edpaffjr.comOur flight to Newark got slightly delayed because of fog but we still landed before noon. From there we took a new jersey transit train to Penn Station, which cost a little more than I remembered ($14) but was very easy and pretty quick (less than a half hour). Once at Penn Station we met up with Fighty and Sharkey and headed over to the hotel, La Quinta Inn. We were a couple of hours ahead of check-in time, but luckily our room was ready. We dropped off our luggage and began day one of the tour.
Fighty led us most of the day and did a great job. We first walked down Wall Street, an area I had never seen before despite two previous visits to NYC. Next up was Battery Park, which is supposed to have a nice view of the Statue of Liberty. We knew walking over that we weren’t going to be able to see it because of the fog, but we went anyway. At the waters edge we couldn’t see more than 20 feet in front of us, I would say. Slightly disappointed, we headed off to the World Trade Center area. Not much has changed there since the last time I visited, but Kim hadn’t seen it before. After some time there we moved on to Chinatown and then over to Greenwich Village to have dinner and drinks at Torilla Flats. By this time we were joined by our friends Pat and Kristen, and the margarita pitchers were flowing. We polished the night off at a couple of other bars, including the hotel’s roof top bar.
The fog was gone on Saturday, but the rain had arrived. We tried not to let this ruin any of our plans, so we headed out to Times Square and then over to John’s Pizzeria for lunch. We ate a bunch of pizza while in town, but this is the only place I can remember the name of. From there we walked over to 5th Avenue and Rockefeller Center, where we caught a glimpse of the Stanley Cup and Mark Messier. From there we walked through part of Central Park, but by this time we were getting pretty soaked so we headed back towards the hotel. Soon after the pre-gaming began and before we knew it show time had arrived, a sold out show at that! The show was absolutely amazing! I’m sure I will never forget it, and can only hope for shows to come close to matching it. Words really cannot explain it, so hopefully I’ll get some of my pictures up soon.
We spent the rest of the time in NYC hanging out with so many of my friends. It was great to see everyone, although I wish I had more time to talk to everyone. It’s hard with such a large group though. Before we left we did take one last trip back down to Battery Park, despite the freezing temperature, and this time we could see the Statue of Liberty! With that my trip to NYC was complete and I could head home.
Glad you guys got to see the Statue finally, but I hope that won’t make the picture of it you took on Friday diminish, because that was a classic.
Had a blast with you & Kim (and everyone else) this weekend. Tortilla Flats & barbq rocked.
wakarusaaaaaaaaaaa
The statue picture from Friday is still there. :)
Initial Wakarusa lineup was announced! Looks pretty nice thus far. It’s a shame they just sold out of pre-sale tickets. If you really do come, I can buy tickets local to avoid fees.
lineup looks pretty sweet thusfar. who knows if i’ll come. if i do, i won’t be deciding until like may or so, assuming i can still find tickets for less than an arm & a leg. the next few months are going to be crazy for me, so i’m not going to commit to anything until i’m sure i can actually do it (except bonnaroo, which is non-negotiable)
I understand that completely. I’m sure you’ll be able to find some tickets. My buddy Mike got one last minute for free last year. We’d love to have you in the KC area if you get the chance…
Yea eventually I’ll get out there. If I can’t pull off wakarusa, we’ll find some other kick ass concert weekend or something during the summer and i’ll drive out for it for sure