5am start as jet lag kicked in...Finally caught the re-run of the UN general assembly.
Already America did not leave a great impression on me...
We stayed at the Manhattan Club on 56th street between Broadway and 7th Avenue. Loved it because it was so central. 7 blocks to time square, opposite Carnegie Hall and a few blocks from 5th Avenue
We had breakfast at Starbucks (which eventually became our daily routine). There is a real conveyor belt system going on there because people are constantly in a rush. and if you take more than 10 sec to place your order people serious start getting agro. Anyways after that enjoyed a breakfast sandwich and a granola yoghurt mix. Yum!
The plan of the day was to get a sense of our area and where all the places we wanted to visit were. Maybe i should have explained before we stayed in Manhattan, Midtown New York. This is the theatre district.
Found a GAP around the corner and already did my first bit of New York Shopping. Blessed!
We decided to try the NY sight sight seeing tour to, again, familiarise ourselves with the city. Now the story of my life is that Murphy follows me wherever I go. We had the worst tour guide ever. Half of the questions i asked he couldn't give me an answer. He was crazy he would sit down and start swearing (silently) and pointing fingers. CRAZY i tell you!
We traveld around saw all the tourist sites like the Empire State Building, Ground Zero, Freedom Tower, Chrysler Building etc all from the bus. We stopped at Rockafellar Plaza. Awesome place. Finally got to eat an all american pretzel from Auntie Annies. I had the almond mom had the Jalepeno . Heaven Sent!
We then went to TOP OF THE ROCK (top of Rockefellar center). The centre started during the great depression. It grew and grew and grew and now houses one of America's largest media stations -NBC. The centre has some big name stores with an ice rink which is the place to be during the winter time. If you look at American movies each place is set at the Rockefellar centre. Beautiful View from the top... panoramic splendor of the "concrete Jungle".
Tomorrow is another day in the City
PS. Now I understand why American's are obese. Ordered a small meal from MCD's and it is equivalent to our large.
Already America did not leave a great impression on me...
We stayed at the Manhattan Club on 56th street between Broadway and 7th Avenue. Loved it because it was so central. 7 blocks to time square, opposite Carnegie Hall and a few blocks from 5th Avenue
We had breakfast at Starbucks (which eventually became our daily routine). There is a real conveyor belt system going on there because people are constantly in a rush. and if you take more than 10 sec to place your order people serious start getting agro. Anyways after that enjoyed a breakfast sandwich and a granola yoghurt mix. Yum!
The plan of the day was to get a sense of our area and where all the places we wanted to visit were. Maybe i should have explained before we stayed in Manhattan, Midtown New York. This is the theatre district.Found a GAP around the corner and already did my first bit of New York Shopping. Blessed!
We decided to try the NY sight sight seeing tour to, again, familiarise ourselves with the city. Now the story of my life is that Murphy follows me wherever I go. We had the worst tour guide ever. Half of the questions i asked he couldn't give me an answer. He was crazy he would sit down and start swearing (silently) and pointing fingers. CRAZY i tell you!
We traveld around saw all the tourist sites like the Empire State Building, Ground Zero, Freedom Tower, Chrysler Building etc all from the bus. We stopped at Rockafellar Plaza. Awesome place. Finally got to eat an all american pretzel from Auntie Annies. I had the almond mom had the Jalepeno . Heaven Sent!We then went to TOP OF THE ROCK (top of Rockefellar center). The centre started during the great depression. It grew and grew and grew and now houses one of America's largest media stations -NBC. The centre has some big name stores with an ice rink which is the place to be during the winter time. If you look at American movies each place is set at the Rockefellar centre. Beautiful View from the top... panoramic splendor of the "concrete Jungle".
Tomorrow is another day in the City
PS. Now I understand why American's are obese. Ordered a small meal from MCD's and it is equivalent to our large.
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