New York Trip

We're off in vans to Dallas Love Field to fly to NYC.  I'm taking Sylvan again.  This will be our last trips with the school group. Like last year, we left on my birthday again. We're seeing four shows, going to two museums, touring Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and walking through Central Park.  It's a short trip, only five days, but our hotel is very close to the theatre district. It's Moxy at Times Square, on 36th and 7th.  

Moxy Times Square

The rooms were the tiniest ones I have ever stayed in.  There was no mini fridge, microwave, or coffeepot. Fortunately, I had done my research online and I knew that when we were packing.  I brought my electric tea kettle and Sylvan brought his tiny electric fridge/heater. We also brought a box of chai, a ton of cup o'noodles for Sylvan, and granola bars and almonds for me.  I also packed a whole bag of cuties and baby carrots, as well as some sausages and string cheese, just to make sure we wouldn't starve.  At first we thought we weren't going to get free breakfast at the hotel, but then when we got there they told us we got $30 per diem per room at the cafe next door, so Sylvan and I got coffee and yogurt or juice and a pastry there every morning. Everything was super expensive, so we could basically only get one thing to eat and one to drink and we had to share, but it helped make our rations last longer. Food in NYC is crazy expensive and there's no Tescos to grab a $5 sensible lunch every day. I had the most trouble finding vegetables to eat. People were selling fruit, mostly mangoes on every corner.

We got in very late Sunday night so all we had time to do was eat supper across the street at Shake Shack, and then go for a quick walk up to Times Square and look around a little bit.  There was a giant hot dog sculpture that spit out confetti at midnight.  I liked the giant button and needle sculpture. Honestly, everything about Times Square is too much--too loud, too bright, too animated, and way too many people.  I couldn't live there.