New York Spring Guide Day #2

Hoping y’all appreciated Day 1 of my New York Spring Guide. If you missed it, you can click here to catch up. Otherwise I also wrote a guide when we went in the Fall if you’re interested in even more information. You can find that here. I forgot to mention, we walked off our dinner through Times Square on Friday night. It’s always fun to see the crazy crowds and all the bright lights!

After we got a great night of sleep, we were raring to get out and explore on Saturday morning. First things first, we had to grab another bagel and lox, because New York! We stopped at Bagels and Schmear, which is a small shop but dang were those sandwiches good. We took them to-go, because seating was limited. Luckily the day was beautiful and we ended up walking a block or two down to Madison Square Park and sitting on a park bench. Madison Square Park also is abutted by the Flatiron building, which is a iconic historical building. It’s named for its unique triangular shape and has been standing since 1902.

Once breakfast was consumed and all the excess cream cheese cleaned off our faces, we continued west to the Highline. We were there a little to early in the season to really catch anything in bloom, but it’s worth a stroll. You can go the full distance, which is almost 1.5 miles, or you can exit whenever you’re done. The Highline is a converted freight train line, and although we avoided it our first few visits (because we’re from Wisconsin and we figured how cool could this path be), I’ve come to appreciate it. It does get crowded with tourists like the Brooklyn Bridge, so people might stop in front of you abruptly for pictures, so stay alert.

We were trying to find the Hudson Yard new sculpture and somehow couldn’t find it or just missed it. If you’re heading there, it looks pretty incredible and you have to reserve your ticket two weeks in advance to climb up it, you can check it out here.

We kept walking down 7th street and wandered through Greenwich Village, through Soho, and Tribeca, to finally get to the World Trade Center area. We walked through and stopped at the memorials, but we didn’t feel like we had enough time to devote to going inside the Museum. I’ve heard nothing but people saying it’s worth taking the time, so another trip I will definitely prioritize it.

After all that walking we were pretty hungry. We took the subway back up to our hotel and decided we’d eat a late lunch because our show was at 8 p.m. with a dinner reservation after. Sarge’s Deli was the winner, and their prices weren’t cheap, but keep in mind you’re easily able to split a sandwich. They are HUGE. Tim and I had the Reuben (but with pastrami) and matzo ball soup. Both were delicious and filling. Plus they bring out a bowl of pickles and coleslaw for the table. That was a delightful touch.

From there we headed back to the hotel to put our feet up for a little bit. I tried wearing my Mom’s Vans that are slip-ons and did it without insole inserts the first day. That was a mistake! My feet were definitely hurting the whole trip, so I can’t stress enough – pick the right shoes to bring!

We had a little cocktail hour on the rooftop again with beers we grabbed from Duane Reade down the street. It was so lovely! Then we all changed and freshened up for our Broadway show, which was Waitress. I thought the show was entertaining, didn’t really love the whole “affair” storyline, but definitely a fun show.

Originally we had made a reservation for 10:15 or maybe 10:30, once the show started we realized we miscalculated on timing and canceled it and updated to 10:45. Luckily we ate at Trattoria Trecolori which unbeknownst to us (when we made the reservation) was next door to the theater! I was a little concerned that it was just highly rated from tourists and being in a heavily trafficked area, but everything we ate there was great and the service was nice as well!

We hoofed it back to our hotel in time to still pass out from the food coma!

Sunday we woke up and packed up our bags to checkout. Most hotels allow you to check your bags for the day, and we always like to take advantage and fly out later to make the most of the day. In our search for good brunch, we came across The Smith, which has several locations in NYC. We had made a reservation for one location and ended up realizing we were closer to the other location. Because we got there at 9:30 we had no problem walking in and getting a table. By 10 a.m. the place was full. For good reason, it was worth the hype! We shared a plate of pancakes with the table, and I got their breakfast pot pie. Everything I tasted on our groups plates was tasty as well.

When we were done with brunch we went outside and discovered the weather had changed. We stuck with our plans to head to Central Park, and got up to the Bethesda Fountain/Terrace before the rain hit. Others had the same idea of camping out under the terrace area, and finally we got sick of waiting and headed back towards 5th Avenue. Y’all knew I had to do some more shopping. We occupied the next few hours popping in and out of shops.

Hunger overtook us, so we stopped into the New York Public Library (because you know me and books), and then continued back to our hotel to grab some pizza from a place called Slice that was a block from us. We had to try some random pizza by the slice, because every other time I’ve visited, I’ve always gone to sit-down restaurants. From there we went back to the hotel and grabbed our bags and headed to the airport.

It was a whirlwind of a trip, but we covered A LOT of ground for three days time. Let me know in the comments below, if you have any questions or think I missed anything.

Saturday I ended up wearing a bodysuit I got from H&M. As soon as I saw the Queen logo on it, I had to have it. I paired it with my favorite pair of button front jeans from Gap and topped it with a mainline bomber from Asos. I was definitely warm enough for the day! Again I wore Vans on my feet and like noted above, this time with insoles in them! Saturday night I wore a dressier long sleeve bodysuit and my coated jeans I last wore here, with pointed toe flats to our show.

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