DannieG

Finally took my long waited BoltBus to NYC during this past weekend. One most important reason that I would stick with boltbus - the bus stop is off the streets of Manhattan, at 34th and 8th ave.

What’s up with my headline? I have to be fair: Been a long time New yorker and a recent New York hater, I do have to say it’s NOT an easy/clean/nice city for tourist to visit. With that said let’s hear what wacky tourist I ran into this time around.
Starbucks {at the turn of every block}, Juice bars + super sized drinks, bathrooms are the number one issue in NYC. Then again there is no better place to strike up a convocation than waiting inline for the toilet. Hence both of my runins with the European Tourists started and ended at the bathroom line.

Mid noon at Starbucks, waiting inline for their bathroom. Noticing an European family{based on the quantity of Apple bags they are holding}, sure enough a woman infront of me asked “are you girls from out of town” shockingly one of the girl{in her 20s} answered back{in the most rudest way}”yeah! Holland!” {somebody should smack the shit out of her} soon after, their father came out — get this — with his pants unzipped and unbuckled … almost 10 people in the line were forced to watch him buckle his pants, he offered not a word of ’sorry’, then their mother went in without waiting for the door to shot fully closed, she pulled down her pants. Well that created quiet an anger. An young couple behind smiled at me and said “looks like New York brings the worst out of people!”

Second run in with an European Tourist was at Yoshinoya on 42nd. Been my first time using the bath room there, while I was wondering why the door is locked, there came a young man {my age}, spoke a very adorable English sentence — ‘do you think we need to ask for ze coin?’ — then I looked at the door handle duh! it says ‘ask cashier for coin’. I replied ‘hum … ‘ he then very politely told me to wait there{and repeated it, to make sure I understood} and went all the way back to the cashier to get the coins for both of us. I smiled, looks like sometimes New York brings the best out of people!.

Been such a big foodie it’s certain I’ve not just eaten at one place for the whole day - very later in to the night, we headed over to 53rd and 6th to pay a little homage to the Chicken Guy. Luckily the line was very short tonight, on some nights it will fill up the whole block. Chicken Guy is a must experienced NYC “fine dinning”. my meat of choice is lamb {with a lot of the famous white sauce}. The rice is HOT … on top of that you eat it with more hot sauce added, so if you can’t handle the pressure I suggest you leave the line for the big boys. Chicken Guy opens from 7pm to 4am so feed your hunger late into the night isn’t a big problem.

The next day - March of Dimes - It was cold, it was raining, but what the heck we are doing it. In the pouring rain we walked, laughed, played and accomplished a Six mile long walk for babies.

Later that noon we found ourselves on the subway stop of Prince Street :) YES! if you know where I’m heading you know what I’m going to go first … UNIQLO … the only?! store on the east coast{Please tell me there will be one in Boston soon}.

What’s even better than buying a grey UNIQLO cotton cashmere turtle neck sweater at onsale price of $19.99?! looking at their manga art deco of no other than my fav. ‘Detective Conan’ … It’s Conan all the way - a huge colored Conan on the window display facing the street, every shopping bag has a Conan on it, what’s most jaw dropping special is the floor to the wall wraps of mangas. I don’t think I’d want a more cooler store than this.

Out of one door down the block to another, don’t forget to get a taste of Rice to Riches, you can sample all you want but I would recommend ‘MAN-MADE MASCARPONE WITH CHERRIES’. Just like starbucks they have their own cup system, to act like you know what you are doing just ask for a ’solo’.

Now back in Boston, feels like I’m back to the real life ;) what happens in NYC stays in NYC … Alright all funs aside back to packing. Night!