The mumblings and musings of an English Literature student from the University of Warwick on a year abroad at the University of Connecticut, USA. The excitements, misunderstandings, confessions, confusions and adventures that are part and parcel of a year in a very foreign country.
"I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything."
— Bill Bryson
— Bill Bryson
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Four Mummies and a Molly
The week before Spring Break I took the week off and met my mother and three of her lovely friends in New York City. It. Was. Mad. We checked ourselves into a hotel near Soho and Chinatown, down in the south of the city, and spent the week exploring and eating our way around Manhattan. My kind of holiday!
It must have been my 5th or 6th trip to the city and so I think I can now safely say that I know it pretty well. In fact my knowledge of NYC is definitely far greater than that of London - shocking I know! I now know how to navigate the subway stations and have a fairly good grasp of where everything is and where there are good places to eat. As a result I spent the week guiding round my little tour group and taking them to all my favourite places and showing them all the sights, sounds and smells of the Big Apple.
Having spent a week there I managed to finally do everything I wanted to do - I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and spent a lovely sunny afternoon walking around Brooklyn Heights and filling myself with yummy home made pasta. I experienced the MoMA, not something I would particularly like to experience again, but something I can check off the list at least. I visited new museums, had a horse and carriage ride around Central Park, and once again saw the spectacular views from the Top of the Rock.
So to the lovely New York Nymphs who accompanied me thank you so much for another fabulous trip to New York. I had so much fun and I can't wait to see you all when I'm back in the UK!
For more photos of the trip please click HERE.
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