Our Trip to NY - Part 1

Well, NY has come and gone. We had SUCH a great time. We did just about everything we planned on doing, with the exception of seeing the Statue of Liberty - we just waved at her from Brooklyn.

Because we had a trip of many events I thought I would do the blog in 2 parts. This one will be the first couple of days we were there. So here we go!

We luckily had no flight issues at all, which was wonderful considering we were walking by hundreds of unhappy American Airlines customers. When we arrived in NY on Wednesday it was already nighttime. It was slightly misting, but that did not hinder us from walking around for HOURS that night, checking everything out including Time Square. Here is a pic of Nate and I that night. One of the many pictures we took of ourselves (one of the downfalls of traveling in a pair).



We were a little wet, but happy to be in NY. Another thing to mention is how lucky we were with weather. We were expecting rain and cold, but instead got some of the best weather that has hit the city in a LONG time. Not only did that make us happy, but my friend Lana pointed out that all the New Yorkers were happy as well. We didn't get any of the "rude new yorker" feel from anyone.

So the next morning (Thursday), we headed out to the West Village to have brunch at the Tartine, a cafe suggested by my friend Lindsay. It was delicious! Our first of many great meals in NY. After, we walked around some more, just checking out the area. This was one of my favorite areas.



These trees were beautiful, and they were everywhere! I asked a couple of people what kind of tree it was, but no one had an answer.



From there, we hopped the Metro and headed to the Empire State building.



As Nate would tell you, this was not my favorite part of the trip. In my defense, who knew it was such an ordeal?! It was $38 for Nate and I to go up and see. And the lines! When you are on your way up, you are in a huge line similar to an amusement park ride, except 10x as long (okay, slight exaggeration).



I do have to say, the pics came out pretty cool. Oh, and by the way, are you noting the weather? Were we lucky or what?



After the Empire State Building I somehow talked Nate into going to the huge Macy's. He "pretended" we weren't going and then veered into the building at the last minute :) It was HUGE! It was almost suffocating it was so huge (an oxymoron!). There are 5 Starbucks in the 1 Macy's, yes 5! It was too much, so we did an extremely quick tour and got out.

Thursday night was "Young Frankenstein" night. We were cutting it close, but decided to try a Chilean restaurant close to the theatre. It was called Pomaire and it was BY FAR my favorite meal. It was soooo good. Here is a pic of my Salmon (I'm still dreaming about it), in the background you can see Nate's Chilean sea bass. We argued about whose was better because we both liked our own best. It was a win-win situation really.



Dinner ended up taking the perfect amount of time. We made it to the play with time to spare. "Young Frankenstein" was hilarious. If you grew up watching Mel Brook's like me, you will love it. The actors were amazing too! Seeing the "original" cast is what makes NY Broadway what it is. It was a pleasant surprise that Megan Mulally, Karen from Will & Grace, was in it. My favorite had to be Andrea Martin. She is well known on Broadway with many Tony Awards on her shelf, but for those of us that don't see many Broadway plays we might remember her best as the funny aunt from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

To be continued...