As the weather was really bad the next day, we decided to go for brunch (to a place with a very bad waiter :)) and then spend the afternoon in the Met (The Metropolitan Museum). It was amazing and huge and as it is, walking around a museum and watching art makes one really tired. We managed to see about 2/5 of what we had planned, but I still think it was worth it. Pan says that the size of the museum can be compared only to Louvre and if it's true, than it's pretty amazing, isn't it?
Then we got back to Nikos' and later headed to the downtown for dinner with another of Pan's friends and his wife. The dinner was good, although an hour long waiting for a table isn't my favourite activity and although I felt sick later that night.
Sunday was devoted to some sightseeing which started in the Chinatown with a brunch again. The restaurant was amazing - it was huge and the way it works is something I had never seen before. They just walk around with trays full of food and you just grab whatever you want... We tried plenty of different stuff, I don't even know what it was, plus a dessert - a coconut pudding and a green tea pudding. The latter had nice green colour, but no taste. So then: Chinatown - the Little Italy - Soho. Then we walked to the Hudson river where we alsmost froze (it was very very cold :)) and then headed to a very nice place for tea. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the place was.
Times Square and then the Rockefeller Center. This was interesting and nice - we managed to be there just before sunset, so we watched the sunset from the top of the building. And then all the skyscrapers... We went to see the famous ice-skating rink where the famous Christmas tree is (not now, of course :)).
Hungry and tired, we went for dinner to the Cafe Luxembourg where we waited for a table for some time, of course, and then had the most expensive (but delicious) dinner of my life.
Monday was another sightseeing day, only for me and Jirka, this time. We started at the Brooklyn Bridge, then walked to the financial district to see the Wall Street (really - what kind of name is that? :)), Times Square again (where we tried to find a Starbucks with chairs to end up at a different place, but very good for light lunch), and then we walked to the Central Park and through the Central Park all the way to Nikos' place (that would be the 98th, or something like that :)).
Monday night was devoted to a poker tournament which only the guys attended (and yes - I could have gone, but didn't want to). And then it was Tuesday, the day of our departure. We took a train (the Amtrak) which takes about 10 hours but I must say it felt much better than the plane.
A funny story from the train - Jirka and Pan wanted to play poker with money (read: some cents which are probably worth less than their manufacture) and they had to stop because it's illegal...
So my impressions: NYC is definitely cool and all that. You can find everything there and if you're rich enough, you can do plenty of things there. For me, it was too many people, too many cars, too many skyscrapers and too expensive. Also - not a city for me who can't remember numbers, I'd never get anywhere :). I liked our trip very much, though, as I think that the city is definitely worth visiting.
Then we got back to Nikos' and later headed to the downtown for dinner with another of Pan's friends and his wife. The dinner was good, although an hour long waiting for a table isn't my favourite activity and although I felt sick later that night.
Sunday was devoted to some sightseeing which started in the Chinatown with a brunch again. The restaurant was amazing - it was huge and the way it works is something I had never seen before. They just walk around with trays full of food and you just grab whatever you want... We tried plenty of different stuff, I don't even know what it was, plus a dessert - a coconut pudding and a green tea pudding. The latter had nice green colour, but no taste. So then: Chinatown - the Little Italy - Soho. Then we walked to the Hudson river where we alsmost froze (it was very very cold :)) and then headed to a very nice place for tea. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the place was.
Times Square and then the Rockefeller Center. This was interesting and nice - we managed to be there just before sunset, so we watched the sunset from the top of the building. And then all the skyscrapers... We went to see the famous ice-skating rink where the famous Christmas tree is (not now, of course :)).
Hungry and tired, we went for dinner to the Cafe Luxembourg where we waited for a table for some time, of course, and then had the most expensive (but delicious) dinner of my life.
Monday was another sightseeing day, only for me and Jirka, this time. We started at the Brooklyn Bridge, then walked to the financial district to see the Wall Street (really - what kind of name is that? :)), Times Square again (where we tried to find a Starbucks with chairs to end up at a different place, but very good for light lunch), and then we walked to the Central Park and through the Central Park all the way to Nikos' place (that would be the 98th, or something like that :)).
Monday night was devoted to a poker tournament which only the guys attended (and yes - I could have gone, but didn't want to). And then it was Tuesday, the day of our departure. We took a train (the Amtrak) which takes about 10 hours but I must say it felt much better than the plane.
A funny story from the train - Jirka and Pan wanted to play poker with money (read: some cents which are probably worth less than their manufacture) and they had to stop because it's illegal...
So my impressions: NYC is definitely cool and all that. You can find everything there and if you're rich enough, you can do plenty of things there. For me, it was too many people, too many cars, too many skyscrapers and too expensive. Also - not a city for me who can't remember numbers, I'd never get anywhere :). I liked our trip very much, though, as I think that the city is definitely worth visiting.
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