As I promised, following my recent 'You Are A Good Read' award (thanks again to Not Supermum!), a list of my highlights:
- Travelling Club (an upgrade, naturally. Much as I'd love to be in a position to pay £5000 for a business class fare, I'm not).
- The Great Jones Spa - what an experience! Lil' sis and I even braved the plunge pool - something I never do - and it was fantastic. The treatments rock too.
- Buddakan. Great atmosphere, fab food and the manager was Australian, so I could give him plenty of advice on how to win The Ashes. He loved me.
- The shops on Bleecker Street. There are shops all over downtown Manhattan that sell bling earrings, necklaces and hair clips. While some look distinctly like they've come out of a Christmas cracker, some of the items are great. The shops along Bleecker had the best offerings - I bought a wicked brooch, two pairs of earrings and two head scarves. For less than $40. Result.
- New York Fashion Week. Late night opening, free champagne. What's not to like?
- Pastis. Since we were staying opposite, it would have been rude not to.
- Chelsea Market. We stumbled on this quite by chance - what a find. Great food shops and even a wine store. Fabulous.
- The cinnamon buns at Amy's Bread. Probably not the best for my waist line but absolutely delicious. It's a good thing they are so far away - I'd be the size of a house if this bakery was on the Strand.
- I also had my hair cut at Hair Rules. The salon has only opened recently, so the whole experience is a bit hit and miss, but the stylist, Dickey, is an absolute genius.
- Coming home. I was only away for three days, but I almost cried when I saw little H and his father waiting for me at the airport. New York was great, but there really is no better place than home with your family.
That sounds like a carbon copy of a weekend Husband and I had in NY a couple of years back, down to and including the bad wardrobe choices at the Gansevoort because of the lighting (please tell me you didn't end up buying one of their $10 bottles of water?), drinks at Pastis, Bleeker Street, and flying club on air miles - WITHOUT THE KIDS! Fabulous...and a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteHa! We did avoid the water, but we paid $14 for two cups of tea - a tad overpriced, especially as we used the PG Tips I took with me - so we basically paid for hot water... Not exactly a bargain.
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