The New Jersey Devils’ game wasn’t until 7:00 pm, so we made plans to visit the World Trade Center in the morning, and then have lunch at Fraunces Tavern, a historic place where Washington gave his farewell speech. Our tour time was 9:30 am, so we were at […]
Fraunces Tavern is a national historic landmark, museum, and restaurant in New York City, situated at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street, in the Financial District. The location played a prominent role in pre-Revolution, American Revolution and post-Revolution history, serving as a headquarters for George […]
The downside of traveling with a lot of people is trying to transport them to the venue. I decided to hire a bus from Broward’s Transportation to take the group of 29 hockey fans from Newark, NJ to Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum. The bus ride was about an […]
The downside of traveling with a lot of people is trying to transport them to the venue. I decided to hire a bus from Broward’s Transportation to take the group of 29 hockey fans from Newark, NJ to Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum. The bus ride was about an […]
My sister and brother in law ate here when they were in NYC. They raved about the authenticity of the Italian food, we just had to try it. So, for my birthday, we came here for dinner. The place is divided into sections, such as a meat section, […]
After our snack break at Junior’s, we decided to head over to the world famous Macy’s. We made our way from Bryant Park, the New York City library, and up 5th Avenue. Bryant Park NY City Library Empire State Building View of the Empire State Building Macy’s! While […]
It was around 2:30 and I was cold, tired, and hungry. I wanted to have a snack since we were planning on a late dinner. A few of the group members went looking for Build A Bear, while the rest of us went to Juniors Cheesecake located off […]
Friday was our free day to roam New York. Four of our group members had never been to NYC, so we had to do as much touristy stuff as we could in a day. We started off at 9:00 am and took the NJ Transit to Penn Station […]
Friday was our free day to roam New York. Four of our group members had never been to NYC, so we had to do as much touristy stuff as we could in a day. We started off at 9:00 am and took the NJ Transit to Penn Station […]
If the Ducks are on the road during my birthday, chances are I’ll be at the game. Last year we were in Vancouver, and this year its Long Island, NY and Newark, NJ. At first I was going to stay in Manhattan, because there’s more to do there, […]
Our flight back home wasn’t until 6:30 pm, so we had time to kill. In the hotel lobby was a flyer on FDR, saying his Hyde Park home was about 1/2 hour away. It was starting to snow, so we decided to check it out. Initially, I thought […]
My cousin’s wedding wasn’t until 1:00 pm, so we had time to run over to the outlet mall in Woodbury, NY. The outlet mall is located about 45 minutes from the hotel, and no matter what route you took, the state made you pay tolls. Seriously $1.50 here […]
New York City is a place where you can always find something to do. This visit was too short, but we did accomplish a lot. We spent most of our time in Midtown, and got to see – Radio City Music Hall – Rockefeller Center – Times Square […]
We decided to make a day at the famous Metropolitan Museum, or more famously known as “The Met”. We kicked started our day with breakfast at Juniors, located at Grand Central Terminal. The original is in Brooklyn and there’s another location in midtown. The breakfast was decent but […]
Our first official day in New York! I’ve always wanted to see the Rockettes at the Radio City Music Hall, and I found a great deal on TravelZoo. We started our day with breakfast at Comfort Diner, a vintage coffee shop located a few blocks from our hotel, […]
My cousin was getting married in Fishkill, NY and so we decided to visit Manhattan for a few days prior to the event. We stayed at the Fitzpatrick, a boutique hotel located off East 44th and Lexington in east Midtown. My dad found this on Priceline, and it […]
Our flight back home wasn’t until 6:30 pm, so we had time to kill. In the hotel lobby was a flyer on FDR, saying his Hyde Park home was about 1/2 hour away. It was starting to snow, so we decided to check it out. Initially, I thought […]
