable.
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| Canberra's finest- Megan Another high point which I must mention was the hour or so spent waiting to see Vice President Joe Biden outside Saks. When he finally emerged from Louis Vuitton he was, annoyingly, ushered straight into a car before we could really get a glimpse let alone a photo. But it was worth the wait just to see all the crazy intense-looking Presidential security guys in their suits and ear-pieces. Super. All in all, a definitively positive start to the month-long road of traveling ahead. Despite one or two sad goodbyes, I sat in the taxi to our Newark hotel to meet Emily and Amy with a huge smile across my face. I can't wait to get back to New York for a longer holiday. And who knows, maybe the big city will even be graced with a wide-eyed CV or two next year... |
Listening to: "In Every Direction" by Junip.
Have a little listen here.
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