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Dinner at a NY deli, a museum or two like mentioned above (nothing that's gonna take up more than an hour or so) and drinks before getting back on the train with as much as possible in between for two peeps in sandles, t-shirts and shorts. I'd even consider a motel room at the Holiday Inn since we'll be right there and bringing some duds along if I can figure out the night. What would you do with a date in Manhattan? When I go on vacation it's usually as very far away from possible. Just never done New York. I usually get in and get out when I'm there. |
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Take your class. Get two metrocards to take the subway. Grab the A or C train to Broadway-Nassau. Exit the subway, walk down Fulton to the South Street Seaport. Enjoy the day.
www.southstreetseaport.com
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I've been to Manhattan twice. Both times I hit the Guggenhiem. I was floored both times seeing artists I thought I had little interest in seeing. That is the can't-miss site-seeing stop for me. Chelsea is cool too. But there are lots (and I mean LOTS) of galleries in that area. It's a bit overwhelming and there is just as much crap as there are gems.
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A couple people have recommended Chelsea. If you wanna go there, you can also check out the Highline, which is an elevated train track converted into a park, so it's nice for a walk with a ladyfriend.
Central Park is probably the best spot for taking a lady, though. I know you're going to hit up Katz's (which is better than Carnegie, don't listen to other people), but if you're still hungry later, which is doubtful, grab a slice of pizza at Artichoke on 14th and 1st, or get a small personal pie to go from Motorino on 12th and 1st. If you are up for a little day drinking, check out The Frying Pan, right off the west side highway at 26th st. It's a boat in the hudson where you can just chill and drink and enjoy the weather. Nice spot.
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Great place. Walk around and look for history and popular references - Wall Street, Madison Avenue, Bleeker Street (if you like Simon & Garfunkel), Alexander Hamilton's grave, Ground Zero, etc. Manhattan is infused into our culture a lot.
Get some good cheap pizza at a neighborhood pizza joint. Walk through Central Park. Maybe go see the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, which I thought was really cool. I preferred the Museum of Modern Art over the Guggenheim, but your mileage may vary. The Guggenheim is a classic "here are great painters" museum and was nice, but the MoMA had a more broad range of art. When I was there a while back they had an exhibit that was something like "Art in everyday products" and it had stuff ranging from 1970s record players to cool drinking glasses. I liked it. And at the entrance they had a display of those little teardrop travel trailers.
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It probably wouldn't work for Otter on this trip, but at some point I think it'd be cool to get a car and drive up the Hudson Valley to check out West Point and the mansions and stuff.
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Yep. You can have a damn good day with no destination at all. Walk through Soho, Chinatown, Little Italy.....eat, drink, look around. I'm envious, that's a great way to spend a day. I don't know how long you could stay in Manhattan before running out of things to see but it would be quite a while. |
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