Originally Posted By Lisann22 I'm heading to NYC in 9 days for a Sat to Sat vacation. Staying W 32nd & Broadway (Midtown). Anyone having an restaurant recommendations? Unique experiences? We are doing all the usual stuff - Liberty/Ellis Island Coney Island Central Park Brooklyn Couple shows Cruise @ sunset Yankee game Thanks!
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl Ooooh . .. sounds fun! I've never been, but my DD has been a couple of times and totally loved it! Take lots of pictures.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt You must shop 5th Ave & visit the Bronz Zoo! Oh, and eat a potato kinish off the street vendors! They're the Churro of NYC!!
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes Please make a full trip report! It looks like I'll go to NYC for my first time in the Spring of 2011 (I'll wait for winter to be over. I'm interested in the same stuff adding a bunch of museums. I'm curious as the best way to get around, etc.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I will Schmitty! I'll definitely have all my pics up on FB. Sorry, didn't mean to go there again. LOL! It's been awhile since I've been in NYC I know all the usual spots, it's my mom's first time. I was looking for restaurant/cart suggestions. I'm an avid researcher before I go on my trips but it's always fun to hear what other folks have done or suggest. ;>
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I'm going to the Painkiller, but it's just a few blocks from my daughter's place (she's my excuse for going).
Originally Posted By Lisann22 The subway is definitely the easiest way to get around! NYC and DC have the greatest systems in my opinion. For tourists I will always recommend buy a day or two of the hop on/hop off tour bus things. It helps give you a lay of the land (an overview of the city) then you can go back and pick and choose what looked interesting to you. While still getting around and seeing all the highlights. In NYC most full loops of the tours are about 2.5 hours long. Or you can hop on/hop off as you go making a full day of it. Example when I went to DC for the first time, we rode the whole loop on the first day. We were able to better gauge walking distances and what we wanted to do then. Helped a ton. The rest of the week was basically the metro system and walking with a good map!
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS This will be fun. I've never been, so we definitely need to hear all about it!
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 Gabriella's on the Upper West Side has amazing food (try the avocado and tomato quesadilla for an appetizer) and gigantic (and tasty) rainbow margheritas. The prices are pretty good too. Have a lot of fun! NYC is one of my all time favorite places. Get yourself a good subway system map. Where you will be staying it is really easy to find your way around because you are on the grid and all the streets are numbered in order. If you go downtown you will want a good map because it can be tricky because the streets are all named instead of numbered.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb You got to try Serendipity, you know the place famous for frozen hot chocolate.
Originally Posted By disney pete Have a great time have always wanted to visit NYC and especially lately with all the programmes weve been watching this week about 9/11,it looks like a place full of energy.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra Have a safe trip! I don't know if the big toy piano is still there, but I would recommend checking out FAO Schwartz. That place is HUGE! As a teen, I went to NYC with my mom. It was an amazing trip - so many things to see! Since the trip was put together by my high school drama department, we also saw a show just about every night while we were there.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Have fun. I have only been there once, but I loved it. Too bad Tavern on the Green isn't there any longer. I thought it was just beautiful and the food was really good too. The only other place I remember eating that made an impression was Sardis. I look forward to your trip report.
