NYC Recap

Yes, I am back from the Big Apple, a bit tired, but otherwise in tact. We all took off early Thursday morning and arrived in Manhattan around 5:30pm. The drive down was uneventful, except for seeing some very swollen rivers and flooding of homes. I would also like to comment that Americans seem to understand the concept of not driving in the left lane, they actually get over for passing cars, unlike our Canadian selves. Enough on that.

So after checking in we walked around Times Square a little and grabbed some dinner at a very good chinese restaurant close to the hotel. Cory and myself called it an evening, while the others went out for some late night fun.

Friday we went down to the World Trade Centre, its still such a sad place to visit, to think of the enoromous destruction that took place that day. In particular, there are plaques with messages from children who lost loved ones on the wall, it is a moving reminder of the human toll. Afterwards we went over to Century 21, a well known discount store in NYC. I ended up buying a pair of Puma sneakers. We then headed up to Canal Street in Little Italy, where quite frankly I had the best time. For those who don't know, Canal Street is where you can buy all of those knock-off designer bags. Well, let me tell you, you just walk around the street and these little asian women are saying "Gucci, Prada, LV", so you approach them and they then take you to a locked door that leads upstairs to some room full of fake designer bags. It's all very seedy, but honestly I LOVED IT! It was the highlight of the trip for me. I ended up buying an LV bag and later Chris bought me a black Prada for my birthday.

On Saturday we trekked up to the Ed Sullivan Theatre where the Late Show with David Letterman is taped. Of course being a huge fan, I had to go there and get some pics of myself in front of the theatre. I also got to see the Hello Deli, the famous deli where Dave often talks to Rupert Jee the owner. We actually got some sandwiches to go, I ordered the Shaffer, which was delicious. We then walked up to Central Park and walked around for a bit. For dinner we meet up with our friend Keir and his girlfriend Trish, it was nice to see them. Later that night, we all went out to The Roxy, a club downtown, where a good time was had by all. Let's just say that $1 drinks between 11pm-12pm were invloved.

Sunday, we went down to Century 21 again, where Cory bought his iLuv system for his Ipod, he loves it. Then we walked around SoHo and had lunch there, checked out Union Square. Chris, Antonio and myself then went uptown where I checked out Bloomingdales and they went to the Diesel store. Then of course it was back to the hotel to get ready for Madonna. The concert was great, with my favourite parts being, the opening numbers, I Love New York, and Hung Up. After the concert some of us went to Hiro. The place was incredibly crowded and very hot, I am sure I sweated off 10 pounds (at least I hope I did).

Monday was of course our travel day back to Burlington/Toronto. We were up and out by noon, on the road, with the exception of a very long toll line the ride home was fine, just tiring.

The time seem to go by all too quickly, as you can imagine in NYC there is so much to see and do and there is never enough time. I can't wait to go back another time.

(Footnote: I have pics of myself in front of the Ed Sullivan Theatre, however they don't seem to want to attach to this blog, I think they are too large. Try to picture myself in front of the theatre.)