Hey guys! I posted a lot on Instagram during my trip to New York City, but wanted to do a complete guide/travel diary/whatever you want to call it about what I did in the city over Memorial Day Weekend! Let me start with saying: my first goal was to be outside as much as possible. The only other time (I can't believe I hadn't gone to NYC before last summer) I was in NYC, it was over one hundred degrees out all weekend! I'm not being dramatic when I say, it was absolutely unbearable. It was my first time ever in NYC, and I sat inside with my friend all day to avoid the heat - that's how bad it was! I didn't even care that we weren't doing anything!
I arrived in NYC the first this Saturday morning, and despite the fact I had been up since 4am to catch my flight - I immediately hit the city! Me and my friend, Emily, got a quick brunch and then walked around Central Park. After a walk around Central Park, we had to make a quick and urgent stop one street over.. to the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM.
You may notice a theme in my post: I go wherever Instagram tells me to. And after years of seeing people post adorable photos from Sprinkles, I just had to stop there. Once that was out of my system though, we continued walking right to Times Square. Now, I didn't particularly have a desire to go to Times Square. From everything I heard, it was insanely busy at all times of the year, and mostly just overrated. But nestled underneath Times Square was something important: the TKTS Booth which sells discounted Broadway tickets that are unsold the day-of. We waited in line for about an hour, but because of the holiday weekend, we weren't able to get any tickets to shows either of us wanted to see.
After that it was just about dinnertime, and I was tired from my early-morning trip. So Emily and I went to get dinner and then retreated back to her apartment to watching Riverdale and relax - no regrets!
The next morning we were up bright and early to go to brunch again. I highly recommend Maison Harlem if you are in the Harlem/Upper Manhattan area - such delicious french breakfast! After eating up, we took the subway down to MOMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) to see some art. While I don't particularly have an intense passion for modern art like some do, It was so cool and surreal to see art pieces I had read and learned about in school.
After getting some culture for the day, I had to stop at another Instagram essential: Cha Cha Matcha. I am absolutely obsessed with this place and wish we had somewhere like it in Maine! I have loved matcha and have made homemade matcha lattes at home, but maybe it's a blessing - because I know I would spend so much money having a matcha bar around me all the time!
From there, we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge for two reasons. First, I wanted to see my best childhood friend who lives in Brookyln - check! Second, I wanted to see DUMBO Brooklyn, a very popular spot on Instagram with beautiful views of the NYC skyline - check!
After that I kind of slacked - video and photo wise. I met up with my high school friend Maddie for dinner, along with Emily, and we had so much fun eating tacos and talking and catching up. After that, I called up two more friends in the NYC area, and we met for drinks in lower Manhattan. I love having friends all spread out, but it makes it hard to keep in touch with them - so when I see them, I try to focus on spending quality time with them.
I woke up the next morning, Monday morning of Memorial Day weekend, and got a quick breakfast with Emily and then began my trek from Harlem to JFK for my early afternoon flight. Now... if you hate reading, here's a vlog that basically says everything I just wrote above! I'm already planning on heading back to NYC (some flight problems on the way home secured me a JetBlue gift certificate!), hopefully in the Fall, if anyone has any suggestions of places that I didn't go on this trip!
After that it was just about dinnertime, and I was tired from my early-morning trip. So Emily and I went to get dinner and then retreated back to her apartment to watching Riverdale and relax - no regrets!
The next morning we were up bright and early to go to brunch again. I highly recommend Maison Harlem if you are in the Harlem/Upper Manhattan area - such delicious french breakfast! After eating up, we took the subway down to MOMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) to see some art. While I don't particularly have an intense passion for modern art like some do, It was so cool and surreal to see art pieces I had read and learned about in school.
After getting some culture for the day, I had to stop at another Instagram essential: Cha Cha Matcha. I am absolutely obsessed with this place and wish we had somewhere like it in Maine! I have loved matcha and have made homemade matcha lattes at home, but maybe it's a blessing - because I know I would spend so much money having a matcha bar around me all the time!
From there, we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge for two reasons. First, I wanted to see my best childhood friend who lives in Brookyln - check! Second, I wanted to see DUMBO Brooklyn, a very popular spot on Instagram with beautiful views of the NYC skyline - check!
After that I kind of slacked - video and photo wise. I met up with my high school friend Maddie for dinner, along with Emily, and we had so much fun eating tacos and talking and catching up. After that, I called up two more friends in the NYC area, and we met for drinks in lower Manhattan. I love having friends all spread out, but it makes it hard to keep in touch with them - so when I see them, I try to focus on spending quality time with them.
I woke up the next morning, Monday morning of Memorial Day weekend, and got a quick breakfast with Emily and then began my trek from Harlem to JFK for my early afternoon flight. Now... if you hate reading, here's a vlog that basically says everything I just wrote above! I'm already planning on heading back to NYC (some flight problems on the way home secured me a JetBlue gift certificate!), hopefully in the Fall, if anyone has any suggestions of places that I didn't go on this trip!
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