If you could spend one day in NYC...

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by ZTAMich
We don't think we're better than everyone else. We KNOW we're better!!

What she said.

[Tom Earp]

First off, NY is not just Manhattan Island! It is also a State even though some dont know that!

What DeltaAlum said! Ride a Bus to see what is around!

I did this in London, and The Tram in Viennia.

Get the lay of the land.

Go to Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, MSG, Radio City Music Hall, Top of the Empire State Building, Yankee Stadum.

There is much to see and never enough time!

Cabs, look out! Will give you a quick tour if you dont know where you are going! $$$$$$$!

[lifesaver]

Been to NYC a few times and would like to do my usual. Dick around lower manhattan and have lunch at a great deli. head up to 5th ave and Central Park South and hang out at the park across from Central park (right behind CBS studios) and people watch. Then head to a museum. Dinner at a cool neighborhood restauraunt.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by valkyrie
I'd put the smackdown on the people who think they're better than everyone else because they're from New York.

BRING IT ON!!!!!

[dzsaigirl]

Tomorrow is the big day!

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Have fun in the Big Apple.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Let us know how it went.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Tomorrow is the Puerto Rican Day Parade if you are interested.

[dzsaigirl]

I saw the Puerto Rican Day fetivities as we rode into town. There were tons of cops too.

I am SO tired...and when I finally got home a little past midnight and crawled into bed, my ears were ringing like they do when I leave a club...that's how loud everything was! And that's after nearly four hours of riding back to Providence!

There is not much that you can do in only one day in NYC. Especially since it was really crowded yesterday. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. I guess everyone else thought it would be a good idea to go out and about as well.

We got to the Port Authority and walked over to Madame Tussaud's. It was really cool. They had a wax statue of Ronald Regan out in front for people to take pics with and they had laid flowers and stuff there. We went in and paid the 25 or so bucks to see the whole thing and it was really neat. The eyes look SO REAL. Of course, I got pics of me with different people, and that was fun. For life size likenesses, I was surprised at how short some of those people are.

So this took a while, especially since they had this extra Van Helsing haunted house thingy.

Then we walked around Times Square for a little bit and went to Toys R Us. I bought a ton of candy there...just what I need!

Then we walked around and looked at stuff until we got to the Empire State Building. We did the "Sky Ride" which is totally stupid. It is one of those virtual reality rides where you move around a little, but the screen makes you think you are flying around the city. From there, we got into an "express" line for the observation deck (supposedly faster to get up there if you also do this skyride thing). It took for freaking EVER. It was extremely crowded up there. It was kind of hard to get to a position where you could see stuff or take pictures. I sent an email to my friends from this email kiosk that is up there, which is cheesy, but cool.

**side note
-I would like to take a moment to mention that, by this time, I had been hit on by guys several times and I had caught many many guys looking me over. It was really strange. Maybe I was just being more aware of my surroundings, so I noticed it more than usual. Also, I saw many MANY hot guys there.-
**end of side note

After this, we were looking for somewhere to eat and go to the bathroom, but after we went to the bathroom, my friend and I lost our appetite. The bathrooms were really nasty.

Then we went down to the WTC site for a while. It is unbelievable that they have made so much progress there. When I was there, there were armed guards hanging around, so it felt safe. There is one building there that looks like they just started working on it. The facade is extremely damaged, windows still blown out, etc. Then the other buildings are either fixed or have at least the frame rebuilt. Can you believe it has almost been 3 years?

By this time, we had still not eaten anything and I was about to die of hunger. I really didn't want to go to a chain place, but Chevy's was right there and I was in a state of weakness, so we went. The other option was Burger King...

Then we took the subway so that we could try to see St. Patrick's Cathedral, but there was a graduation going on, so it was closed to the public. That sucked. Then we walked back to Times Square and looked at stuff again and headed back to the Port Authority to buy snacks for the road and get in line for the bus.

In conclusion, I think I needed about 5 days to really see what I wanted to see. I think that NYC is pretty cool, but it seems like the kind of place that is nice to visit, but would be strange to live in. I like the freedom of being able to drive my car around and park it in front of the place where I will be shopping. I also don't think I could deal with the noise. I might go crazy. However, you can't ever get bored there because there are innumerable possibilities for things to do.

My best friend is going to be starting her residency there, so I am sure that I will be back several times in the future for visits.

Whew, time for a nap!