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16/3/2015 at 10:04pm
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We went for our 40th birthdays a few years ago.
I felt quite safe, although the charity workers on the streets are a little over zealous for my liking.
Didn't go on the metro, we walked in the day or took a taxi. In fact I wore my walking boots during the day cos I knew we'd be walking and I'd needed to be comfy. Taxi to the Pier to go over to see Liberty and then walked most of the way back to Times Square, taking it all in as we walked. I like to walk and hubby likes buildings so we walked Central Park, saw the Dakota building where John Lennon was shot. Went inside the Chrysler Building lobby (only allowed that far), did Empire State Building (it was foggy, typical). Ground zero was fenced off when we were there.
Definitely agree with the Top of the Rock being a highlight, we booked and went late afternoon, it was busy but we saw the whole city view in the daylight then slowly as the sun went down the city buildings one by one lit up, it was gorgeous.
Food is a highlight too for us, hubby booked Peter Luger's Steakhouse (needed a taxi as its in Brooklyn) but meant we went over the Brooklyn bridge. You need to book in advance and they don't take credit cards. Best meal I've ever had and when we go back we will definitely be eating there again. Smith and Wollensky was another meal which we enjoyed but I preferred Lugers overall.
We had lunch in the restaurant just off the shoe gallery in Saks 5th Avenue, as I walked around the Shoe Gallery in my Brasher walking boots I got a few looks from the sales girls. The restaurant had views of the city and was a welcome break from the rush going on around us.
Hubby is in NYC this week as it happens, he says the new Freedom Tower is awesome.
It's a fab city and I would love to go back one day. Enjoy!
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28/3/2015 at 12:32pm
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We went in 2012 for three nights - went to Ground Zero - book your slot before you go. Went on the free Staten Island ferry, ate pizza in a famous place in Little Italy - can't remember the name, sorry. Went up Empire State building (pre booked), went to Central park, MoMA and Grand Central Station, went to a baseball game one evening on the metro. Went to Hard Rock Cafe - had our kids with us who were about 15 and 16 then. I felt totally safe but the metro is sooo hot underground. This was August tho'! Also found metro confusing and we're not daft usually! Not all machines gave change so had to keep buying bottles of water etc to get some change and it wasn't really clear which platform you were supposed to be on in one of the stations, can't remember which one.
What I found different was that it's all mixed up, so people live there and the business, shopping, tourist shops etc are not zoned in away they seem to be in London. It is definitely not 24 hour tho' - I had this daft idea that it never slept and that meant everything was open all the time, but no - couldn't find a subway open later than 11! I think we are more 24hr than NY! I did enjoy it but it's not somewhere I'd be that bothered if I didn't go back to.
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