Our New York trip started off quite smoothly, the coach ride was uneventful and punctual, dropping us off in New York's Chinatown precisely at 12 noon. We walked through the bustling Canal Street, giving in to the alluring scent of honey roasted nuts on the way to the T. Our first impression of New York... there are soooo many people! It might have been winter, but the pure body heat emitting from the masses thronging through the weekend market street warms the entire place up...Check-in was smooth sailing too, although we actually only reserved a room for one, they managed to find a double room for us, proving that crossing fingers really works :P
We had lunch at a lovely restaurant with a ornate fireplace, the food was delicious... I had smoked salmon with caviar cream and P had blueberry pancakes... yumm.. Its so cozy to be tucked in a corner with a fireplace enjoying good warm food when its winter...
We did simple things the first day... walked down Times Square and 5th Avenue...visited St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saks and various other department stores...The highlight of the day was Rockefeller Centre with its Christmas Tree and lighted angels...It was just opposite Saks which gave a pretty show with its blue lit snowflakes too...The place was packed but beautiful...New York sparkles in Christmas... all the lights and trees and decorations wherever you go...We walked down Times Square at night to see all the neon lights and billboards coming alive...the heart of New York...
The second day was spent visiting a couple of galleries while walking through SoHo...We headed to Chinatown for lunch. One of the cheapest meal we had for really good food...we had chicken congee and soy sauce chicken, and the congee was done just the way I liked it...
We walked around Chinatown and Little Italy which was all decked up for Christmas, there was even a procession pushing a baby Jesus down to the road while playing Christmas carols! We walked from Little Italy to Greenwich Village and saw a hilarious street performer Joey doing stunts and terrorizing a Korean volunteer at Washington Square...haha.. did a lot of walking today...Night was our first Broadway performance, or actually, off-Broadway in this case. And it was snowing when we got out of the show... soft flakes falling...with neon lights and billboards and Christmas Trees and golden bulbs lighting our way home...Christmas in New York...
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