Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Big Apple...

View from my Cross-Trainer...how can a workout be boring with this to look at????
View from our room

Tavern on the Green
Times Square

Brooklyn Bridge
Buddha at Tao

Merkato 55


Everyone said I would love New York City and they were right! It was a perfect mix of chaos and calm. Tree lined streets and parks gave way to the neon craziness of Times Square and trendy restaurants were followed by a slice of pizza in a hole in the wall place....perfect ! We had time to laugh at old stories, catch up on where we were are now and what we thought the future would hold....so fun to share these times with women who I remember talking about what the future would look like 15 years ago...Some highlights included:


  • Central Park--we ate H & H bagels with lox and cream cheese from Zabars on a bench and watched the people go by.


  • Tavern on the Green--Bloody Mary's in the courtyard on a very hot Saturday morning!


  • Tao--yummy dumplings and a huge (I mean HUGE) fortune cookie stuffed with chocolate mousse.


  • Merkato 55--Danny's (Chris' cousin) girlfriend Tekela is the floor manager at this African restaurant...we had a wonderful meal with tons of food and tasty South African wine in the meatpacking district. This was followed by drinks at Pravda an underground Russian Vodka bar.


  • Curtains the Musical--we got same day 1/2 price tickets from the TKTS counter....it has David Hyde-Pierce(Niles from Frazier)...we had great seats and it was fun to see a Broadway show.


  • Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan....seeing SATC the night before (also a highlight) made this walk even more memorable!



  • Taking the Staten Island Ferry--great view of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline....next time....I would take it at night!


  • Having a glass of wine at the Waldorf and the girl talk we had there.


  • Shopping for Coach purses and D&G sunglasses on Canal Street.

The list could go on and on...it was a fabulous time with fabulous women!






Monday, June 9, 2008

To be continued...

Mother Nature got the best of me yesterday....I thought I would be back in Chicago by 3:30....but a 3 hour delay in NYC followed by a 25 minute wait for a gate at O'hare resulted in a later arrival home--this is better than the fates of those flights after mine...they were cancelled....this resulted in no trip report as of yet....so here is a teaser....a little pic from Central Park....we had a wonderful time...stay tuned!