The big apple. The melting pot. The city that never sleeps. Call it what you will, I love the place. I was privileged enough to get to spend ten days in this concrete jungle with a group of the coolest people on the earth. Here is a brief rundown of one of the best trips of my life.
WHAT WE SAW: New York Housing Project's annual talent show in the middle of Harlem, at the legendary Apollo Theatre. Such a cool show. We were the only white one's in the room. (Except for the fact that I'm not exactly white). The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Absolutely astounding. Standing room tickets for only $24 bucks baby.Wonderland on Broadway. The view from the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise. Totally worth two hours of sleep. Besides, me and Skjelse are probably the best people I know at getting up early for important events. A Banksy! Though to our dismay, it was all covered up :(.
WHAT WE ATE: Oh boy I am almost hesitant to delve into this section. The answer is TOO MUCH. Burgers and shakes at the world famous Goodburger home of the goodburger may I take your order. Gyros and lamb over rice at the Halal stand on 52nd. Heavenly banana bread pudding and cupcakes at Magnolia's. Pizza, lot's of pizza. Dumplings at the Dumpling House in Chinatown. Sushi and curry at Kodoma. Delicious pastries at the Chinatown bakery in Brooklyn. Junior's, good ol' Junior's. Bagles in the bathtub. Piles of meat atCarnegie Deli (I cannot justly call them sandwiches. New York Cheesecake! Applebee's, why did Ryan get the orange chicken. Concrete pretzel at the Shake Shack. Europa Cafe,never let me down. Starbucks. Omelets at Evergreen Diner. Pancakes atGalaxy's.Subway. They have cheap vegetables! 7/11 Slurpees, Jonas's first time. Frozen yogurt that was 16 blocks further than it had to be. The sought-after strawberry fruit bars in Central Park. Pasta at Daniela's. Soul food at Sylvia's. Aka fried chicken on a waffle plus maple syrup.Trailmix galore.
WHERE WE WENT: The Museum of Modern Art...aka the MoMA. Picasso, Van Gough, Pollock, Warhol, Frida. Staten Island on the midnight ferry.Rockefeller Plaza. St. Patrick's cathedral. Church at the Manhattan Temple. A local jazz club called Fat Cats, possibly one of my favorites of the list. Central Park on Easter Sunday. Napping in the sun, eating expensive ice cream, riding on the rowboat, the white prancing men.Chinatown.Handbag? Handbag? Shopping in SOHO. I could do it every day. Highline Park.Took me and Matt a missed train and half an hour of walking to find this place only to realize it was right above our heads. A tour of the New York Times building. The Korean Consulateand theeeUnited Nations.
WHAT WE DIDN'T DO: Sleep. Eat vegetables.
WHAT WE DID DO: Rode the subway. Danced all night long. Took a bath with our clothes on. Met some Europeans :). Took some pictures. Caught a taxi. Won two Outstanding Delegation awards and completely dominated the competition for the 8th year in a row! Mission accomplished. :)
NEGATIVES: There is honestly only two thing that I feel are qualified to be put in this box.Starlight Diner. Imagine eating overpriced, mediocre food in a stuffy, loud room, while constantly being yelled at by broadway rejects dancing on tables. Enough said.
The fact that we had to leave.
Our $3 boat ride in the park :)
Beautiful
Soul food on a soggy day!
Big as my face
On the ferry
Rockefeller Plaza
The good news!
Sleep.
What a good looking group.
Take me back.
