NEW YORK
After a 4:30am wake up call in Whistler we were on the move to NYC. Countless hours of waiting around and a 9 hour flight we finally landed at JFK and got into our airbnb access in brooklyn at 1:30am.
So, what else do you do at that time in the morning but go on the hunt for a few drinks! We found an awesome little mecixan bar called Los Tacos just around the corner that had literally the best nachos we’ve ever had HANDS DOWN. Each of them had their own little topping plus all the trimmings! Anyway I digress…..
NYC is truly the city that never sleeps. Over our four days there we managed to pack in a huge amount including sightseeing, eating, drinking, and a marathon amount of walking. The shopping there is out of control and it was hard (for me) to go there and leave without having to pack another suitcase full of all the gems I found.
Where we stayed in Williamsburg Brooklyn was a perfect location. Around Bedford Ave it reminded me of a larger Wellington except with way better markets, second hand stores and restaurants/ bars to cater for any sort of craving. It had an awesome vibe and although we loved checking out the big city lights of Manhattan, it was really nice to come home to a chilled out neighbourhood.
We went to the twin towers memorial en route to check out Wall Street (dom wanted to see the bull, ended up there were too many people taking selfies with it’s balls (!?) so wasn’t really worth it) and we weren’t expecting it to be as incredible as it was. They have done an amazing job and if your ever in NYC it’s definitely worth checking out.
A word to the wise- don’t ever take the B15 bus to JFK off the subway. Not only will you annoy the hell out of every person on the bus with your huge ass packs while your taking a nice scenic route through the projects you will also get off the bus just stoked that you still have all your belongings. Halfway through our B15 experience we considered jumping off and getting a cab the rest of they way, however, it soon became apparent that there were no yellow taxis around that part of town so we just had to hang on and hope we got to our destination! Everyone thinks of Brooklyn being super hipster but I can tell you that Dom and I really took the path less travelled for that little leg of our trip!
Theres so much more that I could try and squeeze in here but you really just need to go there and see the big apple for yourself- I know I will definitely be going back when I have that extra suitcase, more dollars and I will be sure to be stopping into Brooklyn for some more Nachos!
Jen