I can't believe you didn't find anything at Century 21! That is one of my favorite stores of all time. So much nice stuff. You just need to look and be patient to dig through everything. But it can be a madhouse. I used to work at NYU Downtown Hospital, which is a few blocks away from Century 21 and the South Street Seaport (not sure if you went there), and on lunch, everyone always went down to Century and came back with lots of bags.
And that other store you took a picture of, Daffy's, the one that says "Bargains for Millionaires" is another pretty decent store if you get lucky. I prefer Century, but Daffy's usually has some great deals as well, but I don't have as much luck there. They seem to be more hit or miss for me.
i just don't think i was in a shopping mood after the WTC site, ya know? i don't do well with crowds and it was CRAZY crowded that day.
Wow Dawn! Not a lot of words for that update, but I did shed some tears. Thank you for posting those pictures!
you're welcome! glad you enjoyed it. it's just something i thought i should share.
I'm loving this report Dawn! I always love your Disney resports but reading one from my hometown is even more fun
Great pics of Battery Park! I don't think I've been down there since I went on a trip with school to the Statue of Liberty in junior high. We usually just drive down there on our way uptown when we drive in so I loved seeing all the pics!
If you ever make your way back to NYC, I can't recommend Google Maps enough. You put in your starting location and destination and pick the "Public Transportation" option, and it tells you exactly which trains to take to get to where you need to go, and where each train is located. I usually take one train line everywhere (and it's usually through Brooklyn and up to midtown or the Upper West Side), so whenever I need to go somewhere different I always use Google Maps. I've been in the city my whole life and I still don't know all the subway lines
Just a tip for next time!
Can't wait to see some of Brooklyn
I've actually never walked across the Brooklyn Bridge so I'm looking forward to the pictures!
glad you enjoyed battery park! it was a really nice area. i would use google maps except i refuse to pay for a data plan to get the internet on my phone and i wasn't sure exactly where we'd be when we needed to get on the subway. i think they should have some sort of computerized system at the stops to help out the clueless like me!
the brooklyn bridge is comin up!
i LOVE Century 21!!!!!!! Their shoe department is fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!
i didn't even look at the shoes. i just wasn't in much of a shopping mood that day.
and totally get why you "loathe" chinatown!!
you'll see very soon!
WHEEEEEEE! another update..you are on a roll! Wall Street...i got sad looking at that picture because my friends live in one of the buildings in your picture i believe..i miss them!!
Isnt' that a crazy street!?
can't wait for the Chinatown update..i also hate it...wonder if our reasonings are the same
that street is SO narrow! i'm hoping to get the chinatown update done soon.
Wow, Dawn! The Sept.11th stuff was so great. Thanks for sharing since I've never been there!
Boys, boys, boys...rubbing the bull's um "area"...
I guess they never really grow up!
I want to see the Statue of Liberty so bad!
you're welcome....just something i knew a lot of you would appreciate seeing. i got some great pictures of liberty later on that day - you'll see!
Hi Dawn,
I have read everyone of your trip reports and decided I should finally say hi!! I've enjoyed all of your trips, but this one really got to me. I lived in NY on Long Island for 39 of my 43 years (I'm now a somewhat neighbor of yours living in Suwanee GA). I never toured NYC like you did. I've been there, but always rushing around getting from one place to another. I have though been in the crown of the Statue of Liberty. Reading your report really makes me want to go back and visit again. I have shown my kids your pictures, although my 8 year old daughter was horrified by the naked cowboy/cowgirl!
Thanks so much for sharing all your trips with us. I feel like I know you, which is kind of strange!! So happy for your brother and his sweet little girl. Keep writing....I love it!
Laura
hi! thanks for saying hello and thanks so much for reading! cool that you live in suwanee! that's just like 25 miles from here.
glad you're enjoying this TR.
I love "The Sphere". That is too neat. Thanks for sharing your experience in NYC, it really is interesting.
you're welcome! and yes, that sphere was really cool.
Wow -9/11 I can still smell it when I think about it.It was a smell that you could never forget.My husbands two friends (brothers) jumped together off the towers and my cousin Glen is a fireman who worked it.He had years of therapy after.I saw the smoke for days.Im glad you did go to see it as anyone who gets to NY should its history and in memory of for those we lost.On lighter note...oh the subway ha ha..it takes some time to get used to it and Im glad you got to your destination.I cannot wait to hear your opinion of Chinatown
so sorry you knew some people who perished that day. so, so sad. yes, the subway is very confusing at times! chinatown is comin up!
Dawn,
I hope your call for assistance is not played on some radio show on bad 911 calls. Most subway systems are pretty easy to navigate. We didn't stray far from one or two lines. I think it would have been interesting and fun to cross the brooklyn bridge on foot. Such an interesting TR.
LOL, I was reading while eating my home made Ceasar Salad with chicken, your salads looked good. And I don't have a canolli for dessert, bummer. Maybe I'll have to get dessert at the Brewers/Cardinals game tonight.
walking the brooklyn bridge is something i've always wanted to do. it was neat! hope you got your dessert at the game!
I'm finally all caught up on your New York trip report!
The pictures of the WTC memorials are so moving. Thanks so much for posting those. It definitely brought back memories of that horrific day, but it's so comforting to know that so many people came together to help everyone out. I love that John Mayer song, too! I actually just YouTubed a video to listen to it after I saw that you posted about it.
Yikes! So sorry to hear about how confusing it was to find the right Subway train! I would've been frustrated myself!
Can't wait to read more!
you're welcome! that's what i thought, too, about the WTC site. such a horrific thing to remember but knowing how our country came together just made me smile inside. i have a DVD of him performing that song on "any given thursday". love it!
So much history here, and with it came a lot of heartache. I can see how it would be hard for some people to visit.
But then you look out and see Lady Liberty still holding her torch high and proud, and it brings a sense of hope, fortitude, and peace.
At least it does to me.
Great update on a great trip! I'm so glad you got to do this, and I appreciate you sharing it with us.
i agree, memom! that day we saw a lot of things that made me proud to live in this country. okay....chinatown was not one of them! but we took a cruise later that day that went so well with seeing the WTC site - i'm glad we did them on the same day. i hope you get to experience NYC some day too!
Wow! Great updates! Very touching stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Can't wait to hear about Chinatown!
thanks! chinatown is coming up soon.
I am all caught up with your NYC trip report. I have been lurking, but have only really had time to read MeMom's report.
I worked in NYC for 11 years and you have done far more than me.. at one point I worked right in time square (next door to MTV).. what a pain in the butt that was.
I always loved Central Park.. I wish I knew about your trip.. I would have tried to come in to say hello.
I knwo I am a really big dork, but the building that ghostbusters was filmed in was 55 Central Park West. You probably passed it when you were there. The reason I know is b/c I actually go to see them rip up the streets when they were filming the movie. It was so cool.
The pictures of the WTC made me cry. I was workign on Madison Avenue at the time and lived in Hoboken (right across the river). The Sunday before, I was sitting at the park in Hoboken watching the regatta amazed at the beauty before me. Just two days later it was a mess of smoke and the city smelled like burnt wiring and rubbish for a long time. I don't ever want to forget that day.
Next time you venture up north I woudl love to meet you.
oh, wow.....i wish we could've met too! about the ghostbusters building, i'm not sure where i saw it but i know it was on one of those tours! that may not have been the right building. sorry i made you cry but it was something i had to share. it was such an amazing experience.
Another great update! The subway situation sounds frustrating though.
thanks! yes, it was frustrating at times!
i was so frustrated with the subway system by that point that i just wasn't thinking about taking any.
