Yep that's right NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!!
So it's midnight and we have just got in from an amazing show (our second of three this week....uh huh!!!) we went to see Idina Menzel in the new musical If/Then. It was awesome. We had amazing seats (and even though we arrived at 7.58pm we still managed to get in!!! We read the wrong ticket and ended up at the wrong theatre... It's a hard life) BUT WHATEVER.... It was so good!! And as we were in the middle of the circle we were her spot for the entire performance and it felt like she was personally singing to me! EPIC. I'm still a bit WHSSKCNDJSJSVAKPALAVH about it!!
Back to the rest of the week. Well... I've managed to walk my feet into oblivion... So I've been hobbling around as much as I can but really we haven't taken New York by storm but rather leisurely and slowly (like the true old married couple we are ;)) but we have seen the Statue of Liberty, and listened to a rather over stretched 30 minute "tour" about the green beauty, we wandered around Ellis Island a bit and watched a rather stretched 30 minute documentary about it, then realising the artefacts had indeed been removed from the island (due to sandy? Or something?) we moved on...
On to the 9/11 memorial. Now I don't know anyone who was involved that day, but even I objected to the awful tourists posing and smiling next to it.... Talk about DISRESPECTFUL!! It's not even 15 years passed and yet it was trawling with globe trotters posing and selfie-ing. I got a bit moody about it. It was really sad. There were fresh flowers on various names around the memorials. It's really still quite fresh. So so sad.
So we then meandered towards City hall and walked a fair way around downtown ( saw Brooklyn bridge we agreed that it looked like batmans one in arkham city) and up through Chinatown an little Italy. But it was way too hot and my feet were in shreds so we caught the subway back to the hostel. (Which is pretty decent again... We've been very lucky so far!!)
At this point I decided to get last minute tickets to a show. And when I get an idea I have to do it... Soooooo for 25 quid each we went to see HARRY POTTER ahem... Daniel Radcliffe in the Cripple of Inishmann. He was really very good, but I had to stop myself from shouting 'Accio Harry Potter!!' At various points throughout the evening!!
Today we took it slowly, got up late, ate breakfast late, wandered to Macy's and begrudgingly bought myself a pair of sensible 'touristy' walking shoes. Sketchers memory foam ones. GROSS. But I care more about seeing America than how I'm seen by America (that's totally a lie, but I figured the more I say it maybe the more I'll believe it)
We then came back to the hostel and watched a few breaking bad episodes... Final season. It's so good!!
Then off to broadway again!! Waaaaah (see top of post)
Oh em gee! I haven't mentioned the food!!
Oh my gosh, so the first night (as we are staying in koreatown) we went for a Korean... Yup it's a thing... We had sashimi, the best beef dumplings of my life, teriyaki (I know it's Japanese but I was scared of the menu... Half of it was octopus) chicken and mike had a random spicy pork belly thing with a huge pile of bean curd. Needless to say he left the bean curd... But it was awesome all the same!
Yesterday we had an epic breakfast as a Tunisian deli, fit!! Then burgers before Broadway (if you're gonna do it... Do it right!) and today we tried to eat cheap so subway and a true 80s Jewish deli!!! Oh my goodness!! They gave you a bowl of gherkins (pickles) and coleslaw before any food gets ordered. Loved it. We had the corned beef and pastrami open hot sandwich. It came with the best chips ever, no french fried here, and gravy.... Literally heaven. *drools everywhere*
New York is a beast of its own design. I've meet been anywhere like it. It stinks. It never sleeps. It's gaudy. It's in your face. It's... GROSS. But I love it.
We are not done here yet! We don't leave until Monday. And tomorrow I get to see my bestest friend! AND go to see Zach Braff on Broadway. So many celebrities so little stage time!! ;)
Waaaaaaaaaah!
Xxxxxx Jess
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