NYC trip

The next morning we had to figure out how to get into the city. We were only an hour outside but our guidebook warned against driving in NYC even for a day. So Brad found a nearby train station that would take us into the city. That was an experience! We transfered to another bus in Newark and ended up having to run to barely catch our next bus on a different track. When we got into NYC the bus station was entirely confusing and thank goodness for kind New Yorkers we were pointed in the right direction and headed off for an adventure. Having both been to NYC before we wanted to go a little off the beaten path. We started at 125th street Harlem- reccomended by our guide book for all of the unique aromas of food. They have cleaned up Harlem quite a bit since the 90's when it had it's dangeroous reputation. The guide book was right you walk along 125th street and are bombarded with all kinds of delicious aromas and quite a few people selling jewlery- sticking with tradition I got some unique earings. For lunch we had one of New Yorks famous street vendor Gyro's and mango sold right on the street, yum! Here is a picture of Harlem

After exploring Harlem Brad mentioned he had never been on the Staton Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty so we took the metro to the Ferry and took a ride. Here he is with Manhattan behind him
After the Ferry ride we headed to China Town for the highlight of the trip- Hand Bag Shopping. I found a perfect bag knock off of course and even haggled down 10 dollars. Then we headed to Little Italy to get some Cannoli. Here I am with my bag, and here is Brad trying his first Cannoli.

It's the best treat in Little Italy. After dessert we headed for dinner. My favorite memory of China Town before when I was in New York besides the hand bags of course was the soup dumplings in China Town. So we went in search of those and to my delight found some. Yum
After dinner we raced for the train station- got lost yet again and then got on the right train towards our car and then drove home happily exhausted. What a fun trip!