A very delayed finish to my "traveling blogging" that I attempted right after I returned from NYC because I did not want to miss any details! Well guess what- that is why man invented a camera. And even better, why Apple invented time and date stamps in my iPhone so that I can see when and at what time of day I took my photos, and even WHERE. The holidays happened people, I got busy at work, and quite frankly, I am seriously ADD with my blogging, it comes and goes in waves as I am sure you can tell by my timeline located on the right side of my blog. I took like, a year break because I forgot that I blogged.
WHOOPS!
Anyway, back on track! I left off on my adventures of my DAY ONE in NYC. It was a big day for me, I was exhausted, elated and alone. But let me tell you- for my circumstance, being alone for the first several hours in NYC was the best way to do it. I went at my own pace, I didn't have to worry about what anyone else wanted to do or didn't see. I could see what I wanted and spend as much time as I wanted!
After I meandered around in Grand Central Terminal- GORGEOUS by the way, I headed outside. It was time to head back to mid-town where our hotel was, I needed a shower and perhaps a mini nap before the nights festivities. At this point, I was fading. I popped into a Dunkin' Donuts and attempted to order a coffee, which is difficult when you are a west coast Starbucks girl. They looked at me oddly when I said grande black coffee with two splendas... I just said, "I'm from LA, help." And they were surprisingly nice. That gave me a bit of steam to walking the roughly, 18 or so blocks to the hotel. At this point, the other two travelling companions had landed. Now I hadn't met either of these, now amazing, friends yet. They were friends of my friend who sort of put this trip together. I knew all about these two and and felt like I already "knew" them. They were texting me saying they were getting lunch across from the hotel. I was BEAT, but I wanted to at least say hi to them. I picked up my pace and turned a corner and then to my huge surprise, as everything on that day was because somehow I just ended up where I wanted to be, I was in Times Square!
I made it back to mid-town after my Time Square discovery and I popped in the restaurant where they were, and it was fantastic how much it felt like we had already hung out. They looked refreshed and ready for the day, I looked, and felt, like death. I checked my 'Moves' app on my phone, sure enough, in 5 hours I had done some damage...6+ miles around NYC and who knows HOW many blocks! And I had seen everything imperative on my to-see list. And I was going on about 1 hour of airplane sleep which, if ANYONE knows, is NOT sleep. It was just after 2:00PM, the other two were ready to go do a little walking, I headed across the street to The Dream Hotel, our home for the next three nights, to refresh myself. I showered, re-dressed and just as I crawled into bed, my bestie got home from his day at work! It was so good to see him and tell him about my day. We hung out and talked and he worked on some work phone calls. I then proclaimed my hunger and he suggested a soup place around the corner. We walked and got it to go and came back to the room. He had a work event that night, and I had what every NYC tourist had for a Thursday night, a Broadway show!
I got so lucky in that I got my tickets complimentary from someone I know who has the connections. I didn't realize how lucky I truly was until I got to Studio 54 and took everything in. I got to see 'Cabaret'. It was STUNNING. I loved every second of it, and I had the most amazing seats. A friend got to be my date and it was the PERFECT way to spend my first night in NYC.
My friend and I met up with the other three companions and had Mexican food at midnight! I love NYC. Truly never sleeps.
And then, day one and night one were over!
WHOOPS!
Anyway, back on track! I left off on my adventures of my DAY ONE in NYC. It was a big day for me, I was exhausted, elated and alone. But let me tell you- for my circumstance, being alone for the first several hours in NYC was the best way to do it. I went at my own pace, I didn't have to worry about what anyone else wanted to do or didn't see. I could see what I wanted and spend as much time as I wanted!
After I meandered around in Grand Central Terminal- GORGEOUS by the way, I headed outside. It was time to head back to mid-town where our hotel was, I needed a shower and perhaps a mini nap before the nights festivities. At this point, I was fading. I popped into a Dunkin' Donuts and attempted to order a coffee, which is difficult when you are a west coast Starbucks girl. They looked at me oddly when I said grande black coffee with two splendas... I just said, "I'm from LA, help." And they were surprisingly nice. That gave me a bit of steam to walking the roughly, 18 or so blocks to the hotel. At this point, the other two travelling companions had landed. Now I hadn't met either of these, now amazing, friends yet. They were friends of my friend who sort of put this trip together. I knew all about these two and and felt like I already "knew" them. They were texting me saying they were getting lunch across from the hotel. I was BEAT, but I wanted to at least say hi to them. I picked up my pace and turned a corner and then to my huge surprise, as everything on that day was because somehow I just ended up where I wanted to be, I was in Times Square!
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| Time Square! At night it's so bright you feel like it's day time! |
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| So cool! |
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| Huge Candy Store! |
I made it back to mid-town after my Time Square discovery and I popped in the restaurant where they were, and it was fantastic how much it felt like we had already hung out. They looked refreshed and ready for the day, I looked, and felt, like death. I checked my 'Moves' app on my phone, sure enough, in 5 hours I had done some damage...6+ miles around NYC and who knows HOW many blocks! And I had seen everything imperative on my to-see list. And I was going on about 1 hour of airplane sleep which, if ANYONE knows, is NOT sleep. It was just after 2:00PM, the other two were ready to go do a little walking, I headed across the street to The Dream Hotel, our home for the next three nights, to refresh myself. I showered, re-dressed and just as I crawled into bed, my bestie got home from his day at work! It was so good to see him and tell him about my day. We hung out and talked and he worked on some work phone calls. I then proclaimed my hunger and he suggested a soup place around the corner. We walked and got it to go and came back to the room. He had a work event that night, and I had what every NYC tourist had for a Thursday night, a Broadway show!
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| Bestie working & eating dinner with me in our room. |
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| Just gorgeous architecture and decor |
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| Inside Studio 54! |
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| The best seats! So happy. |
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| Our view of the stage! |
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| My date! |
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| The final bow |
And then, day one and night one were over!
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