Since turning eighteen, I have visited the following countries: Dominican Republic, Spain, Italy, France, Ireland, England, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Ghana, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, India, China, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Yet, I've hardly explored my own backyard. I've never been to the upper peninsula of Michigan, I've never been to Canada (a measly three or four hour drive away from me), and I've never been to quite a few big cities in the US.
I decided to work on that and visit one of the cities at the top of that list: New York.
From the time we boarded the airplane in Grand Rapids to the time we left, this song played on repeat in my head:
Yet, I've hardly explored my own backyard. I've never been to the upper peninsula of Michigan, I've never been to Canada (a measly three or four hour drive away from me), and I've never been to quite a few big cities in the US.
I decided to work on that and visit one of the cities at the top of that list: New York.
From the time we boarded the airplane in Grand Rapids to the time we left, this song played on repeat in my head:
The first photo I took in New York was one of the most iconic photos of the Big Apple. No, not the Statue of Liberty. No, not Times Square. No, not even the picture of the bull's balls.
It was a photo of me being afraid to leave my stoop.
90s Nickelodeon, anyone?
It was a photo of me being afraid to leave my stoop.
90s Nickelodeon, anyone?
Stoop kid's afraid to leave his stoop!
We found all these stoops on our way to the Seinfeld diner.
No soup for you!
After that, we went to the bar that inspired the How I Met Your Mother Bar. We tried to find a yellow umbrella to pose outside with, but were not successful.
Unlike the Seinfeld diner, which was pretty much just a normal diner, the How I Met Your Mother bar played up the HIMYM references. Check out the drink menu:
I got a "Robin Sparkles" drink.
Then we wandered around Manhattan / Times Square.
We then jumped on one of those tour busses with the open tops to get a good view of the city. Here's the Empire State Building (which we did not go up, because it's way too expensive).
And the New York Library:
The flatiron building:
Then we walked over to the Brooklyn Bridge / Manhattan Bridge.
Then we took a photo with the bull's balls, because why not.
To end off the day, we found a cheap pizza place. Probably the best photo taken during our trip happened here. I'm thinking of selling it to a modelling place.
I tried to pose with the pizza in my mouth, but it was too hot, and then that sexiness happened.
Let's hear it for New York, New York.... damn that song.
Let's hear it for New York, New York.... damn that song.