We we're pretty excited about our Saturday- it was a no plans, totally wing it, do what we want type of day and it was AWESOME! We woke up and went to the "fancy continental breakfast" that was at the hotel.
I had a bagel like a true New Yorker. Yes, I wore a towel on my head to breakfast. :)
After we ate breakfast we packed up our bags and headed out to the Hilton hotel that we had booked for that night. It was such a breath of fresh air once we made our way into our BIG luxurious room after being in that matchbox for the past two nights. We did have a mini bar in our room and I requested a price list and a room service list just for fun- no way were we going to spend that much! Anyone want a $10 peanut butter & jelly sandwich? How about a $5 kit kat? No? No takers? Well, I didn't want a peanut butter & jelly, so we decided to do what any tourist would do- walk the streets and figure it out when we got there.
We decided to head down to Soho since it had been suggested to us by so many friends... um, MY FAVORITE part of NY. I Love that place. It's so fun and cute and interesting and unique. I just enjoyed it so much down there. We saw the funniest little places to eat (remind me to tell you about the rice pudding place), the bakeries with the eclairs in the windows that looked so delicious, the pet store with the precious pups, the lychee yogurt place (mmmmmm)... all so wonderful to go into and explore.
Oh, and I got to take a picture with a lion...
We took a friend's recommendation and ate at Lombardi's Pizza which is apparently the first pizzeria in America. I'll tell you what, Pizza places all over the world can take a lesson from these guys! They know what they're doing...
We got a small pizza with extra mozzarella and pepperonis. The cheese was just so melty and strung out when you took a bite into that perfect crust. The pepperonis were just crunchy enough around the edges where they kind of curl up a bit and they melt in your mouth. Oh my gosh... we devoured that thing!
I'm horrible and can never remember the events in order... I think right after we left Lombardi's we headed to the Subway to head to Battery Park.
It was beautiful there. The people looked like they were out of a movie just sitting on park benches over looking the water and having coffee together. Tourists posing for pictures and looking at the statues. It was just such a great thing to see. We checked out Lady Liberty from FAAAAR away- we weren't very interested in her. Is that okay? I hope so...
We strolled by the water and came upon some performers in the park that were hilarious and such entertainers. They acted out their show, danced, and lured in the audience with their charm. The place was just gorgeous and we really enjoyed the bit of time that we got to spend there together.
We hung out there for for a little bit and realized that it was getting late in the afternoon. We were planning on heading to the Museum of Natural History until Dallas googled it and realized it closed in 1 hr.
We were clearly sad about this news...
So instead we decided to head to Chelsea's Pub and take a tour and enjoy the pier.
There was a huge driving range that was 4 stories high and people were just hitting off of the ledges into a huge net that was out in the water. It was pretty neat. We saw people's yachts docked there and watched the sun getting ready to head down over the water. Our tour was short, but so fun. It was a one room tour considering they only brew beer for a few places including their own pub, but learning the process from a native Texan was interesting. We were clearly his favorites since we share a love for the great state of Texas! We had one of their beers "Chelsea's Blonde" and it was delightful. Way to top off our afternoon...
It was our last night in New York so we really wanted to do up dinner... We spent a good hour back at our hotel room trying to figure out where to go. We googled, read reviews, threw out names and ideas and finally decided on a place called Room Service. We left the hotel and walked the streets of New York to our destination.
When we got there we were blown away by the atmosphere. It was the neatest restaurant I'd seen there! It was all semi-moderny painted in blacks and turquoise with sleek chrome seating. There were walls with unique mirrors all over them and
then when you looked up you realized the entire ceiling was covered in them as well. They just looked like they had been picked out of antique stores, painted with black frames and hung. No rhyme or reason. Beautiful. Then, in the center of this place was a HUGE gorgeous, lit up chandelier in a case that stole the show.After we got over how unique this place was we got seated and had to decide from the elaborate, wonderful menu. We got chicken dumplings, sesame tofu, shrimp, and spring rolls for appetizers. Oh gosh what a start to dinner!
I sat there and enjoyed my delectible lychee mojito while Dallas sipped on his Sapporo.
Our dinner came and I had the shrimp pad thai and I can't recall what Dallas's was called, but it was fantastic as well. We were getting stuffed and having such a great time together. We were sad to head out of there, but the experience was so great that it's burned into my mind forever.
While we were out for our last evening we decided that it was the perfect time to explore Times Square. WOW! That place is jam packed with people, it's lit up so bright, buzzing with the sound of people's voices and people asking to draw your pictures or sell you tickets to comedy clubs. It was almost overwhelming trying to take in everything that was happening down there!
The buildings are beautiful at night when they're lit up and the advertisments are scrolling and changing and there are flashing lights everywhere and everything just becomes a blur as it's whizzing by you. What a place to see!
We went into the HUGE Toys R Us just because it was there and looked fun and we're nerds... it was awesome. I would love to be a 5 year old in that place.
Wait, I kind of was.
Dear Times Square,
You are kind of crazy, but incredibly fun and quite a place to spend our last night in New York. Thanks for being awesome.
Love, The Paulks
It was past midnight at this point I think and as we were walking I was telling Dallas we hadn't had any cheesecake yet! Bria said we have to have cheesecake!!!
So, we headed to the place that she told us to go- Carnegie Deli.
This cheesecake was GIGANTIC!
And oh my stars, covered in huge strawberries that were just perfect. The cheesecake just turn to creamy deliciousness when it hit your lips. Stick a fork in me- I'm done. Call it a night and tuck me into bed. That just ended it off perfectly!Back to the hotel we went after our long last day in the city... we're headed back home to the best place on the planet, Texas, in the morning.
That's a whole different adventure for another day.
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