What I Did in New York City (with photos)
I had a great time in New York City this weekend. Took the Fung Wah bus ($15 each way) and did the following:
Saw my brother
Met up with someone in Greenwich Village and strolled around and went for dinner at a French restaurant
Walked through Times Square at night
Thanked Mayor Bloomberg for closing off car traffic in Times Square
Stayed at the brand-new Fairfield Hotel. King-sized bed, very cozy
Sat on a lawn chair in the middle of Times Square and read the Wall Street Journal (click on photo below)
Went to Ripley’s Believe or Not
Went to the Second Avenue Street Fair and bought 2 pairs of sunglasses for $10
Walked through a lot of NYC neighborhoods, including the Upper East Side, Lower East Side (click on Katz’s deli photo below) Chinatown, the East Village, the West Village, midtown, Garment District (click on photo below of a giant Jewish guy sewing)
Ate a pretzel from a street vendor; also 2 hot dogs
Had a great time.
June 6th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
…and your bus didn’t catch on fire, flip end-over-end off a highway ramp, or lose a tire while going 75 mph on Rt. 95! How unusual for a FungWah ride.
Glad you had a fun time despite the boring bus ride!
June 7th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Sounds like an excellent birthday adventure.
June 7th, 2009 at 2:55 am
You lived through a trip on the Fung Wah? Mazel Tov! I’m petrified of that bus after all the bad press. But it sure is cheap! Sounds like a really fun trip. I’m jealous!
June 7th, 2009 at 7:46 am
That sounds like so much fun. And for a $30 round trip. Glad that you had a good time (and thanks for answering my email).
June 7th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Happy Birthday from one Gemini to another, Rhea!! Sounds like you had a fabulous time in NYC. It’s one of my favorite places – there’s so much to do and always so little time:-)
June 7th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Brian, I took Fung Wah and lived. But they take like a half hour rest stop, which makes you get to nYC so late. I don’t like that.
I did, Seamus!
Margalit, most of their buses do get to NYC.
Jodi, it was great.
Karen, happy bdy!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Gosh, that made me homesick,Rhea. Guess I’m due, but I’ll pass on the Fung Wah bus. I’m loyal to Amtrak Acela! Thanks for sharing your good times. And, congrats JP!