New Yorker's New York

I will now continue with this weekends adventures picking up from Sunday afternoon...

We met David and his family in Times Square where we were introduced to what was supposedly the best Pizza in New York. A very big claim I have to say but they did not lie. It was amazing and from some tiny, rather sketchy looking, Middle Eastern deli. We were shown the amazing lifts inside the Marriott hotel by Times Square and were then taken to Bleecker Street where we were introduced to Rocco's; a Pastry shop and Espresso Cafe which will make your mouth water as soon as you see the window display. It is incredible. A mountain of pastries and cakes and delights to please everyone. The main reason we had come here was that David and his family had been shocked at the fact that Emily and I had never had a cannoli and oh my gosh had we been missing out.

Emily, David and Me in Rocco's

So for helping me on my way to food heaven I would like to thank the Korman's for their extreme hospitality these last few days and for introducing me to not only Cannolies, but Pumpkin Pie and Guacamole Hamburgers and numerous other treats and New York delicacies, I feel positively spoiled!

After our treats, Emily, David and I went to a show called Fuerza Bruta! It was amazing. It lasted just over an hour and for the entire performance the crowd was standing in a small space and would be moved about as the actors and various stages moved around with them. They ran about the sides of the walls and swam above us in/on a plastic floor type thing which was suspended from the roof and came right down to our heads so that the actors faces were just centimetres from us. It was incredible. I have absolutely no idea what the show was about or trying to say but it was cool enough just watching all the strange and different choreography. It did however result in lots of water falling from the ceiling and so we all got very soggy. It made for a rather chilly ride home but it was definitely worth it!

On Monday we woke up bright and early... ye just kidding, it was another lie in. We eventually got a train into New York, into Grand Central no less, and made our way once again to Bleecker Street so where I had my first sushi experience. It didn't go well. Now that I have tried good sushi, I think I can safely say that I'm not a fan. But the meal was soon rectified with a lovely, large slice of red velvet cheese cake from Rocco's. To make it even better, we had been massively over changed at the Sushi place so the cheesecake was technically free! I swear it tasted so much better because of it.

We then made our way to the Natural History Museum for our final touristy destination. Sadly most of the famous and well known exhibits were closed for a private event so we didn't get to see the massive whale hanging from the ceiling or the family of elephants and lions from the film Night at the Museum but it was still pretty cool to see. We made a swift tour of the dinosaur floor and stared at all the cool fossils and bones but didn't really have a proper read of anything. Although I did learn that humans share 98% of the same DNA with chimpanzees. Cool huh?!

Now I'm back in UConn where the work must continue... Happy Thanksgiving!