Hello there,
This morning we had breakfast at Starbucks again, Kirsten joined us. They had the Tea and the Bagels at the same store today but their bagel toaster was broken :(
We wanted to walk down all the way to the Staten Island ferry today and take it to see the Statue of Liberty but on our way down it started to rain sooooooo heavily that we had to find shelter in stores. First Gap (new jeans 30% off) then Forever 21 again, DSW, Bath and Body Works (LOVE it!)Victoria's secret...
We decided to do alllll the shopping (what we did not get to do yesterday) today.
We did make it down to the ferry terminal though but we did not go over to Staten Island.
I have not mentioned that my feet are in horrible shape right now. I have been walking around in Hawaiiana Flip Flops and they are just too flat to walk around for a long time. Also I have like cuts on my heels, it hurts like hell. So I wanted to buy some purple Crocs cause they are really comfy to walk in. Usually you get them at every corner but when you really need them, they're nowhere to be seen. Anyway, you probably don't want to hear about this :) the point is, we did not walk back up to 45th we took the subway.
When we got back to the hostel after another Subway visit, I got a huge bole in the kitchen and gave my feet a nice cold bath. Very relaxing. Then we went to bed to be fit for another long walk tomorrow. We could not really pick up all the things we wanted today because some stores were already closed or just did not have the item we were looking for, so we still had four stores to go back to tomorrow and then that's it, no more shopping!!!
xoxo
Samstag, 24. Juli 2010
Montag, 19. Juli 2010
July 22 2010 - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Hello everyone
So we figured we should get the shopping out of the way before doing the sight seeing, so this is what happened today!
We started out at Starbucks. They had the bagels but not the Green Tea Ice Tea we drink at breakfast. So we bought the bagels and went to the next Starbucks for the Tea. After all, there's a Starbucks at every corner here. Then we sat down at one of the tables at time square and had breakfast.
Next was walking to central Park and to Nike Town from there. We looked at all the sport stuff but did not buy anything. Next was Tiffany's. I had been in there before but never realized there was more than one floor in there and of course I had never bought something in there eighter. That was supposed to change today! :)
3 blue Tiffany's bags later (not all mine!), we were standing in line to get into Abercrombie and Fitch. Yes, they make you stand in line to spend money, somehow it seems ridiculous. The store is fascinating to me. Everybody working in there is incredibly good looking and they have their own perfume in the store that you can smell from the outside if you're still a blog away. Anyway.
After that, we wanted to get some pink bags to join are blue ones so we walked to 34th Street to go to Victoria's secret. When were done there it was already past 5 and we had to go back to Tiffany's to pick up here bracelet that they had polished for her. Another quick stop at Abercrombie to pick up something we had seen but not bought the first time.
Time for a break, we had dinner at Subway which was really good and cheap. Our bags were company during dinner
We put our bags down at the hostel where we met one of our roommates, Kirsten. She's from Denmark and comes to New York a lot to spent HUUUUUUUUUGE amounts of money on shoes at Saks 5th Avenue. Like these awesome Louboutins
I really like her :) She came to Forever 21 with us. They have a new store at Time Square that has 4 floors. Good Times!!!!
After another Starbucks we went back to the hostel, washed off the city dust and went to sleep after this busy, exciting day!
xoxo
So we figured we should get the shopping out of the way before doing the sight seeing, so this is what happened today!
We started out at Starbucks. They had the bagels but not the Green Tea Ice Tea we drink at breakfast. So we bought the bagels and went to the next Starbucks for the Tea. After all, there's a Starbucks at every corner here. Then we sat down at one of the tables at time square and had breakfast.
Next was walking to central Park and to Nike Town from there. We looked at all the sport stuff but did not buy anything. Next was Tiffany's. I had been in there before but never realized there was more than one floor in there and of course I had never bought something in there eighter. That was supposed to change today! :)
3 blue Tiffany's bags later (not all mine!), we were standing in line to get into Abercrombie and Fitch. Yes, they make you stand in line to spend money, somehow it seems ridiculous. The store is fascinating to me. Everybody working in there is incredibly good looking and they have their own perfume in the store that you can smell from the outside if you're still a blog away. Anyway.
After that, we wanted to get some pink bags to join are blue ones so we walked to 34th Street to go to Victoria's secret. When were done there it was already past 5 and we had to go back to Tiffany's to pick up here bracelet that they had polished for her. Another quick stop at Abercrombie to pick up something we had seen but not bought the first time.
Time for a break, we had dinner at Subway which was really good and cheap. Our bags were company during dinner
We put our bags down at the hostel where we met one of our roommates, Kirsten. She's from Denmark and comes to New York a lot to spent HUUUUUUUUUGE amounts of money on shoes at Saks 5th Avenue. Like these awesome Louboutins
I really like her :) She came to Forever 21 with us. They have a new store at Time Square that has 4 floors. Good Times!!!!
After another Starbucks we went back to the hostel, washed off the city dust and went to sleep after this busy, exciting day!
xoxo
July 21 2010 - To the City that never sleeps
Hey there
Today it was time to get into a plane again and fly out of the windy city to go to the city that never sleeps, yes, New York City, finally!
We got up around 9 again, showered, packed, used the internet and got ready to go.
The guide book said there is a metro going to O'Hara airport but from the station it's still a long walk to the terminals. We were anxious to discover how long exactly.
When we got to the Metro, of course we didn't have small enough bills and the machine wouldn't give us change. Thankfully, a young lady helped us out with that.
We made it to the last stop called O'Hara and surprise surprise, we were directly at the airport. Or at least that's what it felt like to us, do they really consider that a long walk here? We checked us and our luggage in, passed security and got breakfast/lunch at Starbucks. We are real bagels fans now, unfortunately they did not have any at the airport so we had yogurt with fruit, it was delicious too!
The lady at the gate told all of us that if they could board everybody a bit sooner we could also leave sooner so we boarded.
In the plane we didn't have seats next to each other but after everyone was in, the first row behind the first class was still empty, and we got to sit there. That meant waaaaaaay more leg room and (as long as the door was open) unlimited view of the cute co-pilot. Unfortunately, the flight that was supposed to leave early, ended up being an hour late! The pilot caught up in flight though and we got to New York in time.
In New York we had to take a bus and then a train to get to the city. Easy enough. Unfortunately, we did not have any quarters and the bus driver didn't want any paper money. That is completely ridiculous if you ask me. A ticket is 2.25 and we were 2 so we are supposed to carry around 18 quarters just like that? The luggage was heavy enough, no need to carry around metal coins an huge numbers!!! The driver was really nice though and let us ride for free! Cool!!!
We changed to the metro and were at time square in no time. Checked into the hostel a little later. We are in a 4 bed dorm. Only one woman was in there yet, or rather, her really colorful things, she even brought here own lamp and all of here own bed stuff! We were anxious to meet her, she must be interesting.
After that we went and had our last fast food meal for a while. We went to McDonald and at fries (which we had not eaten so far) to celebrate arriving in New York. After that I showed Fabienne the World of M&Ms store.
Back at the hostel it was bed time, we need rest cause tomorrow is the big shopping day!
xoxo
Today it was time to get into a plane again and fly out of the windy city to go to the city that never sleeps, yes, New York City, finally!
We got up around 9 again, showered, packed, used the internet and got ready to go.
The guide book said there is a metro going to O'Hara airport but from the station it's still a long walk to the terminals. We were anxious to discover how long exactly.
When we got to the Metro, of course we didn't have small enough bills and the machine wouldn't give us change. Thankfully, a young lady helped us out with that.
We made it to the last stop called O'Hara and surprise surprise, we were directly at the airport. Or at least that's what it felt like to us, do they really consider that a long walk here? We checked us and our luggage in, passed security and got breakfast/lunch at Starbucks. We are real bagels fans now, unfortunately they did not have any at the airport so we had yogurt with fruit, it was delicious too!
The lady at the gate told all of us that if they could board everybody a bit sooner we could also leave sooner so we boarded.
In the plane we didn't have seats next to each other but after everyone was in, the first row behind the first class was still empty, and we got to sit there. That meant waaaaaaay more leg room and (as long as the door was open) unlimited view of the cute co-pilot. Unfortunately, the flight that was supposed to leave early, ended up being an hour late! The pilot caught up in flight though and we got to New York in time.
In New York we had to take a bus and then a train to get to the city. Easy enough. Unfortunately, we did not have any quarters and the bus driver didn't want any paper money. That is completely ridiculous if you ask me. A ticket is 2.25 and we were 2 so we are supposed to carry around 18 quarters just like that? The luggage was heavy enough, no need to carry around metal coins an huge numbers!!! The driver was really nice though and let us ride for free! Cool!!!
We changed to the metro and were at time square in no time. Checked into the hostel a little later. We are in a 4 bed dorm. Only one woman was in there yet, or rather, her really colorful things, she even brought here own lamp and all of here own bed stuff! We were anxious to meet her, she must be interesting.
After that we went and had our last fast food meal for a while. We went to McDonald and at fries (which we had not eaten so far) to celebrate arriving in New York. After that I showed Fabienne the World of M&Ms store.
Back at the hostel it was bed time, we need rest cause tomorrow is the big shopping day!
xoxo
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