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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 02:03 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

My wife Susan and I took a flight the US (Newark Airport) on Monday of last week and returned to the UK last Friday. We stayed at The Muse Hotel at 130 west 46th Street. A fantastic hotel where the staff couldn't do enough for us. We stayed in a nice modern room too; it was only a month old after having been just renovated. The hotel was well placed for us just off of Times Square (about 50 yards away).

The main object of the trip was to shop; we did see the southern end of Central Park and walked past The Chrysler Building and The Empire State Building, but only because they were on the route we had decided to take to various shops. We visited Bloomingdale's and Macy's several times during our three day visit; Macy's seemed more appropriate for the kinds of clothes we like. I guess Bloomingdale's is a little more "high end" than Macy's.

I spent an awful lot in the Billabong/Element store on Times Square. Susan spent in the Billabong side and I spent in the Element side. Element is basically skate clothing and I pretty much bought everything they had available in my size.

We had breakfast in a few of the delis around Times Square. I guess they are geared up for the tourists (especially the prices), but we still enjoyed it very much. How the hell do they fry eggs without making the bottom of the egg crusty?!

The best meal I had was at a Ruth Chris steakhouse when we met up with Terry and her husband, Jerry. I had the lamb, which was the best lamb I have ever had. The sauce (a mint sauce) was divine.

The only thing I have to moan about is that there were far too many British people around; I am English so I see enough of them in my daily life! They do stick out in NY like sore thumbs. I guess that with the dollar/pound rate, shopping in NY is an attractive prospect for a lot of British people. I have looked at my bank statement and whilst shopping I was getting an exchange rate of $1.99 to every £1.00. Basically, whatever we paid in dollars, that same product would cost us the equivalent in pounds. A good example would be the popular Ugg boots (Susan bought three pairs!). In the UK they are £130 a pair. In Macy's they are $130. The sales guy told me that they can't get them in stock fast enough.

Would we go back to NY? Hell, yeah! We are already saving up for our next trip. Flights for next April are looking pretty cheap at the moment...

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Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "
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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 02:07 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I'm so glad you enjoyed NYC, Tim. It's quite exciting, IMHO, and unique, I think, even for a city its size.

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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 02:32 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I'm beaming inside knowing our British cousins had a terrific time in the Big Apple. Glad you'll be returning!

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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 03:03 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Tim wrote on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 02:03 pm:

I spent in the Element side. Element is basically skate clothing and I pretty much bought everything they had available in my size.


Does that mean you are a skater Tim or you just like wearing the clothes? Just asking because my hubby had a skating and blading shop a couple of years ago. You might have been a customer. (internet) that would be so funny!

Growit - Hampshire, Zone "8/9"
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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 03:17 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I just like wearing the clothes... at 33 I think I'm too old to learn, Moira! It's funny that you mention your husband having that kind of shop... it's something Susan and I have been looking into doing ourselves for a while now. Having trouble sourcing the clothes though at the moment. The Element shop in Times Square is heaven...

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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 03:30 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Tim wrote on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 03:17 pm:

Having trouble sourcing the clothes though at the moment.


Well if you do decide to start one let me know. I'm sure he still has trade contacts.
Looks like you had an amazing time in New York btw.

Growit - Hampshire, Zone "8/9"
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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 04:12 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I loved your photos!
I loved my trip last fall..

Different stores though:)Dean And De Luca..Sur La Table:) Canal Strret..I met one of my idols Mario Batali..Saw a broadway play..

I did go to MMe Tussaud's:)

Thanks for the recommendations too!

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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 07:20 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Tim fabulous pictures. You caught the frenetic NY pace in many of them. MMe T's is a hoot. If you didn't get in this time I highly recommend it.

Plantynut - New York, Zone "7"
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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 09:46 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Great photos Tim! You captured the energy of Times Square perfectly. Maybe you want to e-mail The Mayor and see if he wants to use some in his campaign to advertise the city abroad. You could make a pretty penney and then come more often. Think of all those perfectly fried eggs you could consume!

Glad you and Susan enjoyed your trip, and your diner at Ruth Chris's.

See you soon

Terryk - NY, Zone "6"
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Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 12:24 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Loved your photos. I regret that I never had the chance to go to NY when I lived in Maine.

I'm suffering because of the weak dollar - essentially all my money is worth half over here... not very helpful when I'm trying to re-establish myself!

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Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 11:09 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Hi Sue, yeah, I had read in another forum that you had returned to the UK; the exchange must be bloody painful for you. We loved NY (as if I hadn't made that clear already!).

Thanks for all of your comments. Interesting how nobody the other side of the pond has been able to shed some light as to how they fry those damned eggs in the delis! I could eat a breakfast like that every morning, but I just too bone idle to get out of bed to make it.

My favourite photo of the above sequence is the third one. Not only is it bizarre that the US army have a recruiting centre on Times Square (we saw people going in too), but the guy meditating on the gangway makes for an especially surreal photo. He was left alone to get on with it too, although he did get a little bit of grief from a few passers-by.

Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "
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Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 10:16 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Tim, please don't ask me to duplicate those fried eggs when I come visit, I am afraid you'll throw me out the door. I must confess I don't have the secret for you.

That photo is a throw back to another era, it reminded me of the late 60's, early 70's. Of course in those days Time Square looked far different than it does today!

Terryk - NY, Zone "6"
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Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 09:11 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Terryk wrote on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 10:16 pm:

late 60's, early 70's



Yeah, they were the days, Terry I wasn't born until 1974, so I don't know much about 'the swinging sixties'!

Don't worry about the eggs, Terry; there's every chance we will be back in Times Square in April on 2008, especially if Susan gets her way :-)

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Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 08:02 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Ok, Tim, don't rub it in - "I wasn't born until 1974"!

Terryk - NY, Zone "6"

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