A few weeks ago Braedon and I took a trip to New York- neither of us had been! We almost thought that the trip wasn't going to happen because of my work schedule but luckily everything worked out and we were able to go. We stayed at Braedon's Aunt's home and were so lucky to be able to spend some time with them while we were there. New York is ridiculously expensive and without a place to stay there is no way we could have made it happen!
I was warned before we left that New York meant LOTS of walking. I was glad I was warned. This preggie mamma gets out of breath a little faster than usual and Braedon was sweet to make me take breaks and find the best restroom stops. He jokes that I saw more of New York than the average person because of all the bathroom breaks. Thanks baby!
DAY ONE
-Brooklyn Bridge (check)
-Wall Street (check)
-Trinity Church (check)
-Apple (check)
-SOHO (check)
-Chinatown (check)
-Canal Street (check)
-Little Italy (check)
-Sore feet (check)
We took the Subway to the Brooklyn Bridge and walked to the rest of our destinations- I think we may have overdone it for the first day but we had a blast!
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| Trinity Church |
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| Bumpin on the Brooklyn Bridge (19 weeks) |
I took a bathroom break and found my cute husband happier than ever and so concentrated on some sort of music app. He didn't even register me snapping the picture!
By the time we got to Chinatown I was in a bad state of hanger (poor husband). He did some urban spoon research and we found this very sketchy authentic looking hole in the wall called "Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles". You guys- it was legit. The place was packed and we barely found a seat on the end of a shared table. You could see right into the kitchen and watch the chef make the noodles by hand, plus the plates were only like $5 each and SO much food. A win in our book! I got some sort of noodle and shrimp veggie stir fry and Braedon got the dumpling soup. Mmmmm.
We realized that most of our days revolved around what we wanted to eat. I guess you could call us foodies?? Although, not food critics cause we'll eat just about anything. We got a lot of great recommendations of places to go in New York but also fully utilized urban spoon to find some good hole in the walls. We learned quickly that food in New York is EXPENSIVE and it was our mission to find the gems.
We ended our night in Little Italy which was so charming once it got dark. Lots of strung lights and the cutest places to eat! We chose Lombardi's for a pizza bigger than our faces. After we walked off our pizza we ran into a crepe place and shared the best crepe I've ever had topped with ice cream and carmel sauce.
DAY TWO
-Statue of Liberty (check)
-Statten Island Fairy (check)
-Times Square (check)
-Blue Man Group (check)
Day two we started off by going straight to the fairy to see the Statue of Liberty. We stopped at TKTS on our way there to see what shows had discount tickets for that night. After the Statue of Liberty we checked a few other TKTS locations to see what tickets they were selling and found out that Blue Man group was half off but we'd have to go to the TKTS in times square. It wasn't exactly part of our plan for the day but we decided it was worth it and took the Subway to times square. We got our tickets and then found out the theatre was back where we had just come from- such a goose chase! However, we got to sit front row and the tickets were a steal so in the end it was totally worth it.
We stopped at the M&M store in times square and got a bag full of all the fun M&M flavors. I wasn't excited about it at all.
The break from walking and the view was pretty great, but we both agreed that the fairy ride and the Statue of Liberty were not our favorite destinations of the trip. But hey-when in New York!
This is how I felt about the Subway. The musk and the smell combined w/the weird radiating heat was the perfect combination for a very smell sensitive preggo.
DAY THREE
-5th Avenue (check)
-FAO Shwartz (check)
-Central Park (check)
-New York LDS Temple (check)
-Burger Joint (check)
-Caught in a downpour and buy an overpriced umbrella (check)
-Wicked (check)
Just feeling right at home (or should I say work?) in the "newborn nursery".
Central Park was DREAMY. We decided to take it by bike since the park is HUGE. Braedon being the protective husband he is, wouldn't allow me to ride my own bike. He insisted we ride tandem. Probably a smart thing since I'm already accident prone and add to it my newfound lack of center of balance- it's a deadly combo.
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| ^^ He did all the work ^^ |
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| Just kidding I pedaled the whole time ;) |
Last minute we decided to splurge and go see Wicked. Braedon and I rationalized that it would be lame if we went to New York and didn't see a broadway play. Even though we got caught in a downpour on our way there, we decided it was one of the best decisions we made that trip! Day 3 was by far my favorite day. How can you top the most incredible toy store, biking around central park, a juicy burger for dinner and a broadway play??
DAY FOUR
-The High Line (check)
-Ground Zero (check)
-The Flatiron Building (check)
-Grimaldi's (check)
-Empire State Building (check)
-Tasti D Lite (check)
The High Line was so fun because it feels like you get a little break from the city, but if you look down you see city all around you.
No better way to end your day than with some tasti-d-light I tell ya.
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| Empire State Building |
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| Flat Iron Building |
DAY FIVE
-The MOMA
-Rockefeller Center
-Radio City
-Totto Ramen
By day five we were pooped. As you can see, the list of "things to do" got progressively smaller as the week went on! We went to Totto Ramen off of a recommendation and were NOT disappointed! Seriously it was amazing. Ramen noodles for adults. We sat at the bar and watched them make all the food which was so fun. All of the noodles are handmade and they have these huge pots of ramen broth that they're constantly stirring and perfecting. I got the relatively safe ramen with chicken and fresh veggies and Braedon went with the spicy pork ramen. He was sweating so that means it was spicy enough!
We were sad leave but definitely felt pretty worn out after this trip. I'm so glad we got to see New York just the two of us as the whole time I was thinking- this would be SO hard with kids! Braedon did admit at one point that he does appreciate a good pool/beach vacation and I practically jumped for joy at those words! I loved having Braedon all to myself without the worry of school or work on our minds constantly- I can't wait for his next break!!
