Lizzybear
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3rd October
Awake at 4am and couldnt get back to sleep so I just tried to rest for a while, gave up at 6 and rang my dad and read the New York guidebook Id brought until Steve got up at 7:30. We got some breakfast to eat in the room (fairly light today as we would be having pizza soon, as we were doing a New York pizza tour!) then got showered and dressed and were out by 9:30. We got the subway down to Franklin Street to take some photos of Hook and Ladder 8 from Ghostbusters then walked to the tour meeting point on Spring Street.
Cool billboard
Our guide Scott arrived just before 11am, a bit bonkers but in a good way and he certainly knows his stuff when it comes to pizza! The tour was awesome: We had slices from three different pizzerias: Lombardis in Little Italy and Joes and Johns which were both in Greenwich Village. Favourite by far has to Lombardis (best pizza either of us have ever had. Apparently they take 2 minutes each to cook as the coal fired oven used is so hot, the sauce is actually put on uncooked!) We also visited a restaurant supply store and the oldest Italian cheese shop in New York where we sampled fresh mozzarella (delicious and nothing like the stuff you can buy from the supermarket) We felt the tour was well worth the money and Id love to do the school bus one next time we visit New York!
Scott 'the pizza guy'
Lovely lovely cheese...
Indeed!
Double yom!
The genuine original Ray's
Excellent choice of street name there
Scott's friend is opening a pizzeria, so Scott bought him a pizza oven brush... As you do. I think the caption on the building is very appropriate.
We saw a few of these just randomly on the roads in New York, different colours too.
The tour finished around 2:15, which coincided with the heavens opening (on the only day we didnt bring cagoules, of course!) We were right by Perry Street aka Carries apartment in Sex and the City so we rushed over there and got some quick photos then caught a cab back to the hotel to change and chill for a while.
Surreptitiously taken since the woman who lives there opened the door a few seconds earlier and is reputedly nasty to those she catches taking photos!
We headed out again around 6 and walked to Times Square: I bought some stuff from the Sanrio Store and Steve took pictures. Our conclusion was: OK in small doses but we wouldnt want to stay in a hotel in this area. We decided to go up to the Top of the Rock aka Rockefeller Centre but unfortunately it was so foggy we couldnt see a thing so after wandering for a bit trying to find a shred of a view we gave up and got our tickets refunded. They prefer if you reschedule but we werent sure if wed have time, something to try again next time I think! Next we bought two cupcakes from the Magnolia Bakery (smores and red velvet) and got the subway back to the hotel area.
Before heading out for the evening: Steve's standard holiday pose!
The definition of cool
Only reason to go to Times Square in my opinion
Scary large hand
Parking on a zebra crossing, because they can!
Times Square summed up in a photo: Crowds and adverts!
Pretty ceiling inside the Rockefeller Centre
Shame about the view!
CONTINUED
Awake at 4am and couldnt get back to sleep so I just tried to rest for a while, gave up at 6 and rang my dad and read the New York guidebook Id brought until Steve got up at 7:30. We got some breakfast to eat in the room (fairly light today as we would be having pizza soon, as we were doing a New York pizza tour!) then got showered and dressed and were out by 9:30. We got the subway down to Franklin Street to take some photos of Hook and Ladder 8 from Ghostbusters then walked to the tour meeting point on Spring Street.
Cool billboard
Our guide Scott arrived just before 11am, a bit bonkers but in a good way and he certainly knows his stuff when it comes to pizza! The tour was awesome: We had slices from three different pizzerias: Lombardis in Little Italy and Joes and Johns which were both in Greenwich Village. Favourite by far has to Lombardis (best pizza either of us have ever had. Apparently they take 2 minutes each to cook as the coal fired oven used is so hot, the sauce is actually put on uncooked!) We also visited a restaurant supply store and the oldest Italian cheese shop in New York where we sampled fresh mozzarella (delicious and nothing like the stuff you can buy from the supermarket) We felt the tour was well worth the money and Id love to do the school bus one next time we visit New York!
Scott 'the pizza guy'
Lovely lovely cheese...
Indeed!
Double yom!
The genuine original Ray's
Excellent choice of street name there
Scott's friend is opening a pizzeria, so Scott bought him a pizza oven brush... As you do. I think the caption on the building is very appropriate.
We saw a few of these just randomly on the roads in New York, different colours too.
The tour finished around 2:15, which coincided with the heavens opening (on the only day we didnt bring cagoules, of course!) We were right by Perry Street aka Carries apartment in Sex and the City so we rushed over there and got some quick photos then caught a cab back to the hotel to change and chill for a while.
Surreptitiously taken since the woman who lives there opened the door a few seconds earlier and is reputedly nasty to those she catches taking photos!
We headed out again around 6 and walked to Times Square: I bought some stuff from the Sanrio Store and Steve took pictures. Our conclusion was: OK in small doses but we wouldnt want to stay in a hotel in this area. We decided to go up to the Top of the Rock aka Rockefeller Centre but unfortunately it was so foggy we couldnt see a thing so after wandering for a bit trying to find a shred of a view we gave up and got our tickets refunded. They prefer if you reschedule but we werent sure if wed have time, something to try again next time I think! Next we bought two cupcakes from the Magnolia Bakery (smores and red velvet) and got the subway back to the hotel area.
Before heading out for the evening: Steve's standard holiday pose!
The definition of cool
Only reason to go to Times Square in my opinion
Scary large hand
Parking on a zebra crossing, because they can!
Times Square summed up in a photo: Crowds and adverts!
Pretty ceiling inside the Rockefeller Centre
Shame about the view!
CONTINUED
Can't wait to visit the Sanrio store!
