Some highlights of our trip:
- Seeing my family in Flushing, NY, which was pretty much Taiwantown, U.S.A.
- The Statue of Liberty, minus the two hours in two different security lines.
- New York pizza!
- Seeing Wicked for the first time on Broadway.
- Tuna tartare and the high tech Japanese toilet at Sakagura.
- The view from the Top of the Rock.
- The window displays were redonkulous!
- Straight New York tap water. Seriously.
- Lunch at Jean Georges with Karri and Misha.
- The Met, minus the insane crowds.
- The butternut squash soup and tweed kettle pie (got it b/c of its name!) at Tea & Sympathy with Karri.
- Central Park right after it snowed.
- Junior’s NY cheesecake with strawberries, thanks to my cousin Theresa.
- The Apple store on 5th Ave.
- Blueberry pancakes at Clinton St. Bakery, minus the 1 hour and 45 minute wait >_<.
- The last minute right before the ball dropped at Times Square, minus the 5 hours and 59 minute wait beforehand.
- 30% off sale-price sale at BR.
- PDT Bar. Really great original drinks made in the old-fashioned way.
- Momofuku Ssam Bar’s fried brussel sprouts (trust me), kimchi apples, and steamed pork buns. I don’t usually eat much pork, but I’m glad I made the exception this time.
Lowlights of our trip:
- The wait to do practically anything.
- The crowds and lines and more lines, and more lines…
- Did I mention the lines?
- Slow-ass people that take up the entire sidewalk (actually, that’s a running pet peeve of mine so it doesn’t only apply to New York).
- Trying to hail a taxi in freezing weather and they’re all full.
- Rob lost one of his gloves at the Statue of Liberty and it seemed like the entire island sold out of mens gloves. We tried BR, J Crew, Gap, H&M, Armani Exchange, etc.
Overall, a great trip and we’ll want to be back in the couple of years to experience the stuff we didn’t get to see yet. Photojournal to follow when I finally get all 5k pictures uploaded.
