A very late start after the very late finish. We wandered out about 4pm for a spot of shopping and a planned early night. I cant be blamed for our 3 hour shopping expedition - it was that Scott guy. I lost him in Virgin Mega store after I pointed out the vinyl section to him, and I thought he could smell it from miles away.
We hit Broadway today playing in M&M store where you can purchase any colour of M&M you want so we now are the proud owners of a very large bowl of green M&M’s, however it is reducing before our eyes.
Due to the time difference, my planned early night did not happen. As I lay there still awake at 5am I wondered if I could get up and go for another run. I continued to ponder this until I fell asleep around 6am. A fairly quiet day but still, I'm in NY.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Day 1: A Late One, both start and finish
Its Saturday in the city which means market day and hanging in Central Park in the sun watching some baseball (NY Law School vrs some dodgy Brooklyn Team) and eating soft super large pretzels. Cheesy filled Pretzels at that!
Our wander along Broadway back into town leads us thru market day where Brooklyn Ave is closed to traffic. Thousands of people and so so so much food. Favourite of the day are the toffee strawberries - just like toffee apples but you get heaps more toffee for the same amount of fruit. Droooool.
Horror of all horrors, I have found myself in NYC without a hair drier so off it is to Macy's (my new favourite store) to purchase the all important cant live without it piece of equipment. But alas, after being dragged thru the 4 Men's ecko sections, plus ecko for chics (which is all itty bitty tight clothes leading me to question this designer that Scott loves so much) I am told we must head to the basement. Down the original rickety wooden escalator I enter 'Heaven'. An entire floor devoted to kitchen equipment where I am left pondering if buying a KitchenAid mixer in the US is excessive. That question is yet to be answered.
Last stop in Macy's was the Fur Vault - just one I have my eye on, a mink half length for the low low sum of $4550. Good news is that its 60% off and being a non New Yorker, I get a further 11% off! Bargain! We leave Macy's without the mink coat and hair drier - they don't stock them, but I am happy that I found heaven is actually downstairs.
The night holds an evening with Carl Craig and after much discussion we decide to Subway then cab it. For future reference, all the cabs are in Manhattan and those that are cruising around don't know where anything in Brooklyn is. Problem solved though - ask the limo driver who is at the gas station. Thank goodness for the wee NZ gem called Navman, we have directions (no limo though) and we were on our way.....finally, its now 1.15am
A great night with some great tunes. A new fav for me is a Depech mode remix. Mr Craig completely mixed it up moving from soulful relaxing tunes to full electronic hard fast beats. Read more at Scott's blog: http://www.resistconformity.com/ We had loads of fun and got home easily as we stole someone elses ordered taxi.
Bed time as its now 5.30am, No! I'm wide awake so head out for a run to Central Park. The city is so, I was going to say quiet, but its not, its just lacking people at this hour. Its cool, clear and a different place all together. There are squirrels and dero's sharing Central Park along with a few crazy runners. The sun rising onto the old buildings is a beautiful site and I head home even more awake than before the run.
Our wander along Broadway back into town leads us thru market day where Brooklyn Ave is closed to traffic. Thousands of people and so so so much food. Favourite of the day are the toffee strawberries - just like toffee apples but you get heaps more toffee for the same amount of fruit. Droooool.
Horror of all horrors, I have found myself in NYC without a hair drier so off it is to Macy's (my new favourite store) to purchase the all important cant live without it piece of equipment. But alas, after being dragged thru the 4 Men's ecko sections, plus ecko for chics (which is all itty bitty tight clothes leading me to question this designer that Scott loves so much) I am told we must head to the basement. Down the original rickety wooden escalator I enter 'Heaven'. An entire floor devoted to kitchen equipment where I am left pondering if buying a KitchenAid mixer in the US is excessive. That question is yet to be answered.
Last stop in Macy's was the Fur Vault - just one I have my eye on, a mink half length for the low low sum of $4550. Good news is that its 60% off and being a non New Yorker, I get a further 11% off! Bargain! We leave Macy's without the mink coat and hair drier - they don't stock them, but I am happy that I found heaven is actually downstairs.
The night holds an evening with Carl Craig and after much discussion we decide to Subway then cab it. For future reference, all the cabs are in Manhattan and those that are cruising around don't know where anything in Brooklyn is. Problem solved though - ask the limo driver who is at the gas station. Thank goodness for the wee NZ gem called Navman, we have directions (no limo though) and we were on our way.....finally, its now 1.15am
A great night with some great tunes. A new fav for me is a Depech mode remix. Mr Craig completely mixed it up moving from soulful relaxing tunes to full electronic hard fast beats. Read more at Scott's blog: http://www.resistconformity.com/ We had loads of fun and got home easily as we stole someone elses ordered taxi.
Bed time as its now 5.30am, No! I'm wide awake so head out for a run to Central Park. The city is so, I was going to say quiet, but its not, its just lacking people at this hour. Its cool, clear and a different place all together. There are squirrels and dero's sharing Central Park along with a few crazy runners. The sun rising onto the old buildings is a beautiful site and I head home even more awake than before the run.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Noo York Baby
LAX is no issue at all - ignore those naysayers who describe it like hell on earth, a place to be avoided at all costs. After a 15 hour flight and plenty of nerves, LAX was a breeze compared to entering (or exiting) Australia. Okay, so they may have a bleary eyed photo of me but its a better than some photos I have seen of myself.
Anyway, I'm here! Arrival was a little latter than expected (round midnight) but that didn't stop the two of us over excited kids hailing a taxi and zooming down to Empire State Building for a wee look. Highly recommend popping down there around 1am as there are no crowds and they bring out the odd ball staff at that hour. What a fab intro to the city - a 360 degree view from the 86th floor gives you a great idea of what the city has to offer. Standing up there and seeing the size of Macy's department store just makes me excited about shopping! ! ! ! !
A slice of good old american pizza was up next for us. We devoured our 8" slices whilst contemplating how long we were going to survive in this city eating this food. The oil pool that had run down my hand and congealed on the plate was large enough to fuel the white hummer limousine hanging on the corner.
Home we trotted, grabbing chicken on a stick off a corner street vendor (yes, I was hungry) taking in the sights of Radio City Hall, Hershey's Store, M&M's Store, Virgin Records Store and my soon to be home, Macy's.
That's it - a little after 3am, we decided to call it a day and sleep. Photos to come once I have had some sleep
Anyway, I'm here! Arrival was a little latter than expected (round midnight) but that didn't stop the two of us over excited kids hailing a taxi and zooming down to Empire State Building for a wee look. Highly recommend popping down there around 1am as there are no crowds and they bring out the odd ball staff at that hour. What a fab intro to the city - a 360 degree view from the 86th floor gives you a great idea of what the city has to offer. Standing up there and seeing the size of Macy's department store just makes me excited about shopping! ! ! ! !
A slice of good old american pizza was up next for us. We devoured our 8" slices whilst contemplating how long we were going to survive in this city eating this food. The oil pool that had run down my hand and congealed on the plate was large enough to fuel the white hummer limousine hanging on the corner.
Home we trotted, grabbing chicken on a stick off a corner street vendor (yes, I was hungry) taking in the sights of Radio City Hall, Hershey's Store, M&M's Store, Virgin Records Store and my soon to be home, Macy's.
That's it - a little after 3am, we decided to call it a day and sleep. Photos to come once I have had some sleep
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