Kevin and I took a quick trip to NYC last weekend to visit his sister before she moves to the other coast and see a few other friends who live there. We took the bus up after work on Friday, arriving at our friend's apartment near Times Square around 10:30. We got home at about the same time on Sunday evening, making for a really short trip. But we were able to do a lot while we were there. Even though the snow and wind caused us to cancel some of our wandering around plans.
We met my cousin for brunch on Saturday morning at a little Mexican cafe in Chinatown. I'd never been that far south in Manhattan before, and it was a little disorienting to be away from the numbered streets and avenues that make navigation so easy. We'd wanted to go down to the Freedom Tower and Battery Park afterwards, but the snow canceled those plans. So instead we headed over to Brooklyn to meet Kevin's sister and her boyfriend for mimosas and board games.
Later that day we headed back to Chinatown for drinks and dinner at my cousin's restaurant. We had a reservation for 7, but showed up around 4:30 because the snow killed all of our other plans. Dinner was delicious. The fried chicken was the best fried chicken I've ever had; I never figured out exactly what they put in it. And my cousin made brussel sprouts that may have caused me to change my mind about the potential tastiness of that particular vegetable. I always find them a little too bitter, but these had just enough sweetness to cancel that.
After dinner we looked around for things to do, but ended up just heading back to Hell's Kitchen and calling it an early (for New York) night. I was still fighting off a cold, so I was happy to get a ton of sleep.
On Sunday we met up with a big group of former college friends for brunch, then wandered through Chelsea Market and eventually ended up in a bar on the West End. By then our large group had dwindled to four as people had to go take care of other things. Before we knew it, it was time to head back up to grab our bags and catch our bus.
The trip was quick, but it was about as much NYC as I can handle in a single go. That city gets really crowded, sometimes overwhelmingly so. When we were walking home from the bus at the end of Sunday night, I was marveling at the novelty of being the only people on the sidewalk. It was a great weekend, and seeing everyone was so much fun. But I'm happy to be back in my boring, suburban home.
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