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Trip start
June 2, 2019
New York Joanna Turner
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June 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We got up at 5:15 both still drunk from the night before and made our way to the bus stop. It all seemed like a good idea when we booked it before. Anyway who cares we’re off to New York, the city that never sleeps which is just as well as we haven’t had any. Nice flight over and stress free security. We decided to get an Uber to the apartment as we were too tired/lazy to negotiate the train. We were met by our host who showed us around the loft which is full of old vintage furniture. It’s cosy and there are others staying here but it was a steal compared to hotels so I guess it’s worth it. We decided to head out to the local area for food and beers and got caught in a thunder storm which soaked us. For some reason I thought it was funny. Phil not so much. We drank 2 extortionate but nice beers which I said looked like ascitic fluid but tasted lovely before heading to Roberta’s for pizza. It was no fatto a Mano (in taste or price) but was really good. We said hipster a lot as we walked through the neighbourhood which is a real mix of Latino and gentrification. We crashed out when we got back as we realised we’d been awake for nearly 24 hours which is miraculous given the state we were inRead more
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New York Joanna Turner
Can we go to Greenwich Village?
June 3, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Up silly early but thankfully not too tired. We managed to (mostly) avoid seeing anyone in our shared apartment and headed out onto the train towards the west village. Highlights we’re seeing a pug in an ikea bag. Lowlights were it was pretty stuffy. We got off at the High Line and walked along snapping the streets below us and playing how many yellow taxis can you see. We then went to Chelsea market and grabbed some bagels which we ate in the square outside before walking through Greenwich Village to get to the Color Factory, an interactive, immersive pop up of pure colourful fun. After eating free ice cream and knobbing around in a giant ball pit we headed over to MOMA to fool ourselves into thinking we are cultural. We definitely made the right choice by starting at the top as that it where all the big dogs are. We saw Andy Warhol, Picasso, Van Gogh and Jackson Pollock before feeling a bit arted out. We then strolled through 5th Avenue stopping at St Patrick’s and Grand Central Station (for a look and much needed snacks) Then it was onto Carragher’s where Phil lived his best life rewatching Liverpool beat Tottenham and getting to hold a trophy. 3 pints in and we were starving to since we were near Koreatown we found a really nice Korean restaurant called Barn Joo 35. Then it was on the train again and back to BrooklynRead more
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New York Joanna Turner
Who you going to call?
June 4, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Up early again so it was straight out onto the streets and this time we went all the way up to Central Park stopping for breakfast bagels on the way. After walking through the park we stopped at the lake and thought we’d have a go on the boats. After nearly an hour of trying not to crash into anything or fall in whilst looking at the Manhattan skyline we stopped for a glass of wine by the edge of the lake. We walked to Strawberry fields and left before the man on his guitar broke into Imagine. Then it was off to Little Italy for a snack which turned out to be a massive plate of pasta each and a bottle of wine. When in Rome....... After filling out bellies we went to Greenwich village (again) to go and see the ghostbusters fire house where I made numerous jokes about Phil looking like Egon. He took it well. Since it was happy hour we went to bar 230 where I nearly didn’t get in because I’d left my ID at the apartment. When will I learn?! I successfully persuaded the guy on the door that I was over 21 and we went up to a very crowded rooftop which had alright views but not quite what I was hoping for. We drank up and got the subway to the upper west side for more happy hour drinks and teppenyaki which was really tasty and entertaining in equal measureRead more
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New York Joanna Turner
Bye bye Brooklyn
June 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We got up and used the shared bathroom one last time. We wandered out to find some street art which luckily wasn’t far from the apartment. After stopping for some breakfast (yep another bagel) we got on the subway and headed into manhattan for the last time. Since it wasn’t far from the beginning of Brooklyn Bridge we detoured to the 9/11 memorial which was heaving but still really peaceful. There were a few twats taking gormlessly grinning selfies (why?!) but generally it felt very respectful. We then started the sweaty walk over the bridge. Annoyingly it was the hottest day of our trip and the only day we’d have to lug our rucksacks around. It turns out Phil REALLY doesn’t like the heat which was tough as he was stuck on a mile long bridge (with me being unsympathetic) when we finally got off the bridge and found some shade he perked right up. We enjoyed the view of Manhattan whilst figuring out what we were going to do for the next few hours, settling on eating and drinking which made us both happy. After lunch we wandered to Dumbo and found an indoor food hall where we stopped for a pint (of Brooklyn lager obvs) before getting the subway for the last time to the airportRead more
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Trip end
June 6, 2019

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Can we go to Greenwich Village?

Who you going to call?

Bye bye Brooklyn