Posted on 02/01/2006 4:24:51 PM PST by Licensed-To-Carry
FYI.
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I lived in NYC for a few years, so here's a few suggestions:
Museum of Natural History & the Hayden Planetarium (upper West Side); Metropolitan Museum of Art (5th Avenue by Central Park) - worth it alone for the Egyptian exhibit and the Impressionist collection. If it's not too chilly, Central Park has the Zoo and many nice paths to walk (grab a hot dog or two from one of the street vendors - they're delicious). Fifth Avenue is just fun to walk down - some great store windows to look in and the people watching can be fun. Take the subway to get around (don't be afraid - it's much cleaner and safer than it used to be). Downtown, there's the Empire State Building (34th & Fifth), Macy's department store (same area),
Broadway (West Side from 59th St. - Columbus Circle down to Times Square and the Theatre District at 42nd St.) And much more...depends on how much time you have.
Good, fun touristy stuff..all close to the hotel in midtown
1. Top of Empire State Building
2. Statue of Liberty
3. Intrepid Museum
4. Circle Line ride around Manhattan
I would avoid the nighttime dinner cruises around the island...you can get much better food in a stationary restaurant. Go walk through Chinatown and adjacent Little Italy.. re restaurants...we have hundreds of great ones.. depends on what kind of food you like.. and I know that Texas is noted for it's beef..but I would recommend you try a NYC steak house...it's really unique..MY fave is Peter Lugar's..it's in Brooklyn..just over the bridge..a short cab ride away...reservations needed..ask the hotel concierge to help you..
If you like Italian..there are many great places..from the tradional tot the nouveau.. NYC is wonderful for just walking around..make sure you all bring really comfortable walking shoes
Funny,but from upstream on the Hudson,NYC would be very low on my visit lists.
However Texas sounds very appealing even with the somewhat warm winter were having.
i went for the first time this summer for a girls weekend
with designer pals. we stayed on staten island and took
the ferry from there. the ride and views are wonderful!
we had a great time walking around chinatown and little
italy. we ate delicious pasta in little italy.
i hope you have a really great trip!
How about waving to us through the window at Fox and Friends?
Well, I guess NYC will be nice to see at least once. We are having a very mild winter. All my trees and rose bushes are putting out leaves. Bulbs are sprouting too. Maybe I can see them filming CSI:NY, I like that show.
I grew up in upstate NY, but was 18 before I ever went to NYC.
You will get hit up by all kinds of folks wanting charity, whatever.
They see your eyeballs as big as half dollars and spot ya a mile away!
Don't argue with nobody. Just walk away.
In most parts of the world, it's unusual to see somebody sleeping in a phone booth.
Most parts...
That's what my Dad said. Of course he's in his 80's and only watches the Today show.
4 things you cannot miss:
1. Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
2. Family-Style Dinner at Carmine's
3. Circle Line Cruise
4. Statue of Liberty (the ride out from Battery Park can be wicked if it's too windy but it is sooo worth it.)
HAVE FUN!!!
Go to St. Patrick's Cathedral. Awesome.
IMO,the Empire State Building is also a must see as is the Museum of Modern History on Central Park West.
Visit: Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, Grant's Tomb, the Cloisters, Empire State Buildng, South Sgtreet Seaport, Chinatown, Little Italy, Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium [they both have tours],a gangland tour of New York that includes the Five Points, the graveyard near Wall Street where Alexander Hamilton is buried, the New York Public Libray. The Museum of Natural History, the Guggenheim, the Metroplitan Museum of Art..
Eat: Katz's Deli, Papaya King , Any restaurant on Arthur Ave. in the Bronx, Umberto's Clam House in Little Italy. [If they haven't moved, it's where Joey Gallo got whacked].Great calamari fra diavalo!
By the bye: Douglas MacArthur lived at the Waldorf after he retired. Lucky Luciano lived there before he retired.
Bring LOTS of money with you. Or a charge card or cards with big limits. Things are very expensive in the big city. Probably triple what you are used to paying.
NYC is a walking City,and its the Best Way to see the City!
You will be staying at the most fantastic hotel and in the middle of everything and do check out the Trump Tower!
But a visit and prayer at Ground Zero will change your lives, it's a must do.
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