To celebrate the opportunity to travel inexpensively after the holidays, the wife and I decided to treat ourselves to a long weekend in New York City. Another reason for the trip was to use the Broadway tickets that I had gotten her for our first anniversary (paper anniversary).
Our journey began Friday morning with a tearful goodbye to our dog and a drive to the Columbus airport. From there, we had two flights, both delayed by the recent snowstorms in the Mid-West, but we still managed to get on the ground in NY by 7:15 pm (only one hour behind schedule). We had dinner reservations at 8:30 with my cousin and her friends so we needed to make our way to lower Manhattan to drop off our bags before heading to dinner. My aunt and uncle (who live on the island) were kind enough to offer the guest room of their condo for our stay. More on that later.
Somehow we managed to make it to the restaurant only 5 minutes behind schedule and proceed to enjoy a delicious Italian meal at Vento (highly recommended). Then, being the party animals that we are, we decided to check out some of the local night spots. My cousin first took us to the Spice Market, an Indian restaurant/bar with a great atmosphere
After a couple hours of hanging out at the bar here, our group moved on to our next destination: a dive bar called the White Horse Tavern. We closed down the bar before heading home at 4 am. Long day.
Day two started at around 10 o’clock when we pulled ourselves out of bed and I got a quick run in to keep the streak alive. Once that was out of the way, some lazing around the condo and catching up with my aunt and uncle was in order. Speaking of the condo, check out our digs for the weekend.
Beats a New York hotel… especially for the price. And check out the view we woke up to in the morning.
Once we were filled with coffee and homemade breakfast, we decided to venture by foot and explore some of lower Manhattan…
Progress being made at Ground Zero
St. Paul’s Chapel
Further south to old Trinity Church (remember to remove your hat)
New York Stock Exchange
A sad panda and a happy bull
Lady Liberty as seen from Battery Park
Obama Condoms, anyone?
A break from the cold at one of the hundreds of Starbucks locations
Finishing the walk at sundown
Back to the condo for a quick change and then off to dinner and to see Wicked at the Gershwin Theater.
Good food and drink at Mexican Radio
Sneaking in a (illegal) picture before the play began
Off to a good start. Tomorrow’s activities are still up in the air, but there are a lot of ideas floating around. Should be a fun day.
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