nyc.day two

back to the nyc. day two started a little slow for steph and I as we barely slept the first night there. we both woke up at the same times in middle of the night  and would just start giggling, like little girls. it was great and i wouldn't trade it for sleep now that i'm looking back on it.

We started our day out at the Kitchenette. It was more than charming. Everything about it. the doors they used for tables, old windows on the walls, distressed everything. right up my alley! oh yeah, the food was delicious too.

Homemade turkey sausage with apples and sage. wow.

we rode the subway a lot. i loved it. and i'm thinking they did too.

We ventured down to this really neat coffee and tea store in Greenwich Village. 

It smelled so incredibly good inside and had LOTS of tea and coffee. They roast their beans in New Jersey because they are not allowed to roast in that little bitty shop. The men that own it were delightful and i bought what they suggested for matthew. it was so smooth and nutty tasting. just the way we like it around here. they even had this scale which i loved. 

I just like this one.

we walked a lot. i think i mentioned that in my day one post. i really enjoy walking and looking and experiencing things out of the ordinary for me. i really enjoyed walking past fresh flowers.

we got to have lunch at Lombardi's in SOHO. It is the very first pizza place in the United States. They make delicious pizza and Italian Cream Soda. 

we walked through bryant park which was just a delight in the middle of the city. trees, birds, tables, a view of the empire state building.

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We all needed a nap after shopping pretty much all day. So we went back to the hotel for a little while and visited the top of the rock at sunset. Couldn't have been better timing. 

we spent lots of time on top of the rock and i took way too many pictures there. I couldn't help it. it was breathtaking. 

we headed to serendipity to eat dinner and went to dylans candy store while we were waiting. even the stairs were made of candy. so much sugar.

oh serendipity had wonderful atmosphere. it was so eclectic. again, i loved it. look at the lamps. the stained glass. you can't see it but there were windows on the ceiling. 

oh yeah, and the food was delicious too!

the famous frozen hot chocolate. 

then rode the subway back into the super cool grand central station.

whew. what a great day in the nyc. that's only bits and pieces of the day and you would have guessed i would have pictures for most of it. if you get a chance read steph's post on taking a trip. she's a pro and i don't know what we would have done without her. probably laughed a lot less and walked around overwhelmed with so much to do!