Sorry for the lack of posts recently! I just got back from a weeks trip to New York City and haven't had access to any wifi whatsoever which, to be honest, is a good thing as I paid 100% attention on my location and wasn't distracted by the likes of Twitter and, of course, my blog.
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I've never been to NYC before so was excited to experience "the city that never sleeps" - and they're right, it's absolutely manic. The roads are packed, the atmosphere buzzes, everyone is super friendly and there are so many people - even when the weather is shit! Thankfully it didn't rain once, yet my sunglasses (a cheeky duty free purchase) didn't make an appearance unfortunately. Despite the weather, our time was amazing and I can't wait to re-visit next year. Going on my birthday also made it that more memorable, too!
With the likes of 5th Avenue, Macy's, Bloomingdales and the hundreds of stores lining the streets of Manhattan, I was in heaven and, reviewing over everything I bought, I released I have spent a lot. Not mentioning any figures yet I took $800 spending money and have come back with zilch. That gives you a rough idea of the wallet damage I have done over 7 days. No regrets, though! I thought I'd do two separate New York-esque posts; the first being this one, a chat about my trip accompanied by some pictures and the second being a major haul of the makeup, clothes and random bits I bought which will be up tomorrow.
Let's start with some pictures...
Central Park, Museum of Natural History
9/11 Memorial
John Lennon Strawberry Fields, Central Park
View from Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty
Subway, NYPD Police
Hard Rock Cafe, American Flag
Times Square, Infamous Yellow Cab
Being a tourist you want to see everything and, in my opinion, a week is the perfect amount of time you need to see all the attractions. I saw pretty much everything: Central Park, the 9/11 memorial, Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island, Times Square, 5th Avenue and the Empire State Building. The highlight of the trip was definitely going up the ESB and shopping in 5th Avenue. Our hotel was conveniently a two minute walk from Times Square which encouraged late night shopping trips around the area - there were two Sephora's a hundred meters away from each other (heaven!) which was where near enough half of my money went too! The selection of restaurants to dine at was crazy. We ended up eating at the Hard Rock Cafe twice. That good.
I could ramble on and on about the trip, but I could be here for hours. If you ever have the chance to go to New York, I one hundred and ten percent recommend it. It's definitely a full on vacation - lots of walking and late nights, yet if it's something you really want to do, then do it! The shopping is unreal and everything is much cheaper than it is in England so it's win win!
My post on everything I bought from make-up to clothes to accessorise to food (when I say food, I mean chocolate. Just chocolate) will be up tomorrow! Can't wait to show you.
Suzanna x
I can't wait to do my music favourites of the month, asdfghjkl, it's a good'un ;)
