NYC day 1-- Quick recap

about to sleep after a long day.. just want to put down some stuff before i forget it (photos follow after I get back to DC)

Amtrak train is a great way to get to NYC from DC.. its fast, comfy and has flexible times. Left DC at 5:30am.. got to new york by 8:45am.

Went straight to Soho to do some shopping.. Surprised to see Spring Street was closed and converted into a little "nightmarket" kind of setup. From the Italian sausages to Thai to Kabobs, I chose to eat a Lamb Gyro for brunch. With $1 lemonade. Then checked out some stores.. bought stuff from Uniqlo & Campers. Happy!

Then went to Times Square to get discounted day-of Broadway show tickets. Got Chicago for 50% off (still $70 a ticket = =... but worth it). By that time, I was soaked from the humidity and the heat, and looking like I've just did a full day of hiking.

The Grand Central Station was epic.. so nice.. with super detailed designs. (if you know who Tanya Cai is... her latest album photos were shot there).

after chilling out at the hotel, there wasn't much time left. So we rushed to Broadway, and found out that parts of Times Square was blocked off for another nightmarket thing. Running out of time, and would want to avoid McDonald's... we went to the street vendors again. This time, I had an order of fried calamari ($5). I couldn't finish it before the show starts.. so I kept it for later.

the show was awesome. Great band, actors, actresses, enthusiasm. 5 rolls back on the right.. outer right seats. So a small part of the stage was blocked off. But it is nice to their detailed expressions being so close.

Bought some water and some ginger ale with visible ginger before heading back.. and went down to the hotel pub for a drink. This girl was waiting for ppl to buy a drink (i think). She came in, talking on her phone, sat down, and didn't order. Finally, this dude ordering a glass of white wine got her one as well. HAHA.

(i typed a lot)