I had an absolutely incredible time with Annaliese and Todd while they visited of course! We did almost everything a tourist can do in New York City this past week. A brief overview is as follows:
On the first day we went to eat at McGee's before walking around Times Square.
On the second day we went to see the Statue of Liberty, Battery Park, the Financial District, the World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial, Chinatown, Little Italy, Nolita, and the East Village before going home to crash.
On the third day we went to Midtown to see Grand Central Station, the Chrysler Building, the UN, the NYC Public Library, Bryant Park, a Broadway Show (Phantom of the Opera), and then back to the East Village to go eat at Ivan Ramen, go to a bar called Bonnie Vee so Todd could meet up with a potential future Harvard roommate, and go to a real speakeasy.
On the fourth day we went over to Brooklyn Bridge park and Coney Island before heading back to Manhattan to go to MoMA and see a classical music concert at Carnegie Hall.
On the fifth day we went to Caffe Reggio before doing a walking tour around Washington Square Park, Nolita, NoHo, SoHo, Greenwich Village, Chelsea, and Gramercy, looking at the Highline, the art galleries, Madison Square Park, the Flatiron Building, Union Square, and the Strand, before heading back up to the Theatre District to see the second Broadway show - Kinky Boots.
On the sixth day we went up to Columbia University to explore the campus before going back down to see the Natural History Museum and then over to Brooklyn to see the Brooklyn Museum (and Bowie Exhibit!) and Prospect Park, finishing off the day by going to a jazz bar in Brooklyn and seeing Madison Square Garden/Herald Square before going inside the Empire State Building.
On the seventh day we were supposed to go to the Met, but in my oversight I didn't realise the Met was closed on the same day of the Met Gala. So unfortunately we weren't able to go see it. However, we did see the outside of it and explored Central Park before going down to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and wander around Little Italy/Nolita for a final time before their flight.
Overall we had a great time. Annaliese took the most pictures of the three of us, so those will be posted as soon as she goes through all of them and deems us worthy of sharing Google Drive permissions. (And I can't wait to see them!)
But yesterday I was swamped at work, and by the time I got home it was all I could do to not just pass out in bed. Annaliese unfortunately brought airport germs into my abode, so I've been sick this past week as well.
But hopefully now I'm back on track to my fairly regular routine. It still feels weird to be here after they left - as if I stayed to vacation in the City by myself (minus the work bit). But to be honest, I just can't wait to sleep all weekend!
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