Patrick and I had such a great time. I have only ever traveled through New York, and never gotten to get out and see the city. We have been wanting to go together ever since we got married. Patrick did lots of research and planned lots of fun things to see and do. He found us a little apartment on this site (one of his favorites - we've used it for places in Colorado, Hawaii, Paris and New York).
The first day, we dropped off the kids at lunch time and then headed into the city. We found our apartment, and headed out to Times Square. We got in line at TKTS to get tickets for a show. We decided to see In the Heights. But before the show we walked around to check out Times Square and then headed to 5 Napkin Burger for a very late lunch. Patrick had the Original 5 Napkin and I had the Cheddar burger (no bacon). Honestly, it was the best thing I've ever eaten. The burger was amazing - I thought mine was the best, Patrick earnestly believes that his was the best - and the fries were great, too. Then we went back to the apartment and got dressed up for a night out! The show was great - even better than I was expecting. If you ever have the chance to see it, go! After the show we went out for dinner at Marseille. The food was delicious, and it was the nicest restaurant I've ever been to, and it was still busy at midnight. Cool. It was just a perfect day. Of course, we have had some sort of technical glitch and lost all the pictures that we took that day. Bummer.
The next day we got up and found some pastry and coffee for breakfast and walked around some more of the city, including the Rockefeller Center ice rink. We got some pizza at a little place near our apartment (my favorite pizza of the weekend.) Then we took a boat tour around the island of Manhattan. We learned a lot and saw lots of great views of the city, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and all the bridges. It was a little cold (it is January), but great. From there, we headed to the Empire State Building. We stopped for another slice of pizza at another little place on the way. By the time we got to the top it was dark, but the views were amazing. After all the walking, and standing in long lines, it was time to sit down and take a little break. We stopped at a brewery restaurant on the ground floor and Patrick had the beer sampler. We walked around Macy's - totally crazy old maze of a place! - and found some of the original wooden escalators. We went to Sapporo for dinner - for huge bowls of ramen! And we walked around some more and found a quirky, crazy little store that had a cereal that I used to love and can never find any more.
The next morning, we went to the Little Pie Company for a yummy breakfast, and then caught the subway to Greenwich Village. We took a walking tour and admired the beautiful brownstones and fun little shops, including the coolest little cheese store (well, since the one that Kristi worked at in Longmont). We had lunch at Otto Enoteca Pizzeria. For the rest of the day it was rainy and windy, but thankfully that one afternoon and evening were the only bad weather we had. I took a nap while Patrick went to get tickets for another show, and then we headed back out to find some awesome sweets. We went to Eileen's Special Cheesecake for the best cheesecake in New York. We tried the plain, the chocolate mousse, and the key lime. The plain was my favorite, of course. Then we went up to Jacques Torres Chocolate. Patrick got their chocolate chip cookie, which they serve warm. It was crazy and amazing. We went to Blind Tiger for some beer for Patrick, and some yummy pub grub for dinner, and then took a short but crazy cab ride to the theater to see STOMP. It was so much fun.
We spent our last morning taking a walking tour of midtown. We walked up 5th Avenue, through the fashion district, and saw ... tons of stuff. The New York Public Library, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Tiffany's (both the old building and the new), F.A.O. Schwartz, and the The Plaza Hotel. (The lobby was beautiful.) We walked around Central Park, and then headed to lunch at the Carnegie Deli. The sandwiches were enormous! Patrick had the "Woody Allen" - hot pastrami and corned beef. It was as big as his head. And he finished it.
What a cool little trip! We had so much fun exploring and having our little adventures and just being together. Here's a slide show of just a few of the many, many pictures we took. I'm sorry that there's no picture of my amazing hamburger, or any of the two of us together. You'll just have to imagine how snazzy we were.
Glad you guys got to get away for a weekend! That sounds like fun!!! :)
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