Ya miss me? I have been a little MIA. Sean and I were lucky enough to have another chance to travel. We've barely settled in from traveling for the wedding, honeymoon (yet to be blogged) -- but when a free trip presents itself, you take it.
Last week I went to a week of corporate training in Morristown, New Jersey. (Fist pump!) After meetings were over on Friday, I rode into NYC. Sean flew into the concrete jungle late that night to meet me.
I've been to NY before so I loved playing 'tour guide' for Sean. My tours consist of FOOD. I'll get to the food part...but as for a real tour, I left it to the professionals:
I "bargained" with these 2 for close to a half hour. Don't get me started on that argument...I finally paid and hopped on the bus.
I recommend anyone visiting the city do a bus tour. Even if you have been before, Go! I learn something new every-time.
Why not go for the free poncho? Every-time I've ridden the bus, it's rained. Bummer.
First stop: Madison Square Park for a little Flat Iron Building and Shake Shack! I've read articles debating who makes the best burger: In-N-Out, Five Guys or Shake Shack. Sean and I are both from California so we're pretty biased towards In-N-Out. We tried Five Guys and never want to go back. I was excited for Sean to try Shake Shack to help me decide. Drum roll please...Shake Shack takes the cake! The beef really won him over.
That night Sean and I took the train out of the city to see one of our favorite comedians Jim Gaffigan in Morristown, New Jersey. HOT POCKETS!
The next day we hit up American's first pizzeria Lombardi's. mmmm
(Look how cute this guy is! NYC was such a 'romantic' city. I just loved having this guy around 24 hours a day.)
Serendipity! Frozen hot chocolate!
We hit up another Shake Shake on the upper west side.
Tom's Restaurant. This time we went inside and ate. It wasn't fab.
xoxo Magnolia's Bakery xoxo
mmmm, banana creme pudding. My second love. I got Sean addicted too. We ate em everyday. Craving it now. Tear.
mmmm, banana creme pudding. My second love. I got Sean addicted too. We ate em everyday. Craving it now. Tear.
We did squeeze in a little site seeing between the food...
Staten Island ferry! Checked out Lady Liberty on our way.
He's the king of the world!
Coney Island. FYI: Coney Island shuts down after summer. Shuts down everything. We did manage to snag 2 Coney hot dogs. Amazing. Should I just make this a food blog?
Strolling through Central Park.
Ground Zero is one of my favorite spots to visit. The Freedom Tower is a new addition to the skyline since the last time I was there.
Lastly, I'll finish this monster post with a BIG THANK YOU! Sean and I were lucky enough to stay with Aimee & Jerry. Aimee is my hip hop twin. She brought Jerry into my life over a year ago when they got married. They're an awesome couple. They live in the building attached to the Manhattan LDS temple. I loved the location.
Aimee is one gracious hostess. Totally spoiled us. Homemade cinnamon rolls!
Overall, AMAZING trip. We can't wait to go back. Sean and I are crossing our fingers we'll have some opportunity to live there.
i want shake shack again...
ReplyDeleteI didn't hear about the open air bus tour argument! Who won?
ReplyDeleteThere's an NYC dental school...
Your trip looked like so much fun!! You are a better tour guide than I ever was.
ReplyDeleteThere is a shake shack here in DC! It is so good, their mondo shake or whatever it is is amazing. And yes, this is a food blog. Now. And you look so classy in every picture, how do you do it?!?
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