Went to NYC with the wife and some friends for 6 days and lived to tell about it. Stayed at the Helmsley Park Lane on the South side of Central Park. Pretty nice place but our room was on the backside looking at buildings. A few observations:
1. It's dirty.
2. It's real dirty.
3. Subways are not too bad, and the 7 day unlimited ride Metro card is the way to go.
4. Canal Street (where the knock-off stuff is sold) is not a place I ever need to return to.
5. I am 1.5 feet taller than EVERYONE in Chinatown. Felt like the Jolly Green Giant walking around down there.
6. Mayor Bloomberg is a douchebag. If I want 32oz of soda, I'm gonna HAVE 32oz of soda so kilyosef. (We were at the Letterman taping where he was a guest)
7. I never saw a single gas station.
8. I did see 1 guy wearing a Dart cylinder heads hat, so there was at least one other gearhead being held against his will in nyc.
9. The World Trace Center memorial is nice, but pales in comparison to the little church that is nearby. I seriously can't believe that they think water falling in to rectangle hole is a good way to memorialize that horrific event. Not sure what would be, but I did not think that was appropriate.
10. Canadians are nice guys. My buddy lost his phone on the subway and a guy from Toronto found it and met us to return it.
11. There is lots of history there, but goes unnoticed by probably 95% of the people there.
12. Asking for Dr. Pepper or brand name beer is like speaking swahili.
13. Zoning is apparently non-existent.
14. The rats are big.
15. It's dirty.
16. A lot of the restrooms are not much bigger than my desk chair.
17. Food is expensive.
18. If you leave a bike on a bike rack, people *will* steal everything off it they can.
19. No matter where you are, the next place you want to go to is 3 subway rides away.
20. The Ford Escape is apparently the new Checker Marathon. Those things are everywhere.
Overall a nice trip. Saw a couple of shows (Once and Rock of Ages) caught a couple of tv shows, and walked many many many miles. I guess the best part is it made me really appreciate where I live..... I like wide open spaces. haha
1. It's dirty.
2. It's real dirty.
3. Subways are not too bad, and the 7 day unlimited ride Metro card is the way to go.
4. Canal Street (where the knock-off stuff is sold) is not a place I ever need to return to.
5. I am 1.5 feet taller than EVERYONE in Chinatown. Felt like the Jolly Green Giant walking around down there.
6. Mayor Bloomberg is a douchebag. If I want 32oz of soda, I'm gonna HAVE 32oz of soda so kilyosef. (We were at the Letterman taping where he was a guest)
7. I never saw a single gas station.
8. I did see 1 guy wearing a Dart cylinder heads hat, so there was at least one other gearhead being held against his will in nyc.
9. The World Trace Center memorial is nice, but pales in comparison to the little church that is nearby. I seriously can't believe that they think water falling in to rectangle hole is a good way to memorialize that horrific event. Not sure what would be, but I did not think that was appropriate.
10. Canadians are nice guys. My buddy lost his phone on the subway and a guy from Toronto found it and met us to return it.
11. There is lots of history there, but goes unnoticed by probably 95% of the people there.
12. Asking for Dr. Pepper or brand name beer is like speaking swahili.
13. Zoning is apparently non-existent.
14. The rats are big.
15. It's dirty.
16. A lot of the restrooms are not much bigger than my desk chair.
17. Food is expensive.
18. If you leave a bike on a bike rack, people *will* steal everything off it they can.
19. No matter where you are, the next place you want to go to is 3 subway rides away.
20. The Ford Escape is apparently the new Checker Marathon. Those things are everywhere.
Overall a nice trip. Saw a couple of shows (Once and Rock of Ages) caught a couple of tv shows, and walked many many many miles. I guess the best part is it made me really appreciate where I live..... I like wide open spaces. haha
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