Hello lovelies! The holiday blues have well and truly kicked in! I thought I'd reminisce about my trip to the big apple, in the form of a blog post - to help ease my post-vaycay blues! If you follow me on Instagram, you may already know that I have just recently visited one of my favourite cities in the entire world - New York! I really do love everything about the city, from the lush green inner city spaces, to the towering mile-high city skyscrapers. It's a city overflowing with culture and creativity, New York really does have something for everyone. I spent six days in the city with my boyfriend (who had never visited before) so I was really eager for him to experience all of the iconic attractions, alongside a few quirkier places! On average, we walked around fourteen miles each day, we saw so much and visited so many sights and areas, I found it hard to compile everything into one post! I thought I would spare you every detail of my trip, and so I've curated my very best NYC highlights into one blog post...
My boyfriend and I began our holiday in Manchester. Our pre-holiday evening was fuelled with lots of food - we thought we should begin our holiday the way in which we mean to go on! Whilst down in Manchester, we paid a visit to our favourite pizzeria in town - Rudy's! The next morning we stopped off at Ezra and Gil for breakfast, before heading to Piccadilly Station to catch a train to the airport...
Once we had landed in JFK we grabbed our bags, flagged down an iconic NY yellow taxi and headed to our hotel. We stayed at The Night Hotel Theatre District. With Times Square only a short walk away, the hotel is ideally located in Midtown, making it a great central location. Although we did not spend much time around this particular area, it was a great central point to start each day at.
Chelsea Market.
First up on my NYC highlights is Chelsea Market. We headed straight down to Tribeca and Chelsea on our first day, it's by far one of my favourite areas in New York. Alongside its more well-known attraction, The High Line, Chelsea is also home to Chelsea Market. The area is filled with independent stores and has a huge variety of beautiful restaurants, bars and cafes. It's primarily known for its wide-range of eateries and unique retailers. My favourite part of the market has to be the 'Makers & Flea' area. It's filled with indie jewellery and handmade pieces!
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The Standard, High Line.
In my opinion, this is one of the coolest bars in NYC. If chilled-out drinks are your thing, you need to visit The Standard. Since The Standard is located on the very westside of the island, you're able to get some pretty amazing views over the Hudson River, as well as over the westside of Manhattan. If you really look closely over the river, you can even see The Statue Of Liberty!
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Rockefeller Centre.
This is one of the more 'tourist-ie' highlights of my trip, but I cannot recommend visiting The Rockefeller's The Top Of The Rock viewpoint enough! You're able to get such an amazing view over the city. I would certainly suggest visiting at sunset, watching the sun set over the city is simply stunning.
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Bryant Park.
Believe it or not, a simple park has made its way into my NYC highlights. This green oasis is a bustling square of activity. I really recommend paying a visit to the Bryant Park Cafe / Grill! It's set slightly higher up - giving you a great view over the park, perfect for people watching! The park is open to New Yorkers all year round, the park often holds events, whilst I was their I was lucky enough to see a Latin Dance Festival, they also have events such as open air movie cinemas and mass yoga sessions! We started our holiday in Bryant Park, and also ended it there too. We began our last day with a take-out breakfast, whilst we sat in the park and enjoyed the beautiful New York sunshine, it was such a simple, but lovely way to end our busy holiday.
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Bubby's Cafe.
Bubby's first opened in 1990, it's a rather 'Instagrammable' spot, one in which I was dying to visit. It's known for its super-sized pancakes and American homestyle food. I can't think of a better way to begin your day then with an oversized stack of blueberry pancakes, can you? They now have have two cafes in the city, the original being in Tribeca and the other near the high line!
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My boyfriend and I are already planning our next trip to Manhattan! We're really keen to branch out and explore more of Brooklyn, alongside other areas outside of Manhattan. If you have any recommendations of places to visit - please send them my way!
S x
