New York City

For a flight that is just over an hour long, I am actually surprised that I have never been to NYC before. I guess it just never came up or worked out. But, this past weekend I actually did make it for a short trip there with my friend K! I am very thankful that the weather was great the entire time because we did a lot of walking. The first thing we did was visit the 9/11 Memorial preview and then went to SoHo to explore and eat dinner. The main priority on my list of things to do was to rent bikes to ride through and around Central Park! I could’ve spent most of the day there exploring, but there was so much else to see. On the way to and from different places we saw even more. Some of my favorite parts in any city I visit is to see new, modern buildings right next to huge, older buildings and there were several instances of this I noticed. We saw 30 Rock, St. Patrick’s Cathedral (we arrived during mass so we didn’t see everything or stay long), Grand Central Station, the New York Public Library (we got kicked out before exploring entirely because of a private wedding). We also ventured to the top of the Empire State Building and saw Times Square, both at night. The city was definitely different at night, a little more majestic even. The crowds were a little uncomfortable in Times Square, but quite a cool experience. The last morning we took a ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. I even got to drive a little through the city on the way to the airport; the traffic there is definitely something I could never get used to, so I am thankful for a great public transportation system there. I know I am probably forgetting to mention something and while walking around I even started a list of things to do on my next trip! -A