New York Trip pt 2

More photos!

at MoMA

I have so much more photos but I had to be super selective or else my post will be too long - which I think it already is. I definitely want to go back because I didn't get a chance to visit Brooklyn, Queens, Meatpacking District, Chelsea area and to eat at this Korean restaurant in Queens that does a mean seafood hot pot with a live squid on top. Yes - I know, that's messed up but I'm a very adventurous person.

This pie shop has savory and sweet pies. I've tried their thai curry chicken pie and holy it was good. The curry wasn't yellow, it was clear? With hints of coconut. Also I've tried two of their sweet pies. They had this flavorful ricotta and pear pie - so unique! Their lemon custard pie was so good too! The custard made the tiny pie pretty heavy and the lemon zest on top was candied.

The pulled pork waffle from the cart Wafel and Dinges that was featured on the show Eat Street. This waffle was really yummy. It had coleslaw and a red pickle on top. They also had another waffle called the Throwdown waffle. It was when Bobby Flay challenged the cooks of Wafels and Dinges and made his own waffle to try to beat Wafels and Dinges waffle. So the waffle was named after the show. The Throwdown waffle (not pictured) was really delicious. It had a caramelized syrup on it but it was a really interesting caramel.. almost hazelnut like in taste.

This was featured on a Food Network show as well. Russ & Daughters are known for having fresh cured fish items. I had their smoked salmon bagel and it was loaded with salmon! I had another bagel as well that had a caviar cream cheese spread.

Noms!

Basically, all the places I've eaten at in New York was featured on the Food Network. If I wasn't a fashion blogger. I think I may have done a food blog. If you knew me personally, my personal Facebook has so many pictures of food on it!

Central Park was so beautiful

I went ice skating in Central Park! I wasn't allowed to take pictures while I was skating though.

I went to watch Wicked! It was such a touching and funny musical. I normally don't like musicals but I gave it a chance. Basically you just need to know the basics of the Wizard of Oz (there's a girl named Dorothy, red ruby slippers, a tin man, a lion, a scarecrow, a good witch and a bad witch - that's it!). It was about how the good witch, under unfortunate circumstances, became the "bad witch" and how the bad witch became the "good witch". I got amazing seats! I was 5 rows from the stage and just off center. It was so good that I cried. I know, how embarrassing.

I loved the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

This museum was more on the "fun" side because it has quirky

um okay..

ladies pantyhose filled with sand

Van Gogh's starry night

Monet's waterlilies painting. This painting was really faded in real life.

Looking at Manhattan from on top of Rockafellar Center at night

Looking at Manhattan on the Empire State building in the day

so many tall buildings

It was so windy up here!

They had awesome lunch and dinner menus as well

But I just came here for the famous frozen hot chocolate (right) and a lemon custard pie berry sundae. They had a $1000 sundae as well. But they need a 48hour reservation before they do that. It probably had gold flakes in it.

Woodbury Commons Outlet. The home of awesome designer outlets! I didn't buy much from here surprisingly. Most of the nice stuff were either in a huge or tiny size for shoes and clothes.

Grand Central Station. The subway is super efficient in NY. They have so many lines. The one week all you can ride pass was only $29. It's a great deal for tourists!

More posts to come about my New York shopping haul (which I know you are all waiting for!) and my favorite restaurant in NYC

New York Trip pt 1

Hey readers. So I came back from New York a couple of days ago. I was gone for one week. I had never been to New York before so I did all the touristy things. I bought the New York City pass for $89 and went to the Met, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), American Museum of Natural History, Top of the Rockafellar Center, Empire State Building, and a cruise to see the Statue of Liberty. Each attraction is about $22-24. So if you do 4 attractions, you are already getting your money worth.

In Times Square, carrying a bag of fruit. Sidenote: I'm appalled at their lack of fruit selection and high prices for fruit in the US. No wonder Americans have high rates of obesity.

I stayed at the Ameritania Hotel located in Midtown Manhattan on Broadway and 54th St. This boutique hotel looks old from the outside but it's really new and modern inside. I highly recommend this hotel because of the location (very central), price (about $130-$150 a night before taxes and fees), it's 3 star (so decent standards) and it was renovated 2 months ago so the interior is really nice. The only con is: no free internet. That was $10 a day or $25 for 3 days.

I'll show you guys some of my pictures from my trip! The trip mostly was prioritized in this order: 1) Tourist Attractions, 2) Food and 3) Shopping. I didn't really buy much on this trip but I did walk away with two awesome things out of all the things I bought (will get to that later).

Lincoln Center

Okay, so I went here because of the hype. It's okay I guess. 2 hot dogs with onions and sauerkraut along with a creamy slushy papaya drink for $2.75. It wasn't amazing but it was okay.

Pretty Apple store.

On the boat to see the Statue of Liberty. It was so cold in New York when I went. There was so much high winds. I look like I'm wearing the same thing every day because of the same Mackage coat and Burberry scarf.

Hello there

This place has amazing and meat sandwiches!

The best sandwich was the pastrami and liver on rye. The corn beef on rye was good as well.

At the steps of the MET

A creepy painting. The Met was awesome! One of my favorite museums (I also liked MoMa) There was lots of neat stuff like: Georgia O'Keefe paintings (my favorite painter), Victorian styled rooms decorated with intricate decor, Greek and Roman statues, lots of European Christian paintings about Jesus, and more. It was so beautiful here.

The place for 500 calorie cupcakes. I bought a sea salt caramel one and an apple caramel crumble one... so moist and yummy but so bad for you.

Rockafellar Square beside the Rockafeller Center. You can go ice skating in the square. I think this is where the big Christmas Tree is usually at in December.

Just Peachy

I wore a really cute outfit to the club last week. I feel that one doesn't need to show a lot of skin when you go clubbing. I think you should always compensate. Say if you are wearing a super short skirt or shorts, then your top should be more conservative. Or if your top is super low cut and cleavagey, you should wear pants to balance it out.

I got these super cute cream crochet shorts from OASAP. They were $28USD but if you sign up as a first time customer, you get 25% off. These shorts come in black as well and I'm most likely going to get the black pair soon.

Here's the outfit during the night. My friend snapped a quick photo for me.

So I had to recreate the look again for my blog. Oh dear, my eyes are glossy in this photo. I guess this is what happens after double digits of shots prior to the club. Anyways, my shoes were different and I wore a necklace that night.

Here's the quick redo. Sorry for the no effort hair do.

T. Babaton Tinsley blouse, OASAP shorts, Aldo heels, Zara clutch

That was a fun night with friends. I was so pissed off because I ruined my blouse because the sequins kept on getting caught into it. The silk threads will pilling and created a mess. I'm not sure if I can save it.

Also my clutch is missing sequins (which I will have to fix when I visit a craft store).

Sorry for the wrinkly blouse lol. I have no time..

I got quite a few compliments on my shorts that night =)

Super cute shoes for the spring/summer. I wore nude patent mary janes that night.

I'm leaving tomorrow to drive to Seattle to stay the night. Then I'll be flying to New York the next day. I'll be gone for a week but I hope to be blogging my entire trip while I get some spare time. I'm so excited! I've never been to NYC and I have so many shopping, sites and food places to go.

What am I going to come home with? I've decided that I'm going to buy something really nice for myself. Louboutin? Hermes? What will it be?

Also, I've decided I'm doing a give away once I've hit 100 subscribers or 100,000 hits. Stay tuned for the details. It's going to be a sweet give away.