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My NYC must sees/dos:
Empire State Building and/or Rockefeller Plaza
Central Park (a walk in...)
Greenwich village
Intrepid air/sea/space museum- Aircraft carrier, submarine, planes + Concorde
Met museum of art & Guggenheim
Walk up/down Broadway
Staten Island Ferry 'round trip
at least 1 yellow cab and subway journey
Walk across Brooklyn Bridge
Massive pizzas and bagels
Empire State Building and/or Rockefeller Plaza
Central Park (a walk in...)
Greenwich village
Intrepid air/sea/space museum- Aircraft carrier, submarine, planes + Concorde
Met museum of art & Guggenheim
Walk up/down Broadway
Staten Island Ferry 'round trip
at least 1 yellow cab and subway journey
Walk across Brooklyn Bridge
Massive pizzas and bagels
Edited by chazola on Friday 18th November 16:08
Dive bars! McSorley's, Nancy Whiskey's, Jimmy's (run by an ex-heavyweight boxer) and Milady's to name but a few.
Oh and do the Highline. An elevated railway line turned into a park.
http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images/high-l...
Oh and do the Highline. An elevated railway line turned into a park.
http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images/high-l...
Robatr0n said:
Peter Luger steakhouse!
This chap be-eth prophetic.I go to NYC about every 7weeks or so, for a whopping 40 hours, stay at the JW MARRIOTT Brooklyn Bridge. My arrival time at the hotel is about 8pm, always have a table booked for 9. Wonderful place. It's a little slice of heaven, casual, loud, historic.
If you can afford it, go see a Knicks game at MSG! By far and away the best thing we did when we sent this year. And, neither me or the Mrs have any remote interest in Basketball!
Seriously though, I can't recommend it enough, the atmosphere, the sense of occasion - you know how over the top yanks do everything? Well it really adds to the occassion.
It wasnt very cheap though is the only down fall. I think our tickets worked out at about £100 for the both of us. On top of that there are foam fingers, programs, Beer - $9 a pint! but you do get a plastic cup to take home as a souvenir.
I got our tickets off ebay if its of any help but you can also buy them on ticketmaster and the like.
Another friend of ours is going over xmas and they're off to the game on xmas day. I'm properly jelous!
Enjoy!
Seriously though, I can't recommend it enough, the atmosphere, the sense of occasion - you know how over the top yanks do everything? Well it really adds to the occassion.
It wasnt very cheap though is the only down fall. I think our tickets worked out at about £100 for the both of us. On top of that there are foam fingers, programs, Beer - $9 a pint! but you do get a plastic cup to take home as a souvenir.
I got our tickets off ebay if its of any help but you can also buy them on ticketmaster and the like.
Another friend of ours is going over xmas and they're off to the game on xmas day. I'm properly jelous!
Enjoy!
If you can afford it, go see a Knicks game at MSG! By far and away the best thing we did when we sent this year. And, neither me or the Mrs have any remote interest in Basketball!
Seriously though, I can't recommend it enough, the atmosphere, the sense of occasion - you know how over the top yanks do everything? Well it really adds to the occassion.
It wasnt very cheap though is the only down fall. I think our tickets worked out at about £100 for the both of us. On top of that there are foam fingers, programs, Beer - $9 a pint! but you do get a plastic cup to take home as a souvenir.
I got our tickets off ebay if its of any help but you can also buy them on ticketmaster and the like.
Another friend of ours is going over xmas and they're off to the game on xmas day. I'm properly jelous!
Enjoy!
Seriously though, I can't recommend it enough, the atmosphere, the sense of occasion - you know how over the top yanks do everything? Well it really adds to the occassion.
It wasnt very cheap though is the only down fall. I think our tickets worked out at about £100 for the both of us. On top of that there are foam fingers, programs, Beer - $9 a pint! but you do get a plastic cup to take home as a souvenir.
I got our tickets off ebay if its of any help but you can also buy them on ticketmaster and the like.
Another friend of ours is going over xmas and they're off to the game on xmas day. I'm properly jelous!
Enjoy!
well, we're going.
thnaks to a brilliant and unexpected trip to a travel agents we've got 22-27th in MSG hotel and flights for four adults from heathrow direct.
bob on.
PS has anyone done Niagra falls from NYC and are internet prices as good as we can get ?
alternatively, is washington DC doable in a day?
thanks
thnaks to a brilliant and unexpected trip to a travel agents we've got 22-27th in MSG hotel and flights for four adults from heathrow direct.
bob on.
PS has anyone done Niagra falls from NYC and are internet prices as good as we can get ?
alternatively, is washington DC doable in a day?
thanks
Nom de ploom said:
well, we're going.
thnaks to a brilliant and unexpected trip to a travel agents we've got 22-27th in MSG hotel and flights for four adults from heathrow direct.
bob on.
PS has anyone done Niagra falls from NYC and are internet prices as good as we can get ?
alternatively, is washington DC doable in a day?
thanks
I drove from Niagara to NYC last year (I have a chum who owns a vineyard near NF). NF is pretty cool - Best views from the Canadian side best experience on the US side (surprisingly it is a lot less naff!!).thnaks to a brilliant and unexpected trip to a travel agents we've got 22-27th in MSG hotel and flights for four adults from heathrow direct.
bob on.
PS has anyone done Niagra falls from NYC and are internet prices as good as we can get ?
alternatively, is washington DC doable in a day?
thanks
DC is about 2.5 hours by express train from Penn Station (I did NYC to Baltimore by train last year - tickets are very expensive)
carreauchompeur said:
Brilliant, I'd love to do New York but it doesn't strike me as a "solo traveller" type destination. Will watch thread for inspiration...
NdP, was the package a good deal- Prices?
I did 6 days in New York last March. It was a stag do for 3 days and as I had never been before I stayed another 3 and did the tourist thing on my own. Really enjoyed it.NdP, was the package a good deal- Prices?
carreauchompeur said:
I'd love to do New York but it doesn't strike me as a "solo traveller" type destination.
You'd be surprised - I worked there for 6 months and was pretty much on my own at weekends as the locals would go home - Women love an English accent and there's plenty to see/do that doesn't require holding hands.....ScoobyDood said:
carreauchompeur said:
I'd love to do New York but it doesn't strike me as a "solo traveller" type destination.
You'd be surprised - I worked there for 6 months and was pretty much on my own at weekends as the locals would go home - Women love an English accent and there's plenty to see/do that doesn't require holding hands.....Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff