I divided the trip by days and visiting different areas of Manhatten to cover as much as possible. We walked a total of 25.3 miles over 2 1/2 days. We were on the go constantly.
Thursday--we had lunch at Shake Shack, walked to the New York Public Library to see the lions and poked our head inside--no time to tour as we were off to Battery Park where we ferried to the Statue of Liberty and then on to Ellis Island. We had happy hour at the Knickerbocker Hotel. We had reservations at the St. Cloud on top of the building, but got "bumped" for a private party. We went to Carmines for dinner and then to Schmackery's for cookies. Whew!
Friday--walked to Ralph Lauren's flagship store and got coffee (in my case, tea) and scones. Walked through Central Park to The Dakota Hotel where John Lennon was assassinated. We walked back through Central Park to Bloomingdales so Pam, could shop. Then we walked 5th Avenue stopping at: The Plaza Hotel, Rockefeller Plaza, the Kate Spade store (I had to show them the taxi shoes that are so cute), then to Parker & Quinn for a delicious lunch. We had an hour to rest before heading to Little Italy for a candlelight tour of the catacombs of the old St. Patrick's Basilica (excellent). We went to The Back Pocket--a little bar tucked in a neighborhood for drinks before the show & Juliet. Whew!
Saturday--we started at Starbucks for coffee/tea and muffin which we ate at Bryant Park. We had 10 a.m. reservations at Rise NYC--great museum ending with a fun ride where you are flying over the city. We had brunch in Hell's Kitchen at my favorite place--Marseille--a French Cafe. There was a flea market happening with the street shut down so everyone could stroll. We headed to Hudson Yards to The Edge where we were 100+ floors above the ground. You can look out all over the city. From there, we walked The Highline. Usually one of my favorite things. It was previously an overhead train that has been turned into a park. The flowers were beautiful, but it was super crowded. Disappointing. We walked the length, exited in the west village and stopped for a drink at the 2nd oldest tavern--The White Horse. We walked from there to Macy's, shopped, then walked back to Times Square. We had dinner and finished the evening about 8:30. Whew!
It was a jam-packed trip, but so much fun---as these pictures show!!
We've had many adventures over our 40 year friendship and hope to have many more!!
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