Traveller's Tales...

New York City (Part 2)

The following day (Friday) Abi was off again so could join us for the day. We got the subway to Grand Central Station and had some breakfast there, I got a yoghurt, fruit and granola pot which was lovely. Next we went to Brooklyn Bridge and walked across it - the views were spectacular and we were really lucky with the weather as it was lovely and sunny. For lunch we stopped at a little bistro in Soho called Frankies 570 and had some wine in the sunshine, and then got cakes from the world famous Magnolia Bakery - I had a pistachio one that had the fluffiest icing!

We retreated home shortly afterwards to get ready to go out for tea, we had decided to get dressed up for the occasion. We went to Pastis,  a French restaurant that Gordon Ramsay loves. I had mussels and chips, it was the biggest portion I've ever seen. Afterwards we had champagne at a bar and then we went on to a club called The Griffin which was fun, we got free entry and drinks! We didn't get too drunk as we were saving ourselves for the next night, but it was a bit of a tipsy one with plenty of dancing.

The following day we had brunch at a place called Virage - we had the special where you got to choose a 'main' (I had bacon and eggs in wholemeal pancakes with salad) and then you also got a cup of tea or coffee, a fresh juice or a cocktail and a little basket to share of mini muffins and flavoured breads with jam, all for $15.

We spent the rest of the day in Central Park as the weather was so good. We hired bikes and cycled around the perimeter, and then had an ice lolly and sunbathed for a bit before heading to Bloomingdales. We got mac and cheese takeaway for tea from a place called S'Mac; they can put everything you want in it including olives, chorizo, prawns, southern fried chicken - you name it! All three of us (the other two were still shopping) opted for the slightly more traditional Alpine which had two types of cheese in and bacon, delicious!

We got ready leisurely for our night out and had predrinks at a 'hostel' that some of Abi's friends were living at, but it was more like a hotel, and the room we were all in was massive, it felt like a stately home! That evening we went to One Oak - owned by Heidi Klum - and again got in for free with free drinks, I don't want to go back to England and paying for drinks! It was really lavish inside (the toilets were amazing) and we got very drunk and had slices of pizza at 4am before going home.