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A food tour of Greenwich Village
... and the history of the place. Kurt was an entreating, funny and knowledgeable guide - he had plenty of jokes and gossip about the goings on in and around the Village. We then moved on to a little bakery, a traditional Italian style trattoria and a bar/restaurant, where we were treated to tastings of three different meals (and the opportunity to purchase a cocktail if we wanted - the mojitos were excellent). We finished off with a visit to a ...
First bite out of the Big Apple
... bridge where there were some amazing views of the city. On the other side was another bar where we went to meet some friends and drink some more. I met some of the most annoying girls in my entire life but still had fun listening to how dumb their conversations were.
Monday I left Brooklyn where I had been staying for the last 3 nights and headed to a hostel right next to a train station in Queens. I stayed here for the next two nights. These next two days ...
A city girl's heaven
... while Dan was scouting out dinner locations. We ended up getting Korean Barbecue nearby, after which we checked out Times Square. Of all NYC landmarks, that was the most underwhelming one for me. I could see the allure during NYE or another special event, but the giant screens and the droves of tourists didn't grab me on a random Friday evening. It just seemed a bit... pointless. It was getting late anyway, and I was exhausted - the temps and humidity and ...
NYC We Love You!
... Mahopac GC. After a busy day of shopping and golfing we traded stories over cocktails and some great chicken pot pie at The Lion restaurant in Greenwich Village.
Day four in NYC we caught up with Lisa and Campbell for an excellent brunch and 'biscuit building' session and checked out their awesome pad soon to be vacated for new adventures. Afterwards we lined up with the crowds in Times Square for half price tickets so ...
1st Day Of The Rest Of My Life
... I love each and everyone of the crazy mofo staff and campers at Fiver for that. I made a commitment to myself pretty early on that I wasn't going to leave anything in the tank and to give it my all and sitting here tonight I feel a strong sense of achievement of that. When we got into the Bronx this afternoon and seeing the kids doing the Aussie Aussie Aussie chant at the top of their lungs really proved it to ...