New York - Take 3 - June 2014

Day 0 – 22/6/14

No surprise I woke up early-today was the day we flew out to America!

7-30 am cab to the airport and met Sheri who, as expected, had Rose and Le Khyia with her.  45 minute check in where Sheri learnt of her surprise where I had upgraded us to premium economy  - a pleasant surprise J

Then it all happened pretty quickly - next thing we were off!

12 long hours later with barely any sleep we arrive in LA.  Took Sheri to wrong building but in my defence a fair bit of work had happened since 2010 – LOL. Anyway we found the right building, the one we had been in! More lining up, around 30 minutes in total, and we were our own way to NY Back to cattle class but we got the 3 seat to ourselves.   I slept a little on this and around 4.5 hours later we arrive in NYC!

It took 50 minutes to get our bags in this cramped little room and then we couldn’t get wifi working therefore couldn’t get UBER working. Ended up getting a cab which cost around the same – actually probably a little less and Ray’s doppleganer drove us.

Arrived in Manhattan and to Emily’s & the view is amazing! We are both knackered so we bought some groceries from the Food Emporium, had something to eat and crashed around 10 pm.

Day 1 - 23/6/14

Wake up sporadically throughout night and finally rose around 8 am. We decide on Tiffany’s and then Rockefeller.  So off we pop, straight to Tiffany’s.  All the gold and white gold and diamonds are on the ground floor and it just positively sparkles!!  Alas I can’t justify spending the money at the moment so we headed to the 6^th floor to see if I could get my ‘real deal’ Atlas Tiffany ring replated (rhodium).  It takes about 2 weeks from Oz so figured it would be much quicker in New York.  They take your name and you wait until a sales rep can see you.  Whilst you wait, Rhett (that’s my name for him), comes and asks what it is you would like to drink – wow – impressed!!

Anyway, sadly they can’t do it quicker – in fact it takes longer L  They steam cleaned my ring and it looks pretty again.  We head to the 3^rd floor where you can buy sterling silver material and Sheri bought a lovely chain and I bought a matching Atlas necklace – very pretty.   As I wanted longer chain I couldn’t take mine with me so we had to head out and come back later – ha, hard ask!

We kept to 5^th Avenue and Sheri picked up some nice clothes from Gap.  

We accidentally walked onto Rockefellers so we did the Rock on the Top – beautiful views, especially of Central Park. It was a magic day today!

 

Got a data sim and mophie for my phone and then we headed back up 6^th Avenue (the Avenue of the Americas) to get some lunch.  I ordered a chicken salad and with a water cost me a massive $8.  I couldn’t eat the whole salad, in fact probably didn’t even eat half of it. 

At this time we did start to get a little tired but back to Tiffany’s we went so I could pick up my necklace – she’s very pretty – maybe one day I will get the white gold one…….

So we stopped and had a coffee break and guess where……Starbucks of course. I then wanted a manicure so we set out to try and find a nail salon.  Eventually found one and at this stage my blisters were huge and actually bursting L  I had a pedicure too and then Sher and I had a French maincure.  The guy I presume is the owner could not understand what I was asking for when I explained what I was wanting (what Anne had!!).  So because I was so poor at explaining I had the French manicure only to find the voucher when nails were drying. Shallac – bloody hell! AND it was nothing like I was explaining – no wonder he got confused!

Finally finished off at Dalton’s on 9^th.  Had some beef burger sliders (and allowed myself 3 chips), one lite Hahn and headed home.  The 11 hours on the go finally got to us. We were going to Times Square but decided we will do that tomorrow night after the Mets.  So shower, some Yankees (being flogged haha) on TV and a good night’s sleep (hopefully) and off again tomorrow.