Our First Night in New York

Hurray! I have a reason to blog again! So, I have taken a short hyeattus since my last trip, but now that we are landed in New York, I have a reason to write! The flight was fast, an hour shorter than schedual due to 100mph tail winds (NICE!) As we waited for our bag, we heard more than one gentleman telling his friends about his preferred type clasps on jackets. Apparently, jacket clasps are the hot topic here in New York. Andrew and I should study up. When we walked out of the airport, a large man approached us, asked us where we were going and assured us his rate couldn't be beat as he motioned us into his limo. A few meters back, a stlyish young clasp man shouted out, "Take a Yellow Taxi," and quickly walked away in his designer jeans. The large man first stared in disbeleif as he walked off, which quickly turned to anger. He shouted something cruel to him as we quietly slipped into the line for the taxis.
Our taxi driver, IQBAR Hussain, informed us that it would be a $50 flat rate to any where in Manhattan. hmmm......

In Spain, I didn't think I could ever see a cuter, nor smaller hotel room, but New York seems to have many surprises up it's sleeve.
Our room is really, I mean really small, and wonderful! The light fixtures have faces.
Our hotel itself is amazing, check out the front desk! www.hudsonhotel.com


So, after a bit, we hit the town! It's pretty chilly here, but it's alright if you have a jacket, boots and gloves, check check check! Also, we did mostly walking, which warms you up quick! We were starving, so we decided to head to Carnigie Deli. On the way, we passed Al's soup kitchen, made famous by Seinfeld.
Carnegie Deli is wall-papered with framed, and mostly dated photos of celebrities writing things such as, "Thanks Carnegie, your briskett makes my heart sing! -Brooke Sheilds", etc.
We ordered the $23 Ruben, aka death by heart attack at age 25. We were first brought a pickle sampler (haha, who's ever had that?). Then we met our match--7 inches of hot corned beef and pastrami piled high on two pieces of bread, coated in a thick blanket of swiss. We had this really nice waiter, and he said, "don't worry 'bout it, it's ok! You have one of dees, maybe once or twice a year, it's OK! You don't need breakfast tomorrow. You wanna cheesecake when you're done, you just tell me, ok?" Oh, did I mention is cost $3 to split? New York does not cater for people on a budget, but they do cater for barmitzvas--Carnegie is famous for their matza ball soup. Maybe next time, I suppose.

So after gaining a combined 12 pounds, we decided to walk to the area that seemed like day light. Time square seemed like a real life Disneyland. And while I checked my watch to know that it was night, when you are surrounded by skyscrapers coated in flashing billboards, it feels like day! It is loud and busy, full of people. That is--until the rain came. We started quickly walking home, careful not to look to hard as to what is littering the streets (it's pretty dirty). We stopped at the 3 story M&M store, which I guess could be cool is you really wanted a $200 leather M&M jacket, or a woman's bedazzled T-shirt, with a sassy saying and a green M&M's winking face. So we headed home through the rain to our hotel which was alive with party music and dancers, but we were tired and just hit the hay. Until next time!

-Amy