Who are you?? Part 2
Aug 13th 2010, 7:56 am
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Re: Who are you?? Part 2
Have a fab time darling xxx
Aug 13th 2010, 8:14 am
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Re: Who are you?? Part 2
Just for hols or scouting a possible move?
If you are looking for terrific American style/southern style food, including possibly the best hamburgers in America, go to this jazz joint called Blue Smoke. It's in the grey area between Midtown and Lower Manhattan, and the beers are terrific, burgers awesome and music great. Beer+burgers+music in a bar is quintissential American, just as ploughman's lunch + warm beer in a pub is English or wine + cigarettes at a cafe is French or coffee and strudel in a coffehouse is Austrian.
Another good place to eat that's not expensive and has great deli style food is E.A.T. There are a few locations, including one on Madison not far from the Met.
Chinatown is also always good fun. Little Italy is very touristy now (it's been reduced to one block due to the growth of Chinatown and the migration of old Italian immigrants to the suburbs).
Met is fantastic. MOMA is also fantastic but I like the Met better. The Frick has a stunning art collection but bit much (whilst most museums have one first rate painting in a room clustered with second rate paintings, every single painting at the Frick is first rate).
If you tire of the heat of the city, check out the Cloisters. Gothic/medieval art surrounded by greenery in far north Manhattan.
Times Square is famous - and exceedingly touristy. Worth a quick walk through but that's about it.
If you have a free evening, head down to Brooklyn Heights. It's a charming neighbourhood, more so than most of Manhattan and with an European vibe, with cafes and blocks of handsome old New York townhouses, and there's a lovely promenade along the waterfront for the post-dinner stroll. The views across the river to Manhattan is one of the best in New York.
City of New York Museum gives you a good taste of American history.
The most famous bookstore in New York is The Strand, which is down in Greenwich village (another neat neighbourhood and very lively). It's huge and fun to ramble around in.
SoHo is also fun to spend a few hours although it's now dominated by chain stores, but these are American chains and you may not be used to them, and they can be enjoyable for a tourist.
Above all, most people in New York have no concept of Ramadan! Eat and drink anywhere you want in public.
If you are looking for terrific American style/southern style food, including possibly the best hamburgers in America, go to this jazz joint called Blue Smoke. It's in the grey area between Midtown and Lower Manhattan, and the beers are terrific, burgers awesome and music great. Beer+burgers+music in a bar is quintissential American, just as ploughman's lunch + warm beer in a pub is English or wine + cigarettes at a cafe is French or coffee and strudel in a coffehouse is Austrian.
Another good place to eat that's not expensive and has great deli style food is E.A.T. There are a few locations, including one on Madison not far from the Met.
Chinatown is also always good fun. Little Italy is very touristy now (it's been reduced to one block due to the growth of Chinatown and the migration of old Italian immigrants to the suburbs).
Met is fantastic. MOMA is also fantastic but I like the Met better. The Frick has a stunning art collection but bit much (whilst most museums have one first rate painting in a room clustered with second rate paintings, every single painting at the Frick is first rate).
If you tire of the heat of the city, check out the Cloisters. Gothic/medieval art surrounded by greenery in far north Manhattan.
Times Square is famous - and exceedingly touristy. Worth a quick walk through but that's about it.
If you have a free evening, head down to Brooklyn Heights. It's a charming neighbourhood, more so than most of Manhattan and with an European vibe, with cafes and blocks of handsome old New York townhouses, and there's a lovely promenade along the waterfront for the post-dinner stroll. The views across the river to Manhattan is one of the best in New York.
City of New York Museum gives you a good taste of American history.
The most famous bookstore in New York is The Strand, which is down in Greenwich village (another neat neighbourhood and very lively). It's huge and fun to ramble around in.
SoHo is also fun to spend a few hours although it's now dominated by chain stores, but these are American chains and you may not be used to them, and they can be enjoyable for a tourist.
Above all, most people in New York have no concept of Ramadan! Eat and drink anywhere you want in public.
Last edited by Ethos83; Aug 13th 2010 at 8:16 am.
Aug 13th 2010, 8:39 am
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Re: Who are you?? Part 2
Just for hols or scouting a possible move?
If you are looking for terrific American style/southern style food, including possibly the best hamburgers in America, go to this jazz joint called Blue Smoke. It's in the grey area between Midtown and Lower Manhattan, and the beers are terrific, burgers awesome and music great. Beer+burgers+music in a bar is quintissential American, just as ploughman's lunch + warm beer in a pub is English or wine + cigarettes at a cafe is French or coffee and strudel in a coffehouse is Austrian.
Another good place to eat that's not expensive and has great deli style food is E.A.T. There are a few locations, including one on Madison not far from the Met.
Chinatown is also always good fun. Little Italy is very touristy now (it's been reduced to one block due to the growth of Chinatown and the migration of old Italian immigrants to the suburbs).
Met is fantastic. MOMA is also fantastic but I like the Met better. The Frick has a stunning art collection but bit much (whilst most museums have one first rate painting in a room clustered with second rate paintings, every single painting at the Frick is first rate).
If you tire of the heat of the city, check out the Cloisters. Gothic/medieval art surrounded by greenery in far north Manhattan.
Times Square is famous - and exceedingly touristy. Worth a quick walk through but that's about it.
If you have a free evening, head down to Brooklyn Heights. It's a charming neighbourhood, more so than most of Manhattan and with an European vibe, with cafes and blocks of handsome old New York townhouses, and there's a lovely promenade along the waterfront for the post-dinner stroll. The views across the river to Manhattan is one of the best in New York.
City of New York Museum gives you a good taste of American history.
The most famous bookstore in New York is The Strand, which is down in Greenwich village (another neat neighbourhood and very lively). It's huge and fun to ramble around in.
SoHo is also fun to spend a few hours although it's now dominated by chain stores, but these are American chains and you may not be used to them, and they can be enjoyable for a tourist.
Above all, most people in New York have no concept of Ramadan! Eat and drink anywhere you want in public.
If you are looking for terrific American style/southern style food, including possibly the best hamburgers in America, go to this jazz joint called Blue Smoke. It's in the grey area between Midtown and Lower Manhattan, and the beers are terrific, burgers awesome and music great. Beer+burgers+music in a bar is quintissential American, just as ploughman's lunch + warm beer in a pub is English or wine + cigarettes at a cafe is French or coffee and strudel in a coffehouse is Austrian.
Another good place to eat that's not expensive and has great deli style food is E.A.T. There are a few locations, including one on Madison not far from the Met.
Chinatown is also always good fun. Little Italy is very touristy now (it's been reduced to one block due to the growth of Chinatown and the migration of old Italian immigrants to the suburbs).
Met is fantastic. MOMA is also fantastic but I like the Met better. The Frick has a stunning art collection but bit much (whilst most museums have one first rate painting in a room clustered with second rate paintings, every single painting at the Frick is first rate).
If you tire of the heat of the city, check out the Cloisters. Gothic/medieval art surrounded by greenery in far north Manhattan.
Times Square is famous - and exceedingly touristy. Worth a quick walk through but that's about it.
If you have a free evening, head down to Brooklyn Heights. It's a charming neighbourhood, more so than most of Manhattan and with an European vibe, with cafes and blocks of handsome old New York townhouses, and there's a lovely promenade along the waterfront for the post-dinner stroll. The views across the river to Manhattan is one of the best in New York.
City of New York Museum gives you a good taste of American history.
The most famous bookstore in New York is The Strand, which is down in Greenwich village (another neat neighbourhood and very lively). It's huge and fun to ramble around in.
SoHo is also fun to spend a few hours although it's now dominated by chain stores, but these are American chains and you may not be used to them, and they can be enjoyable for a tourist.
Above all, most people in New York have no concept of Ramadan! Eat and drink anywhere you want in public.
F.O.A Schartz with the amazing doors(architecturally) and amazing toys
Broadway...check out the best show online-usually get better prices than the 'bargain booths'
And of course, MSG...What's goin on there.
Mood music while you pack:
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Aug 15th 2010, 12:22 pm
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Re: Who are you?? Part 2
Enjoy MH.
Never been, but would love to go someday, just think there are far to many things to do and see.
Never been, but would love to go someday, just think there are far to many things to do and see.
Aug 20th 2010, 2:29 am
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MH not sure if youve been and come back already but Id strongly recommend the bus tour, leaves from Time Square- the downtown and night tours are both fab- the harlem tour is ok. Bets way of seeing everything and getting your barings. Shopping in the Village is great. MOMA is a must! Enjoy! 
Aug 20th 2010, 5:11 am
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Re: Who are you?? Part 2
I went but that was before the whole plane into building incident, I didn’t like it that much as it was very expensive, hot and dirty (“I like the desert. It's hot there in the desert, but it's clean”). Upstate New York was just lovely however 
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