new york city bitch
The big apple, city of dreams, concrete jungle. Call it what you want, New York is freaking amazing. I've never even been to the States before so everything felt twice as amazing to me. And it was also so refreshing to travel somewhere and everyone be speaking English, I'm so used to not having a clue what people are saying whilst on holiday.
*disclaimer: all of the photos used in this post are my own.
*disclaimer: all of the photos used in this post are my own.
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| Can we just take a moment to appreciate that skyline |
During my trip, a lot of stereotypes were confirmed, like people in New York is an actual concrete jungle, the people are generally rude af and food portions are freaking huge. But one thing that I did notice that went against the stereotype was that people weren't on the whole 'big'. Everyone in NY and DC are so fit and active. Central park was always full of runners and cyclists and everywhere you looked in DC there were at least two joggers. It could just be that people were making the most of the amazing weather, but it was definitely a contrast to London. The lifestyle was just so much... nicer? Oh, and there were soo many dogs, it was actual heaven. It seems like everyone in New York had a dog, and you just don't see that in London, or at least not in Mile End. People in London seriously need to get on the whole dog thang (or landlords need to stop being so stingy smh).
Taking it back for a moment to the whole 'food portions are freaking huge' comment, I don't think this is something I can just make a passing comment on. I just can't. As a total foodie, I had already explored the depths of Buzzfeed to find the best food in New York before I'd even left England. Sadly I didn't manage to go to all the places I'd seen on the lists, but hands down my my favourite place we went was Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer. Although we didn't order burgers, seeing the ones that other customers were ordering was enough to show me they were really good. They looked amazing. But the real reason we went there was because of the freakshakes. And the were so worth the two attempts at the hour long wait. I had the special edition Black & White shake (oreo) and my sister had the Sweet n' Salty shake (peanut butter). Somehow, I seriously don't know how, but I managed to finish it all and if that isn't an accomplishment then I don't know what is.
I managed to do and see so much over the 10 days that I was there, hitting almost every landmark and top things to do. The Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, the view from the top of the Rockefeller Centre, the Lincoln Memorial and the Monument were amazing to see in person. It was so surreal to actually see them in person. The 9/11 memorial was eery and extremely hard hitting, and the design of it was so perfect, but one thing that annoyed me about it was how touristy it has become. It almost felt impersonal and insulting to have a group of girls posing with pouted lips and hands on hips in front of all the names. Like, it just made me wonder how a family member would have felt if those people had been in the way of the name they had come to pay their respects to. I guess that's just human nature now though. Anyway, food for thought...
I've been to quite a few West End shows growing up, but none of them could compare to the shows that I saw on Broadway. I first saw The Colour Purple and spectacular is a complete understatement. The actors voices were beyond incredible and it was like they weren't even trying, and the storyline was so powerful. I was 110% recommend it to anyone and I'm (impatiently) waiting for it to come to London. It was also pretty cool having 'Taystee' from Orange is the New Black starring in it too. It feels like everything I say I describe as surreal but to be honest half of the trip was, most of the time it felt like it wasn't even happening. I also saw The Book of Mormon which was hilarious, I've never seen a show where so many people in the crowd are laughing out loud. I would happily go and see both again so if anyone has the opportunity to see them, do it.
Wow, I did so much in New York that I can't even remember half the stuff because it's all just blurred together. I think I'll just leave it here for now so I don't end up blabbing on about shit, but maybe I'll make another post about the things I've missed later on.
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| *drools* |
Taking it back for a moment to the whole 'food portions are freaking huge' comment, I don't think this is something I can just make a passing comment on. I just can't. As a total foodie, I had already explored the depths of Buzzfeed to find the best food in New York before I'd even left England. Sadly I didn't manage to go to all the places I'd seen on the lists, but hands down my my favourite place we went was Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer. Although we didn't order burgers, seeing the ones that other customers were ordering was enough to show me they were really good. They looked amazing. But the real reason we went there was because of the freakshakes. And the were so worth the two attempts at the hour long wait. I had the special edition Black & White shake (oreo) and my sister had the Sweet n' Salty shake (peanut butter). Somehow, I seriously don't know how, but I managed to finish it all and if that isn't an accomplishment then I don't know what is.
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| The fam @ Brooklyn Bridge |
I managed to do and see so much over the 10 days that I was there, hitting almost every landmark and top things to do. The Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, the view from the top of the Rockefeller Centre, the Lincoln Memorial and the Monument were amazing to see in person. It was so surreal to actually see them in person. The 9/11 memorial was eery and extremely hard hitting, and the design of it was so perfect, but one thing that annoyed me about it was how touristy it has become. It almost felt impersonal and insulting to have a group of girls posing with pouted lips and hands on hips in front of all the names. Like, it just made me wonder how a family member would have felt if those people had been in the way of the name they had come to pay their respects to. I guess that's just human nature now though. Anyway, food for thought...
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| Washington Memorial |
Wow, I did so much in New York that I can't even remember half the stuff because it's all just blurred together. I think I'll just leave it here for now so I don't end up blabbing on about shit, but maybe I'll make another post about the things I've missed later on.
Till next time,
Nicole
xoxo
